Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 July 2024
1574. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of mobile phones reported stolen to gardaí within the Dublin metropolitan region in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the percentage of those mobile phones that have been returned to their owner, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32654/24]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics.
The CSO produces these statistics using data recorded on An Garda Síochána’s PULSE system and makes regular releases in relation to various crime statistics.
The most recent statistics were released on 26 June 2024, providing statistics for Recorded Crime for Quarter 1 (Q4) 2024. However, it is worth noting that crime statistics for Q2 of 2024 are not yet available and are due to be published by the CSO towards the end of September.
The most recent figures in respect of recorded crime incidents can be found on the CSO website at the following link:
www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-rc/recordedcrimeq12024/data/
I am informed by the Garda authorities that a search of the PULSE database was conducted for all objects of type 'Mobile Phone' marked as 'stolen' in connection with the below list of incident types reported in the Dublin Metropolitan Region (DMR) between 1 January 2023 and 19 July 2024.
• Robbery from the Person
• Burglary
• Theft (excl. Theft from Shop)
I am advised that a total of 6,184 such objects were identified linked to incidents. I am further advised that there were 277 objects of 'Mobile Phone' type linked to 'Property Recovered' incidents, which accounts for 4.5% of the mobile phones stolen.
I am informed that the data provided is as was available on the PULSE system on the morning of 19 July 2024, and is operational and liable to change.
It is worth noting that more than one mobile phone may be stolen/recovered in a single incident, and that the number of Property Recovered incidents may increase over time as more investigations are completed.
