Vol. 399 No. 4
34 Mr. Currie asked the Minister for Justice the number of cars reported stolen or broken into in each year for the past ten years; the number in each year in Dublin city and county; the estimated cost of such crime in this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The information sought, in so far as it is readily available, is set out in a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report. It is assumed that the question is intended to include vehicles taken without the owner's consent even though this does not constitute stealing in the strict legal sense. Information in relation to the cost of the crimes in question is not readily available and could not be compiled without the expenditure of Garda time and effort to an extent that would not be warranted.
Following is the table:
Vehicles subject of Larceny and Unauthorised Taking for years 1980-89.
|
Year |
Dublin Metropolitan Area |
Country as a Whole |
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|
Number of Vehicles Subject of Larceny |
Number of Vehicles Subject to Unauth- orised Takings |
Total |
Number of Vehicles Subject of Larceny |
Number of Vehicles Subject to Unauthorised Takings |
Total |
|
|
1980 |
681 |
15,161 |
15,842 |
807 |
21,005 |
21,812 |
|
1981 |
902 |
16,050 |
16,952 |
1,036 |
21,896 |
22,932 |
|
1982 |
1,091 |
16,237 |
17,328 |
1,207 |
20,729 |
21,936 |
|
1983 |
1,377 |
15,071 |
16,448 |
1,531 |
19,484 |
19,637 |
|
1984 |
1,237 |
14,672 |
15,909 |
1,375 |
18,735 |
20,110 |
|
1985 |
1,341 |
11,317 |
12,658 |
1,546 |
14,844 |
16,390 |
|
1986 |
1,315 |
9,280 |
10,595 |
1,775 |
12,514 |
14,289 |
|
1987 |
1,168 |
7,257 |
8,425 |
1,523 |
9,955 |
11,478 |
|
1988 |
1,198 |
7,104 |
8,302 |
1,507 |
9,408 |
10,915 |
|
1989* |
1,110 |
7,033 |
8,143 |
1,350 |
9,923 |
11,273 |
|
Year |
Dublin Metro- politan Area Recorded |
Country as a Whole Recorded |
|
1980 |
11,072 |
14,729 |
|
1981 |
13,976 |
18,159 |
|
1982 |
15,761 |
20,523 |
|
1983 |
14,999 |
19,434 |
|
1984 |
13,727 |
17,953 |
|
1985 |
11,155 |
15,049 |
|
1986 |
10,767 |
14,638 |
|
1987 |
12,092 |
15,749 |
|
1988 |
14,705 |
18,640 |
|
1989* |
13,682 |
18,399 |
