Gerard Brady
Ceist:94 Mr. G. Brady asked the Minister for Justice the number of murders committed in this country in each of the past 20 years; and the number of murders that remain unsolved.
Written Answers. - Crime Statistics.
The number of recorded crimes classified as murder by the Garda Síochána in each of the last 20 years and the number that remained unsolved are set out in the following tabular statement:
Table
|
Year |
Number of Murders |
Number unsolved |
|
1970(a) |
11 |
1 |
|
1971 |
9 |
Nil |
|
1972 |
22 |
4 |
|
1973 |
21 |
5 |
|
1974(b) |
51 |
34 |
|
1974 |
||
|
(1/10-31/12) |
5 |
Nil |
|
1975 |
23 |
6 |
|
1976 |
19 |
5 |
|
1977 |
25 |
3 |
|
1978 |
15 |
1 |
|
1979 |
22 |
2 |
|
1980 |
21 |
4 |
|
1981 |
24 |
Nil |
|
1982 |
24 |
5 |
|
1983 |
26 |
6 |
|
1984 |
23 |
1 |
|
1985 |
25 |
7 |
|
1986 |
14 |
1 |
|
1987 |
29 |
10 |
|
1988 |
20 |
1 |
|
1989 |
17 |
1 |
|
1990* |
17 |
2 |
*1990 figures are provisional.
(a) Statistics for 1970-1974 are for year ended 30th September. From 1975 onwards, statistics were compiled on a calendar year basis.
(b) 1974 figures include 26 persons killed by a bomb explosion in Dublin and seven persons in Monaghan.