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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 21 Nov 2000

Vol. 526 No. 3

Written Answers. - Crime Levels.

Seymour Crawford

Ceist:

362 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people murdered here in each of the past years from 1994 to 1999; the number who have died in similar circumstances in 2000; and if he will make a statement on this serious trend. [26338/00]

The number of murders recorded by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 1994 to 2000 is set out in the following table.

1994:

25

1995:

41

1996:

42

1997:

38

1998:

38

1999:

38

2000:

36 (As of 20 November 2000)

The figure for 2000 is provisional, and is subject to change.
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