Crime Levels.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2004

Tuesday, 17 February 2004

Ceisteanna (373, 374)

Simon Coveney

Ceist:

459 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime figures for the Cork city division for the past three years of available statistics. [4732/04]

John Deasy

Ceist:

466 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of homicides and assaults reported to the Garda Síochána in each county in each of the years from 2001 to date. [4995/04]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 459 and 466 together.

Crime statistics for 2001 and 2002 are published on a Garda divisional basis in the annual reports of the Garda Síochána which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the Garda website. I released the provisional crime statistics in respect of the year 2003 for the State on 21 January 2004. These data are not yet available on a divisional basis as they are the subject of an ongoing validation process which has not yet been finalised. Once this process is completed, the Garda Commissioner's annual report for 2003 will be published.