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Crime Levels.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2007

Tuesday, 16 October 2007

Ceisteanna (433)

Michael Ring

Ceist:

509 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will detail on a monthly basis since 1 January 2007, the number and the location of murders in the State and provide the corresponding figures for 2006 for comparison purposes; and if he will also provide corresponding details for each of the years 1991 to 1995 for comparison purposes. [23477/07]

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Freagraí scríofa

I am informed by the Garda authorities that the attached tables 1 and 2 provide the number of murder offences recorded for each month or part of a month from 1 January to 11 October 2007 by Garda Division, and for the same period in 2006. Figures in respect of 2007 are provisional, operational and liable to change. Homicide offences are subject to reclassification.

The numbers of murder offences, recorded by Garda Division, for the years 1991 to 1995 are attached as table 3. To provide this information on a monthly basis from 1 January to 11 October for the years 1991 to 1995 would require a manual search of Garda divisional records which would necessitate a disproportionate expenditure of Garda time and resources.

Table 1: Number of murder offences recorded for each month from 1 January to 11 October 2007 by Garda Division

Month

Garda Division

Recorded

January

Clare

1

DMR South

1

DMR Western

1

February

DMR Northern

1

DMR Western

1

Tipperary

1

Wexford/Wicklow

1

March

DMR South Central

1

DMR Western

1

Louth/Meath

1

Tipperary

1

April

Cork West

1

DMR Northern

2

DMR Western

1

Kerry

1

Limerick

1

Tipperary

1

Wexford/Wicklow

1

May

Cork West

1

DMR Western

1

June

Clare

1

DMR North Central

2

DMR Northern

1

DMR South Central

1

Galway West

1

July

Carlow/Kildare

2

DMR Western

1

Louth/Meath

2

Tipperary

1

August

DMR Northern

1

DMR South Central

1

DMR Western

1

Laois/Offaly

1

Longford/Westmeath

1

Louth/Meath

1

Roscommon/Galway East

1

Sligo/Leitrim

1

September

DMR Northern

1

DMR Western

2

Limerick

1

Longford/Westmeath

1

Louth/Meath

1

Tipperary

1

October

DMR South Central

1

DMR Southern

2

Galway West

1

Limerick

1

Table 2: Number of murder offences recorded for each month from 1 January to 11 October 2006 by Garda Division

Month

Garda Division

Recorded

January

Carlow/Kildare

1

Cavan/Monaghan

2

DMR North Central

1

Sligo/Leitrim

1

February

Cork North

1

DMR Eastern

1

DMR Northern

1

DMR Southern

2

DMR Western

1

March

DMR Northern

1

DMR Western

1

April

Cork City

1

DMR Northern

1

DMR Southern

1

Donegal

1

Tipperary

1

Waterford/Kilkenny

1

Month

Garda Division

Recorded

May

DMR Northern

1

DMR Western

1

Limerick

2

June

DMR Northern

2

Galway West

1

Louth/Meath

2

July

Cork City

1

Cork North

1

DMR Northern

1

August

Cork City

1

DMR North Central

1

DMR South Central

2

Kerry

1

September

Cork North

1

DMR Northern

1

DMR Southern

1

Limerick

1

Tipperary

1

Wexford/Wicklow

1

October

0

Table 3: Murder Offences recorded for the years 1991 to 1995 by Garda Division

Division

1995

1994

1993

1992

1991

Carlow/Kildare

3

0

0

0

1

Laois/Offaly

0

1

1

0

0

Longford/Westmeath

0

1

0

1

2

Louth/ Meath

1

0

0

0

0

DMR East

0

1

0

0

1

DMR North Central

2

1

0

1

3

DMR North

6

3

3

2

0

DMR South Central

0

0

1

0

0

DMR South

11

1

0

1

0

Cavan/Monaghan

0

2

5

0

3

Donegal

1

0

1

0

0

Sligo/Leitrim

0

2

1

1

1

Tipperary

1

0

0

2

0

Waterford/Kilkenny

0

1

1

0

0

Wexford

0

0

0

2

3

Cork East

6

0

1

1

0

Cork West

2

0

2

0

0

Kerry

2

2

0

1

0

Limerick

4

3

0

0

1

Clare

0

3

4

6

1

Galway West

0

1

0

5

4

Mayo

1

3

3

0

2

Roscommon/Galway East

1

0

0

2

1

Note: During the period 1991 to 1995 the Garda Divisions of Cork City and DMR West had not been established.

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