The table, provided by An Garda Síochána, outlines by incident-type, different incidents involving on-duty Garda vehicles in respect of each year during the period 2011 to 2018. The table includes information on ramming incidents and malicious damage, as well as accidents, and serves to illustrate the dangers facing members of An Garda Síochána while using vehicles to carry out the vital duty of protecting the safety of citizens.
Year
|
Accidents
|
Ramming
|
Malicious Damage
|
Total
|
2011
|
543
|
62
|
24
|
629
|
2012
|
524
|
51
|
25
|
600
|
2013
|
508
|
64
|
20
|
592
|
2014
|
515
|
55
|
44
|
614
|
2015
|
550
|
70
|
40
|
660
|
2016
|
498
|
82
|
31
|
611
|
2017
|
568
|
71
|
34
|
673
|
2018
|
517
|
71
|
16
|
604
|
Total
|
4,223
|
526
|
234
|
4,983
|