Gardaí recorded a drop in robberies, burglaries and violent disorder in the first three months of this year.
Riot and violent disorder recorded the largest drop, down 41% compared to the same time last year.
While thefts from the person and aggravated burglaries have fallen by 30%. Fraud offences jumped by 61 per cent, while public order offences are up 2 per cent.
An Garda Síochána publishes provisional Crime data each month in the Commissioners Monthly Report, published on the Garda website www.garda.ie. CSO statistics show that nationally there was a 7% reduction in recorded crime in 2024 compared to 2019. (Source: https://data.cso.ie/table/CJA07).
44% of all Garda stations recorded an overall reduction in recorded crime in 2024 compared to 2019. Long term trends continue to demonstrate an ongoing and sustained reduction in recorded crime.
