Irish Crime Barometer

The Irish Crime Barometer shows the total number of reported crimes in various selected crime categories, as well as the percentage change compared to the previous year. The categories used are based on the Irish Crime Classification System (PDF, 170 KB). The figures used are based on the yearly statistics collected by the Central Statistics Office. Click here for more information on how crime statistics are collected in Ireland.

Irish Crime Barometer 2005-2006

Breakdown of Irish Crime Statistics 20061

	Reported offences 2006	Offences per 1,000 population	% Change from 2005
Murder/Manslaughter2	67	0.02	+3%
Rape and Sexual Assault3	1,385	0.33	-21%
Assaults4	13,720	3.2	+10%
Burglary5	24,771	-	-6%
Aggravated	-	0.07	-
Non-aggravated	-	5.72	-
Possession of an article	-	0.06	-
Robbery6	2,386	-	+2%
Of an establishment/institution	-	0.26	-
Of cash/goods in transit	-	0.02	-
From the person	-	0.29	-

Source: Central Statistics Office

1 – Statistics according to the Irish Crime Classification System
2 – ICCS group codes 0111 and 0112
3 – ICCS group code 021
4 – ICCS group code 032
5 – ICCS group code 071
6 – ICCS group code 061