Chapter 7 Crime - CSO

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Crime

? There was a slight increase in Burglary and related offences, from 27,695 (2011) to 27,774 (2012).

? Over 37% of offenders re-offended within a two-year period of being placed under Probation Service supervision in 2007.

? Just over 62% of offenders re-offended within a three year period of being released from custody of the Irish Prison Service in 2007.

? In 2012, 47% of prison sentences ranged from 1 to 5 years. ? In 2012 there were 13,424 Garda?, a drop of 3.4% from 2011.

Contents

Introductory text

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Table 7.1 Recorded offences

121

Table 7.2 Incidents of assaults, recorded, per 100,000 population,

detections and with relevant proceedings, 2011

122

Table 7.3 Incidents of burglary, recorded, per 100,000 population,

detections and with relevant proceedings, 2011

122

Table 7.4 Probation offender numbers and whether there was a re-offence

within two years, 2007 cohort

123

Table 7.5 Prison offender numbers and whether there was a re-offence

within three years, 2007

124

Table 7.6 Sentenced prisoners in custody by length of sentence and sex,

31 August 2012

125

Table 7.7 Sentenced prisoners in custody by age and sex,

31 August 2012

125

Table 7.8 Numbers in each rank of the Defence Forces

126

Table 7.9 Numbers in each rank of the Garda S?och?na

126

Table 7.10 Type and frequency of seizures of particular drugs

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Introduction

The statistics in this chapter relate to a number of aspects of justice and defence. They have been obtained from the Garda S?och?na, the Prison Service, the Probation Service, the Defence Forces, the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Central Statistics Office.

Crime figures are provided for the number of offences recorded by the Garda S?och?na. These are based on the Irish Crime Classification System (ICCS), launched in April 2008, but exclude elements of Group 4 (Dangerous or negligent acts) and all of Groups 14 (Road and traffic offences (Not elsewhere classified)) and 16 (Offences not elsewhere classified). Details of this classification system can be found at cso.ie. All crime figures are provisional and may be revised, due to the nature of reporting and recording, subsequent to this publication.

Prison Recidivism provides figures for the re-offending rates of those released from the custody of the Irish Prison Service in 2007. These figures were published in May 2013 and were produced using a combination of Garda S?och?na and Prison Service records, based on the Irish Crime Classification System (ICCS).

Probation recidivism provides figures for the reoffending rates of those placed on Probation Orders and Community Service Orders in the year 2007 (the 2007 cohort). These figures were published in November 2012 and were produced using a combination of Garda S?och?na and Probation Service records, based on the Irish Crime Classification System (ICCS).

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Technical Notes

Table 7.1

Table 7.1 figures are based on data received from the Garda S?och?na at the end of Quarter 4 2012. These figures may be updated in further CSO releases.

Tables 7.4

A re-offender for the purpose of this table is defined as an individual who committed a recorded offence within two years of commencing probation; and who is convicted in court proceedings that commenced within two years of the offence date.

Table 7.5

A re-offender is for the purpose of this table is defined as an individual who committed a recorded offence within three years of prison release date; and who is subsequently convicted in court proceedings.

Tables 7.6 and 7.7

Figures exclude non-criminal prisoners (eg immigration detainees) and those on trial and on remand.

Tables 7.8 and 7.9

The given `per 100,000 population' figures are calculated based on 2002, 2006 and 2011 census figures and interim population estimates.

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Table 7.1 Recorded offences

Offence

Homicide offences Sexual offences Attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences Dangerous or negligent acts Kidnapping and related offences Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences Burglary and related offences Theft and related offences Fraud, deception and related offences Controlled drug offences Weapons and explosives offences Damage to property and to the environment Public order and other social code offences Offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime

Source: CSO

Number 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

132 1,366 17,666 21,009

106 2,171 23,603 75,190 5,858 18,554 3,595 43,284 60,584 11,001

89 1,406 19,150 19,587

77 2,299 24,683 76,861 5,410 23,404 4,016 44,626 61,822 13,283

88 1,480 18,353 15,532

146 2,491 26,911 77,031 4,947 21,982 4,064 42,330 57,351 11,900

89 2,368 17,704 12,093

134 3,196 25,420 76,828 4,988 20,005 4,099 39,369 54,943 11,409

66 2,014 17,062 9,946

109 2,932 27,695 76,975 5,370 17,695 3,484 35,575 49,060 10,178

78 2,059 15,313 9,012

98 2,818 27,774 76,549 5,544 16,471 3,011 32,609 43,780 8,852

Recorded offences in selected groups

Public order and other social code offences Burglary and related offences Dangerous or negligent acts Controlled drug offences

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000

0 2012

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Table 7.2

Incidents of assaults, recorded, per 100,000 population, detections and with relevant proceedings, 2011

Number and percentage

Garda region

Recorded Per 100,000 population Detected Detection rate % With relevant proceedings

Northern Western Southern Eastern South Eastern Dublin Metropolitan State

Source: CSO

1,912 1,632 2,683 2,109 1,863 4,301 14,500

368.8 277.8 309.4 273.3 326.9 338.0 316.1

1,524 1,294 1,945 1,327 1,444 2,109 9,643

79.7 79.3 72.5 62.9 77.5 49.0 66.5

855 574 878 558 590 944 4,399

Table 7.3

Incidents of burglary, recorded, per 100,000 population, detections and with relevant proceedings, 2011

Number and percentage

Garda region

Recorded Per 100,000 population Detected Detection rate % With relevant proceedings

Northern Western Southern Eastern South Eastern Dublin Metropolitan State

Source: CSO

2,409 2,071 3,500 5,601 3,373 10,737 27,691

464.6 352.6 403.6 725.9 591.9 843.7 603.7

584 532 1,138 1,057 796 2,318 6,425

24.2 25.7 32.5 18.9 23.6 21.6 23.2

349 286 673 564 432 1,457 3,761

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Table 7.4 Probation offender numbers and whether there was a re-offence within two years, 2007 cohort

Re-offence within two years

Yes

No

Total

Recividism rate

%

Total offenders

1,332 2,244 3,576

37.2

Sex Male Female

1,175

1,911 3,086

38.1

157

333

490

32.0

Male age group ................
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