Garda have released provisional crime figures for the first half of 2022. Garda advise that the 2021 figures are impacted by pandemic restrictions.
Residential Burglary +33% (2021) but remains down -38% (2019)
Theft from Person +164% (2021) but remains down -46% (2019)
Fraud Offences overall -2% (2021) but significant increases continue in Online Fraud such as Account Take Over Fraud (+128%), Accommodation Fraud (+58%). Bogus Tradesman Fraud (+81%) is also increasing.
Theft of vehicles show significant increase +77% (2021) and +10% (2019)
There has been a continued increase (+13%) on Domestic Abuse Incidents attended to by An Garda Síochána reported in the first half of 2022 compared with the first half of 2021.
Sexual Offences have been increasing since early 2015 and although having plateaued in 2020 this upward trend has resumed in 2021. Overall Sexual Offences are down marginally (-3%) for 1st half 2022.
Sexual Assault -5% (2021) +2% (2019)
Rape +23% (2021) +11% (2019)
Child Pornography Offences -18% (2021) -25% (2019)
Garda say the increase in sexual offences figures may relate to a change in reporting behaviour whereby victims are increasingly likely to report sexual crime and improved recording of data.
Crimes Against the Person including murder, harassment, and assault all show increases on 2019
The offence with the largest increases is in respect of Demanding Payment of Debt which is up +50% (2021) +280% (2019)
Up to 30th June 2022 Divisional Drugs Units and Local Operational Gardaí have seized in excess of €16.4 million Drugs (subject to analysis). Separately An Garda Síochána Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau has seized
Drugs value €20.7 million (subject to analysis), Cash – €3.6 million
And 5 Firearms
During the 1st half of 2022 Fatal Road Traffic Collisions and Serious Road Traffic Collisions increased by +62% and +11% respectively with fatal traffic collisons 30% higher than 2019.
During the 1st half of 2022 there have been nearly 23,400 Road Traffic Collision reported to An Garda Síochána. Driving while Intoxicated offences are up +17% (2021) +5% (2019). Over 4,000 drivers have been arrested to 30th June 2022 for Driving while intoxicated offences.
