Crime

Reports of fraud and sexual offences increased in the year to the third quarter of 2021, while reports of other categories of crime fell, new figures show. Fraud was up by 72 per cent and sexual offences were up by almost 10 per cent, in comparison to the previous 12-month period, according to Centr

Recorded crimes dropped dramatically across almost all categories last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and public health restrictions, new figures show. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published its recorded crime figures for the fourth quarter of 2020, which provides the annualised crime

Gardaí recorded sharp increases in fraud, gun and drug offences in 2019, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The number of fraud, deception and related offences recorded by gardaí rose to 7,944 in 2019, an increase of 26.2 per cent on the previous

Sexual offences rose by 10 per cent last year, new figures show. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said the increase came at a time of "significant public focus on sexual assault” with the #MeToo movement.