In 2023, there were 218,128 crime offences recorded in the Republic of Ireland, an increase from the previous year. Between 2003 and 2008, the number of crime offences in Ireland increased from 230,191 to a peak of 297,540 followed by a similarly steep decline in offences between 2008 and 2013.
Number of police recorded crime offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023
Characteristic
Number of offences
2023
218,128
2022
213,138
2021
189,200
2020
188,920
2019
225,650
2018
215,508
2017
213,769
2016
199,078
2015
225,010
2014
225,792
2013
228,625
2012
244,569
2011
257,466
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Central Statistics Office Ireland. (March 25, 2024). Number of police recorded crime offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/945336/overall-crime-offences-in-ireland/
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Central Statistics Office Ireland. (2024). Number of police recorded crime offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945336/overall-crime-offences-in-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of Police Recorded Crime Offences in The Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945336/overall-crime-offences-in-ireland/
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