SPECIAL REPORT: Crime analysis reveals meanest and safest streets

You are most likely to be burgled in Louth, mugged or hijacked in Dublin, sexually assaulted in Limerick, shot or beaten in Waterford, and encounter someone drunk and disorderly in Kerry, according to an analysis of the latest crime data.

A national crime league table compiled by the Irish Examiner shows Roscommon and Longford to be the safest counties, while Waterford, Louth, Wicklow, and Limerick recorded some of the highest crime rates.

A breakdown of official crime statistics for 2012 confirms Dublin as Ireland’s crime capital, with an average of 789 offences per 10,000 population compared to the national average of 532. It has the highest rates for robberies, theft, drug, and fraud offences.