‘Alarm’ over 89 missing homicides in official figures

Almost 90 homicides over a 14-year period have not been included in CSO crime statistics because of Garda failings in recording them.

In the latest controversy to surround Garda crime statistics, the Policing Authority was told yesterday that 89 homicides between 2003 and 2017 had not been reported to the CSO because they were flagged incorrectly on the Garda Pulse system.

These 89 cases are separate to revelations last April regarding classification issues on 41 homicides recorded between 2013 and 2015.