Increasing number of sexual violence survivors reporting to gardaí — Rape Crisis Centre CEO

DRCC CEO Noeline Blackwell said while there had been a 'Covid impact' on both DRCC's services and those using them, the number of people accessing its service for reports to An Garda Síochána had increased.

Just one third of those attending counselling and therapy with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) had told gardaí about the crimes committed against them. However, the organisation said more survivors are now coming forward and it expects further prosecutions will follow.

The figure is contained in the latest annual report from the DRCC, which shows there were 13,438 contacts to its national helpline last year.