First nationwide survey about sexual violence in two decades will be published by CSO

The first nationwide survey about sexual violence since the Savi report in 2002 is to be published by the Central Statistics Office in March 2023. Picture: Think Stock

Two decades after the first and only national survey on sexual violence in Ireland was published, a second such study is being finalised by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and is expected to be published in March.

The 2002 Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland (Savi) report was groundbreaking in its scope and methodology and became an internationally-acclaimed piece of research.