CSO's 'under reservation' warning on Garda crime stats removed due to improvements

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said: "Having this data to aid Gardaí in keeping people safe is only possible through proper and accurate recording by all Garda personnel." File picture

Garda crime statistics have improved so much that the Central Statistics Office (CSO) now deems them reliable and has removed the previous 'under reservation' warning.

Following a review, the CSO concluded that Garda PULSE data is fit for official statistics purposes. Since March 2018, the CSO had applied the 'under reservation' warning to recorded crime statistics to alert users that the CSO had concerns about the quality of the data source.