Crimes of theft, robbery, extortion, and hijacking in Ireland all rising, CSO figures show

In the year to the end of June, 838 incidents of burglary and related offences were recorded, up 9% compared to the same time period last year.

Recorded incidents of thefts and related offences in Ireland are now at their highest level for five years, according to a new Central Statistics Office (CSO) analysis.

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Some 76,501 such incidents were recorded here in the year to the end of June 2024. Last year, 71,147 offences of this nature were recorded. In 2020, this total stood at 60,253.

In its report on crime trends, the CSO also says there has been a "significant change" in the number of incidents of fraud, deception and other related offences reported nationally. 

This year, there were 12,643 such incidents recorded — an increase of 56% on the total of recorded back in 2020.

Comparing 2023 to this year, there were increases across a number of categories.

In the year to the end of June, 838 incidents of burglary and related offences were recorded, up 9% compared to the same time period last year.

The number of incidents involving robbery, extortion, and hijacking rose by 8% over this time frame, with 2,541 such incidents recorded in the year to the end of June.

Conversely, the CSO's analysis found annualised decreases across a number of other crime categories.

There were 71 homicide and related offence incidents in the country in the year to the end of June, compared to 84 recorded in 2023.

There were also decreases in the number of recorded incidents of offences against Government, justice procedures and the organisation of crime (down 13% from last year to this year); reported sexual offences (down 12%); and controlled drug offences (down 7% overall).

In the year to the end of June, there were some 23,810 incidents recorded of attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassment, and other related offences, a decrease of 1% compared to the 2023 total.

Nearly six in 10 (58%) of victims of these crimes were men, while just over four in 10 (42%) were women.