Most crime rates drop in 2024 but murders and sexual offences rise  

CSO figures show an increase in motor theft, with 7,623 offence reported, up 4% on 2023 — making it the worst year for motor theft in Ireland in more than a decade.  File picture: iStock

A large number of categories of serious crime fell in Ireland in 2024 — but sexual crimes, murders and threats to kill increased.

Figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Wednesday showed the rate of crime for the country last year.