CSO seeks ‘end-to-end review’ of how Gardaí record crimes in wake of missed 999 calls

While improvements have been made in the quality of Garda crime statistics, the CSO said the data should remain 'under reservation'

The latest CSO review did not assess emergency 999 calls as an internal Garda investigation is ongoing

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has called on An Garda Síochána to carry out a “full end-to-end review” of how crimes are recorded on its Pulse system in the wake of recent concerns over emergency 999 calls being inappropriately cancelled.

On Friday, the national statistics agency published its fourth review assessing the quality of Garda crime statistics and found that, while improvements have been made, the data should remain ‘under reservation’ for now.