Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2023, Ireland's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 11.0% compared to 2022, reaching 69,143.

Ireland ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.2% (from 64,473 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_off_cat, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.