Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2016, Ireland's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 13.3% compared to 2015, reaching 34.

Ireland ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.0% (from 42 in 2011).

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