Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2021, Ireland's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 31.3% compared to 2020, reaching 22.

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 35.3% (from 34 in 2016).

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