Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Ireland's police-recorded offences by offence category increased by 12.1% compared to 2023, reaching 37.

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 grown by 15.6% (from 32 in 2019).

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