Crime Statistics

 

 

Table 6a: Number of Homicides Recorded from 1951-2007.

Year	Murder1	Manslaughter2	Total Homicide3	Homicide Rate per 100,000 pop
1951	4	3	7	0.24
1956	4	3	7	-
1961	11	2	13	0.46
1966	7	5	12	-
1971	10	4	14	0.47
1976	19	3	22	-
1981	24	11	35	1.02
1986	14	5	19	-
1991	23	8	31	0.88
1992	25	17	42	-
1993	23	5	28	-
1994	25	7	32	-
1995	43	10	53	-
1996	42	4	46	1.27
1997	38	15	53	1.45
1998	38	13	51	1.38
1999	38	8	46	1.23
2000	39	17	56	1.48
2001	52	6	58	1.51
2002	52	7	59	1.51
2003	37	14	51	1.28
2004	31	14	45	1.11
2005	52	13	65	1.57
2006	60	7	67	1.58
2007	78	6	84	1.80

 

1. Murder here includes 'Infanticide' offences.

2. Manslaughter here does not include 'Manslaughter (Traffic Fatalities)'.

3. Often it is the case that a charge of murder is brought and a verdict of manslaughter is returned. When this occurs, the original offence (murder) is reclassified to reflect the court outcome (manslaughter). Accordingly, Murder/ Manslaughter offences should be treated together in any trend analysis.

(Source: 1951-1986 Crime and Punishment in Ireland: A Statistical Sourcebook; Annual Reports of An Garda Síochána 1991-2002; Central Statistics Office Garda Recorded Crime Statistics 2003-2006 using ICCS; Central Statistics Office Headline Crime Statistics Quarter 4 2007)

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Table 6b: Murders in which a Firearm was used 1998-2007

Year	Murders in which a firearm was used	Detected	Proceedings Commenced	Convictions
1998	4	3	2	1
1999	12	7	7	5
2000	12	7	3	1
2001	9	5	2	1
2002	10	5	3	1
2003	19	10	3	1
2004	8	7	4	3
2005	22	5	2	2
2006	26	7	5	2
2007	20	6	2	0

 

Note: The detections, proceedings and convictions quoted here will increase over time as Garda investigations are concluded and the number of proceedings commenced are finalised by the courts. Also, it is possible that people arrested may be charged with incidents other than murder in which case the statistics are revised.

(Source: Answer to Parliamentary Question No. 11 on 17/04/08; Accurate to 11/4/08)

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Table 6c: Murders in which a Knife or Sharp Instrument was used 2000-2007

Year	Murders in which a sharp knife or implement was used	Proceedings Commenced	Convictions
2000	9	7	7
2001	20	16	12
2002	24	19	17
2003	8	6	6
2004	11	9	9
2005	18	13	8
2006	23	15	5
2007	36	24	1

 

(Source: Answer to Parliamentary Question No. 551 on 17/04/08; Accurate to 08/3/08)

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Table 6d: Murder1 Victims by Gender

Year	Male	Female	Total
1994	17	8	25
1995	33	8	41
1996	23	19	42
1997	25	13	38
1998	29	9	38
1999	30	8	38
2000	29	10	39
2001	39	13	52
2002	43	9	52
20031	37	8	45
2004	31	6	37
2005	45	9	54

 

1. Murder here does not include 'Infanticide' offences.

2. Murder figures for 2003-2005 do not agree with table 6a, as all figures in Table 6d are taken from the relevant Garda Síochána Annual Report for that year.

 

Table 6d: Murder Victims by Gender (Percentages)

Year	Male	Female	Total
1994	68%	32%	100%
1995	80%	20%	100%
1996	55%	45%	100%
1997	66%	34%	100%
1998	76%	24%	100%
1999	79%	21%	100%
2000	74%	26%	100%
2001	75%	25%	100%
2002	83%	17%	100%
2003	82%	18%	100%
2004	84%	16%	100%
2005	83%	17%	100%

 

 

N.B. Detailed analyses of the characteristics of homicide in Ireland from 1972-1996 are available in:

Dooley, E. (2001) Homicide in Ireland 1992-1996. Dublin: Department of Justice (PDF, 120 KB)

Dooley, E. (1995) Homicide in Ireland 1972 -1991. Dublin: Department of Justice

(PDF, 11.1 MB)

 

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