Crime Statistics

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Table 1: Irish crime statistics from 1950-1973
Table 2: Irish crime statistics from 1974-1994
Table 3: Irish crime statistics from 1995-2007
Table 4: Breach of Domestic Violence Orders Offences
Table 5: Arrests and Convictions for Drink/Driving Offences
Table 6a: Number and Type of Homicides Recorded from 1951-2007
Table 6b: Murders in which a Firearm was used 1998-2007
Table 6c: Murders in which a Knife or Sharp Implement was used 2000-2007
Table 6d: Murder Victims by Gender
Table 7a: Incidents of Robbery and Aggravated Burglary where Firearms were used
Table 7b: Incidents of Robbery and Aggravated Burglary where Syringes were used

Table 1a: Irish crime statistics from 1950-1973.

Year	Indictable Offences	Non-Indictable Offences	Total Recorded Offences
1950	12,232	147,582	159,814
1951	14,127	145,785	159,912
1952	14,720	140,116	154,836
1953	15,602	130,555	146,157
1954	11,917	110,286	122,203
1955	11,531	99,353	110,884
1956	12,782	94,370	107,152
1957	14,037	87,085	101,122
1958	16,567	82,876	99,443
1959	17,865	88,819	106,684
1960	15,375	102,795	118,170
1961	14,818	104,057	118,875
1962	15,307	105,189	120,496
1963	16,203	101,467	117,670
1964	17,700	120,715	138,415
1965	16,736	139,856	156,592
1966	19,029	150,213	169,242
1967	20,558	164,068	184,626
1968	23,104	173,592	196,696
1969	25,972	178,186	204,158
1970	30,756	169,581	200,337
1971	37,781	198,157	235,938
1972	39,237	190,152	229,389
1973	38,022	240,242	278,264

1. The Indictable Offences figure includes all offences that became known to An Garda Síochána. The non-indictable figure counts the number of people against whom proceedings were taken.

(Source: 'Crime and Punishment in Ireland 1922-2003')

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Year	Total RTA Offences	RTA Offences as % of Non-Indictable Offences	RTA Offences as % of Total Recorded Offences
1950	96,204	65%	60%
1951	93,808	64%	59%
1952	87,597	63%	57%
1953	81,922	63%	56%
1954	66,838	61%	55%
1955	58,470	59%	53%
1956	54,601	58%	51%
1957	46,830	54%	46%
1958	48,927	59%	49%
1959	53,524	60%	50%
1960	67.898	66%	57%
1961	77,108	74%	65%
1962	76,509	73%	63%
1963	74,282	73%	63%
1964	93,779	78%	68%
1965	112,634	81%	72%
1966	112,031	75%	66%
1967	123,304	75%	67%
1968	126,217	73%	64%
1969	133,623	75%	65%
1970	126,643	75%	63%
1971	147,442	74%	62%
1972	135,074	71%	59%
1973	173,384	72%	62%

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Table 1a: Irish crime statistics from 1950-1973.

Table 1b: Road Traffic Act Offences as a percentage of total crime recorded from 1950-1973.