Female victims of crime incidents rose by 8%, figures show
The number of female victims of crime incidents rose by 8% in the first three months of 2026, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
In total, the number of victims of crime incidents of Assaults & Related offences rose by 4% to 5,794 between Q1 2025 and 2026.
Although the number of recorded crime incidents fell for six of the fifteen offence groups, with the largest decreases seen in Homicide & Related Offences (-27%), Sexual Offences (-15%), Burglary & Related Offences (-9%), and Robbery, Extortion & Hijacking Offences (-7%).
When it came to the highest increases, these were in Dangerous or Negligent Acts (+6%) and Weapons & Explosive offences (+6%).
Jim Dalton, Statistician in the Crime and Criminal Justice Section, said: “Recorded Crime statistics published today for January, February, and March (Q1 2026) showed that the number of crime incidents fell for 6 of the 15 offence groups (excluding group 16, Offences not elsewhere classified) in the 12 months to Q1 2026 compared with Q1 2025.
“The largest rates of decrease were for crime incidents of Homicide & Related offences (-27%), Sexual offences (-15%), Burglary & Related offences (-9%), and Robbery, Extortion & Hijacking offences (-7%). The rate of decrease was 4% for the remaining offence groups that were down in the 12 months to Q1 2026.
“For those offence groups where the number of crime incidents rose, the largest rates of increase were for those of Dangerous or Negligent Acts (+6%) and Weapons & Explosives offences (+6%). The rate of increase was between 1% and 4% for the remainder.
“The statistics in this release relate only to crime incidents that have been reported to An Garda Síochána (AGS) and recorded on their PULSE system. While these statistics provide data on the reported level of crime for these offence groups, they do not provide an indicator of the overall prevalence of crime, given there is likely to be an element of under reporting in many crime types, such as those related to Sexual offences, Fraud, or Assault. Please visit the background notes for further information.
“The CSO has incorporated the revised Garda Divisional structure under the new Garda Operating Model into statistical reporting on its PxStat statistical database. Historical divisional data has now been revised to reflect this new structure. This new operating model sees a reduction from 28 to 21 in the number of Garda Divisions. Please visit the background notes for further details.”