National Crime Council - Crime Statistics - Ireland
http://www.crimecouncil.gov.ie/statistics_cri_crime_murder.html
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)