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All persons aged 18 and over classified by whether they were victims of crime

 
1998
2003 2006

Total persons ('000s)

2,690.7
2,994.6
3,243.8
       
Total victims of any crime1'2
63.5
155.6
150.7
       
Theft with violence ('000s)
17.5
41.1
38.7
% of which
Occured once
85.7
80.5
81.7
Involved use or threat of weapon
29.7
22.9
24.8
Injury incurred
24.6
14.8
17.3
Reported to Gardaí
61.1
59.1
61.5
       
Theft without violence ('000s)
31.4
91.5
82.5
% of which      
Occured once
86.9
83.1
84.8
Reported to Gardaí
47.1
53.9
52.1
       
Physical assault ('000s)
17.9
34.5
37.1
% of which      
Occured once
81.6
76.5
75.1
Involved use or threat of weapon
25.7
24.1
30.2
Injury incurred
54.7
48.7
42.0
Reported to Gardaí
57.0
51.3
52.6

1 Any crime refers to victims of theft with or without violence or physical assault

2 A person could be the victim of more than one crime hence the will not necessarily  equal the sum of all crimes


 

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