In 2023, the number of sexual offences in the Republic of Ireland was 3,354, compared with 3,789 in the previous year. The number of sexual offences in Ireland has more than doubled since 2003 when there were 1,572 offences.
Number of police recorded sexual offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023
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Central Statistics Office Ireland. (March 25, 2024). Number of police recorded sexual offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/945269/sex-offences-in-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of police recorded sexual offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023." Chart. March 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945269/sex-offences-in-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. (2024). Number of police recorded sexual offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945269/sex-offences-in-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland. "Number of Police Recorded Sexual Offences in The Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945269/sex-offences-in-ireland/
Central Statistics Office Ireland, Number of police recorded sexual offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945269/sex-offences-in-ireland/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Number of police recorded sexual offences in the Republic of Ireland from 2003 to 2023 [Graph], Central Statistics Office Ireland, March 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/945269/sex-offences-in-ireland/
