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)