Central Statistics Office. (2018) Recorded crime Q3 2018. Cork: Central Statistics Office.
External website: https://cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-rc/...
[These statistics are categorised as Under Reservation. This categorisation indicates that the quality of these statistics do not meet the standards required of official statistics published by the CSO.]
Includes: Table 1.1: Recorded crime incidents classified by offence group annualised total to Q3 2017 and 2018.
Controlled drug offences: 16,945 in 2017 and 17,958 in 2018, the percent change is 6.0%.
The link to the stats tables page has more detail. For example
CJQ03: Recorded Crime Offences Under Reservation by Garda Division, Type of Offence and Quarter
Includes:
0412 ,Driving/in charge of a vehicle while over legal alcohol limit
0413 ,Driving/in charge of a vehicle under the influence of drugs
10 ,Controlled drug offences
1011 ,Importation of drugs
1012 ,Cultivation or manufacture of drugs
1021 ,Possession of drugs for sale or supply
1022 ,Possession of drugs for personal use
103 ,Other drug offences
133 ,Liquor licensing offences
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