Key Findings

• In seven out of ten (70%) recorded crime incidents of Sexual offences in 2024 that had been detected by 2026, the suspected offender was known to the victim.

• The suspected offender was known to the victim in 63% of crime incidents of Attempts/Threats to Murder, Assaults, Harassments & Related offences in 2024 that were detected by 2026.

• The number of recorded victims of crime incidents of Homicide & Related offences fell from 88 to 66 victims between 2024 and 2025.

• The number of victims of crime incidents of Sexual offences fell from 3,351 to 2,991 victims while those of Attempts/Threats to Murder, Assaults, Harassments & Related offences were up marginally to 24,815 victims in 2025.

• Almost half (46%) of recorded victims of crime incidents of Sexual offences in 2025 were under 18 years of age at the time of occurrence.

• One in six (16%) detected crime incidents of Harassment & Related offences involved victims and suspected offenders under 18 years of age at the time of the occurrence.