On-street drug dealing, drug related intimidation (DRI) and anti-social behaviour are deeply rooted challenges faced by many communities of the inner city of Dublin, both on the north side and south side of the river Liffey. To highlight population numbers in areas that are subject to daily on-street drug dealing, DRI and antisocial behaviour the analysis that follows focuses on the North East Inner City (NEIC). In due course it is planned to conduct a similar analysis on other areas of the inner city. The figures below are based on the most up-to-date census information, Census 2016. While a new national census was conducted on April 3rd 2022 the information has not yet been processed and/or released to the public. Notwithstanding the use of data that is five years old the 2016 census figures are considered reliable, instructive and illustrative. If anything, the 2022 census figures are anticipated to reveal an increase in the population of Dublin’s inner city. The analysis in this short paper examines the population figures for 27 NEIC Local Small Areas where ongoing-street drug dealing, DRI and anti-social behaviour are ongoing occurrences and for many of these areas the situation has prevailed for decades. The 27 Local Small Areas chosen for inclusion in this paper are by no means exhaustive but they reflect the areas of the NEIC where the problem is most prevalent.