Almost 1,000 Incidents Of Domestic Abuse Reported In Co. Kildare.

Monday, 20 September 2021 07:05

That's according to the Dept. of Justice.

966 incidents of domestic abuse were reported to Kildare Garda so far in 2021.

That's according to information released by the Dept. of Justice, up to September 9th.

These incidents may have included beaches of protection, barring or safety orders.

They may also include a breach of an emergency barring order, a domestic dispute, "or any incident type, but with a recorded motive of ‘Domestic Abuse’"

In all, 24,686 incidents were reported across Ireland in the first 9 months of the year.

The table shows incidents reported in 2021 up to and including the 9th of September.

Region/Division	Domestic Abuse Incidents
Dublin Region	8941
D.M.R. Eastern	652
D.M.R. North Central	993
D.M.R. Northern	2243
D.M.R. South Central	782
D.M.R. Southern	1540
D.M.R. Western	2731
Eastern Region	5612
Kildare Div	966
Kilkenny/Carlow	546
Laois/Offaly	790
Meath Div	896
Waterford Div	653
Westmeath Div	493
Wexford Div	770
Wicklow Div	498
North Western Region	5103
Cavan/Monaghan	681
Donegal	596
Galway Div	1074
Louth Div	1152
Mayo	473
Roscommon/Longford Div	656
Sligo/Leitrim	471
Southern Region	5030
Clare	519
Cork City	1040
Cork North	627
Cork West	354
Kerry	639
Limerick	1202
Tipperary	649
Grand Total	24686

2. The table below shows the number of the various ‘Breach of Order’ incidents types and also any crime incident with a recorded motive of ‘Domestic Abuse’ reported in 2021 up to and including the 9th of September. The number of those incidents that have an associated charge to date is also shown.

Incident Group	Incidents	Incidents with Charges
Breach of Order Incident	3188	2657
Other Crime Incident	5364	1362
Grand Total	8552	4019

The number of charges will change as investigations are concluded.

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