In Kildare, 4 incidents were reported, every day, between January 1st and September 9th.
Gardai have dealt with an average of nearly 100 domestic abuse incidents every day this year.
In Kildare, 4 incidents were reported, every day, between January 1st and September 9th.
Almost 25,000 were reported to the force in that timeframe.
Dublin, Cork, Louth and Galway all have very high numbers.
966 incidents were reported in Kildare.
Noeline Blackwell, from Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, doesn't think the problem has reduced since Covid restrictions started to ease.
Noeline Blackwell says the level of abuse is very concerning.
Noeline Blackwell joined Ciara Noble on Tuesday's edition of Kildare Today.
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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