Fraud offences on the rise again in Louth

Fraud, Deception & Related offences are on the rise again in the Louth Garda Division, according to the latest crime figures, released today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

According to the CSO release, Recorded Crime Q3 2023, 94 incidents of Fraud, Deception & Related offences were recorded in Louth in the the third quarter (Q3) of this year. 

This is up from 65 incidents in Q2, and also up on the 61 incidents recorded in the same period last year, representing an increase of 54%.

Prior to the third quarter of this year, Fraud, Deception & Related offences had fallen in Louth, having seen a significant increase in 2021, and the 94 incidents recorded in Q3 are the highest number of offences recorded since Q1 of 2022, when 96 incidents were recorded in the Louth Garda Division.

While there has been an increase in this type of offence in Louth in the third quarter of this year, the number of offences recorded in the year to Q3 2023 (295), is still down on the 387 recorded in Louth in the year to Q3 2022.

Nationally, crime incidents involving Fraud, Deception & Related offences were down 27% to 10,629 over the same period mostly due to a fall in incidents of unauthorised transactions and attempts to obtain personal or banking information online or by phone.