Number of dangerous or negligent acts recorded in Ardee almost doubles

The number of incidents of dangerous or negligent acts recorded by Ardee Garda Station almost doubled in 2022 compared to a year earlier, according to figures released on Friday by the Central Statistics Office. 

According to the CSO release, Recorded Crime Q4 2022, 37 incidents of dangerous or negligent acts were recorded by Gardaí in Ardee last year, up from 19 in 2021, representing an annual increase of 95%. 

There was an increase in the number of incidents of a number of types of crime recorded in Ardee last year. Burglary and related offences rose from 23 in 2021 to 35 last year, a rise of 52%, while theft and related offences rose by 36%, with 60 incidents recorded last year compared to 44 in 2021.

Damage to property and to the environment rose by 28% in Ardee, with 41 incidents recorded compared to 32 in 2021, while offences against government, justice procedures and organisation of crime rose by 20% and public order and other social code offences rose by 15%.

There was a fall in robbery, extortion and hijacking offences, with three incidents recorded compared to five in 2021, as well as a 32% fall in fraud, deception and related offences, and an 8% fall in controlled drug offences compared to a year previous.

The statistics published by the are categorised as Under Reservation. This categorisation indicates that the quality of these statistics do not meet the standards required of official statistics published by the CSO. The CSO says that the statistics Under Reservation categorisation will remain in place until such time as the CSO is satisfied that the level of accuracy and completeness of the underlying data is of sufficient quality.