The Irish Times understands that, in time, the Garda would begin to publish information on the main reasons why unsolved crimes did not result in criminal charges or other actions. Pilot projectHe added a pilot project was already under way to begin recording the “investigation performance” of Garda members. Gardaí would no longer only record if a crime was detected. The Garda has in the past recorded and published data showing its record in detecting, or solving, a wide variety of crimes. In the 12 months to last December, the number of sexual crimes reported to the Garda fell by 10 per cent.

Source: The Irish Times March 10, 2021 01:00 UTC