There's been a signifant drop in crimes reported to Gardaí so far this year.
Nearly half of all stations nationwide saw a lowering of rates compared to the same time five years ago.
Crime is down across many reports up the end of March- with theft from a person, interference with a vehicle, and riots and violent disorder among those with the greatest falls.
Dublin saw notable drops in theft-related offences, with the exception of theft shop, which rose by 2%.
The Dublin Region recorded the largest decrease, with over 100 fewer incidents.
Nationally, robberies from premises dropped by a quarter.
The number of sexual and domestic abuse offences remained level - while fraud jumped by over 60%.
However, there's been a major increase in the number of fraud cases - which the guards say is down to a delay in processing referrals from banks.
A garda spokesperson said; "At the end of 2024 An Garda Síochána highlighted that there was likely to be an increase in volume for crime statistics under the Fraud, Deception and Related Offences category as the high volume of section 19 referrals are processed."
