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# Homicide

Last year
2023
Number of murders 'nearly doubled' in Ireland year-on-year, new statistics show
Mexican journalist shot dead in tourist town of Acapulco
Seven bodies found in Oklahoma during search for missing teens
All time
Murders and burglaries down from pre-pandemic levels
Jane Monckton Smith: This week's tragedy in Tullamore should be Ireland's watershed moment
'It's so insidious': Ireland must follow UK and US and review domestic murders, experts say
Surge in shootings in Sweden as warring criminal gangs settle scores
More than 2,270 women reported a rape or sexual assault to Gardaí last year
Two arrests over death of man in Cavan house fire last August
New figures show increases in crime across every category (except homicides)
Man in his 20s arrested over death of Joseph Deacy in Mayo last August
Policing Authority denies it 'told tales' on garda civilian staff who raised concerns
Dublin man shot while sitting in car on Sunday dies of his injuries
'How in God's name could that be called a comprehensive analysis?': Garda homicide figures probed
Policing Authority 'frustrated' with delay in garda review of unrecorded homicides
Appeal for information after death of man found outside Mayo house treated as homicide
Man arrested over homicide of mother-of-one released without charge
'Dealing with a loved one's death is difficult, but a murder poses special problems'
Family faces homicide charges after girl (13) dies following 68-day fast
Human error probably responsible for train crash that killed 11
'Affluenza' teen who killed four people in car crash arrested in Mexico
US marine found guilty of killing woman after discovering she was transgender
Four killers on temporary release from prison this month
Homicide investigation into BB King death, amid claims that he was poisoned
Families of murder victims say they are "invisible" in law
Teenager (16) charged with murder after 'sending Snapchat selfie with body'
Prosecutors to appeal Oscar Pistorius verdict and sentencing
Here's how long Oscar Pistorius's prison sentence could be
Former White House Press Secretary's death ruled a homicide - 33 years after he was shot
Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of crimes against humanity
Patients with mental illness twice as likely to be victims of homicide
Former NFL star Hernandez charged with double murder
Man dies after stabbing at derelict Dublin pub
Serious criminals will have DNA logged on international database
False imprisonment cases up, overall crime down in latest stats
Families of murder victims unhappy with sentencing and bail laws
Oscar Pistorius' brother acquitted of killing woman in road crash
Rise in number of homicides and sexual offences in 2012
Nine charged with homicide over Brazil nightclub fire that killed 241
New crime figures show burglaries on the rise