Crimes against the person fall by six percent in Kerry

Incidents of crime against the person in County Kerry fell by six percent over a twelve-month period, Radio Kerry reported. The figures come from the Central Statistics Office crime data report for the second quarter of 2026. The data shows a 59 percent decrease in incidents involving threats to kill or cause serious harm in the county in the year leading to the end of June 2026. [1]

Radio Kerry reported that the Kerry Garda Division recorded seven reports of threats to kill or cause serious harm in the second quarter of 2026, down from 17 reports during the same period in 2025. Between April and June 2026, police recorded 48 incidents of assault causing harm, which includes poisoning. That represents an 11 percent drop from the 54 incidents recorded in the second quarter of 2025. Harassment and related offences also fell by nine percent over the year. [1]

The latest figures follow earlier statistics on county crime trends. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Central Statistics Office data for the second quarter of 2026 showed property crime in County Kerry dropped by 16 percent compared to the previous year. Shop theft fell from 186 to 134 incidents, while non-aggravated burglaries decreased from 40 to 30. [3]

As FTMQ News also reported earlier, road crime statistics for the second quarter of 2026 showed that drink and drug driving arrests in County Kerry rose by four percent compared to the same period in 2025, with 82 arrests made. However, dangerous and careless driving incidents dropped by 45 percent, contributing to an overall decrease of over three percent in recorded road crime incidents in the county. [2]