New reporting measures by banks, and services such as Revolut, resulted in reports of proven and suspected frauds increasing exponentially, causing CSO to postpone publication of crime data
, has been so large over the last 18 months that tens of thousands of reports have yet to be processed, The Irish Times has learned. has indefinitely paused the publication of any further quarterly or annual national crime trends until the true extent of fraud in the Republic is better understood and more accurately captured.
The large backlog of cases has arisen following changes the Garda made in the summer of 2023, reminding financial institutions of their legal obligation to report frauds or face prosecution, and working with them to generate reports. Thein August 2023 established a unit to take receipt of the reports, confirming which ones were criminal in nature and recording and assigning them for investigation.
However, in other cases victims of frauds may have had lost sums returned to them by their bank, with neither the victim nor financial institution reporting the matter for investigation. Other cases, sources added, were likely attempted frauds, often blocked by banks, that resulted in no financial loss but should have been referred for investigation.
The Irish Times understands there is annoyance in Garda Headquarters that the publication of all crime data has been paused even though fraud is the only crime type impacted by the backlog issue.
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