Councillor calls for ethnicity and nationality to be included in crime stats, saying ‘prove us wrong’ (opens original article in a new tab)

Councillor Linda de Courcy and others call for including ethnicity and nationality in crime statistics, arguing that data should be released to address concerns about migration and crime. TD Ken O'Flynn plans to introduce legislation for such data collection, while the Department of Justice mentions ongoing efforts to improve data collection, including ethnicity, with PPS numbers to be used.

• Councillor Linda de Courcy calls for ethnicity and nationality data in crime stats to 'prove us wrong'
• TD Ken O'Flynn plans to introduce legislation for recording nationality and immigration status in crime data
• Irish Department of Justice mentions a project to improve data collection, including ethnicity, with PPS numbers to be used