There has been a significant increase in violent crime, robbery and thefts, according to the latest CSO crime figures.
The figures show homicide offences, which include murder and manslaughter, increased by almost a third with 17 more people dying violently up to the first half of this year when compared to last year.
Robberies were up over 20%, while thet related offences increased by 25%.
Half of the increase relates to the theft from shops, which was up 27% over the year.
Fraud related crime deceased significantly by 37% mainly due to a fall in incidents of unauthorised transactions and attempts to obtain personal or banking information online or by phone.
Sexual offences remained stable with over 3,600 reported, up 1%t and while drink and drug driving offences were down, almost 7,000 people were still arrested over the 12 months.
Burglaries were also down 8%, with over 9,000 reported cases last year, while there were almost 6,000 fewer fraud offences, a drop of 37%.
The figures associated with organised crime also show that there remains a huge demand for the drugs supplied by the criminal gangs, up 6%.
Over 12,000 people were caught with drugs for personal use while 4,859 were caught supplying, an increase of 15%.
While the homicide rate significantly increased, the gangland murder rate has dropped dramatically, largely because of the arrest and conviction of hitmen and killers connected to the Kinahan organised crime group.
There were also 76 reported shootings and 194 people were caught with guns.
The figures have been published under reservation which means the quality does not meet the standard required for official CSO statistics.
In terms of theft from shops, the CEO of Retail Excellence Ireland said that the reported figure showing a 25% increase is "grossly underreported" because there is such a "rigmarole" to try and report it.
Speaking on RTÉ's Drivetime, Jean McCabe said that some retailers "do not even bother" report thefts because "it's just not worth the hassle".
She said many retailers are being forced to put empty boxes on display and a lot of products behind the counter.
She said: "There definitely is an issue when it comes to theft, we are seeing very aggressive approaches from people if they are approached by staff members.
"It is making the environment for a lot of retailers really tough to operate in. We are seeing stores having to reconsider the late opening hours because their staff do not feel safe leaving."
