In Ireland, only 5% of adults who experienced sexual violence reported it to the police.

Omissions

• Two independent sources or one primary source confirming the claim could not be found. Only one secondary source (Rape Crisis Ireland, October 2025) was located.
• The Rape Crisis Ireland report cites the CSO Sexual Violence Survey 2022 as its underlying data source. The CSO report (published 2023) is the primary source and would likely confirm the figure, but it was not retrieved within the search limit.
• The RCI report was published in October 2025, making it the most recent available data before the session date of 2026-05-20. The 5% figure has been consistently cited in Irish public discourse and appears to be the prevailing estimate.
• The claim uses the phrasing 'it is estimated that only 5%' — this language accurately reflects the nature of the statistic as a survey-based estimate rather than an administrative count.

Sources

• SecondaryRape Crisis Ireland — RCI Rape Crisis Statistics 2024Only 5% of survivors who experienced sexual violence as an adult reported to police (Gardaí or other). This figure is drawn from the CSO Sexual Violence Survey 2022.