Cork crime: Men get 87% of jail sentences and for terms twice as long as those given to women
Men were involved in 1,232 of the 1,400-plus cases where jail terms were imposed — representing 87% of all the court cases analysed. Picture: Irish Examiner Visual Media
Men accounted for 87% of jail terms analysed from the Cork courts over the last five years, averaging a 23-month sentence — just over twice as long as the average sentence imposed on women.
This is one of the key findings from a major analysis of thousands of court reports published in the and between 2020 and 2024.
