Donegal was amongst the top three joint-highest places in Ireland for homicides last year.
Dublin North Central, Donegal and Clare had the greatest number of homicides, while Meath ranked as lowest county for Public Order Offences.
Homicide is the killing of one person by another. It may or may not be illegal.
The rate 4 per 100,000 people – was same recorded in Dublin North Central, Donegal and Clare.
Almost 1 in 10 of all crimes recorded in the country last year occurred in Dublin’s North Inner City, according to an analysis of the official figures for 2018.
The area also had the highest rate for 11 of the 14 main crime categories, including sex offences and assaults.
Meanwhile, Meath was the area with the lowest rate of Public Order Offences per capita.
