Burglary rates have doubled in some parts of the country in recent months.
The highest rates are in Dublin and nearby counties, as gangs make use of the motorway network.
An analysis of crime figures by the Irish Independent show Dublin had the highest rate of break-ins in the year to March, at 285 per 100,000 people.
That's followed by Westmeath at 242, Louth at 234 and Laois/Offaly at 225, as gangs utilise motorways connected to the capital.
Donegal has the lowest rate in the country at 80, followed by Mayo at 97.
Newer provisional figures also show burglary rates in Laois have more than doubled in a year to 61, while in Clare there has been a 90 percent increase.
In the year to June, break-in rates in Dublin have risen by 37 percent, while in west Cork, they went from 10 during lockdown in 2020, to 65 in recent months.
