What’s changed since 2023
Crime trends by category
Tap a category. Solid bars are actual counts. For 2026, the dashed outline shows where the year is headed if the first seven months continue at the same pace. It’s an estimate, not a count.
Calendar years · 2026* = January–July only
Tickets and citations written
Irmo Police wrote 1,428 citations in 2023 and fewer each year after. In 2026 that reversed: 910 in seven months, on pace for about 1,560.
All citations by year
Each year runs January to January · 2026 = January–July
Up the most in 2026 (Jan–July vs. all of 2025)
- Speeding: 254 vs. 88
- Expired tag: 122 vs. 85
- DUI: 52 vs. 40
- Improper signal: 22 vs. 4
- Texting while driving: 18 vs. 0
Down the most (2023 vs. 2025, full years)
- Operating without registration: 99 to 7
- Shoplifting: 70 to 12
- Failure to return tag: 27 to 5
- Fire lane parking: 15 to 0
Every citation category
Search or tap a column to sort. Where the department renamed a category over time, the old and new names are combined (for example, “Seatbelt” and “Seatbelt/Child Restraint”).
| Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026* |
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*2026 = January–July only. Years run January to January. The department’s report lists 1,022 citations for 2025 and 910 for 2026, while the category rows add up to 1,021 and 907; the table shows the category rows as reported.
Source: Irmo Police Department crime and citation reports, January 2023 – July 2026.