Donegal is the most law-abiding county in the country.
That’s according to new figures which show Donegal has the lowest rate of imprisonment at 34 per 100,000 of the population.
5,179 people were sent to prisons throughout the country in 2021.
The average rate across all counties was 77 people jailed per 100,000 population.
A breakdown, based on the home addresses of the criminals, shows which counties have the highest and lowest rates.
Longford has the highest, at 161 people per 100,000 population.
The next law-breaking county is Limerick, at 146, Dublin, at 129, and Louth, with 120.
