A nice little article comparing south Dublin with Limerick in regards of homicide and gangland crimes. There are also drug-crime numbers in there:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0226/1224265202334.html
It seems as if Drimnagh, Crumlin (and I suppose also Tallaght) are hot-spots on Dublin's south-side which are often neglected in discussions about the oh-so-bad northside.
