Anti-social behaviour on public transport fell last year but people still think it's a problem

The Morning Lead Irish Rail had the highest number of incidents THE NUMBER OF anti-social incidents on public transport fell last year, but the percentage of people who believe the problem is getting worse increased. Data released to The Journal under Freedom of Information by the National Transport Authority (NTA) shows there were 6,378 reported incidents of anti-social behaviour last year, down from 7,195 in 2024. The rate of incidents per 100,000 passengers also fell in 2025. The highest number of incidents were on Irish Rail, with 3,170, while 1,136 incidents occurred on the Luas and 1,044 on Dublin Bus. Another 654 incidents took place on Bus Éireann routes with 374 incidents reported on Go-Ahead Ireland services. Anti-social incidents were most likely to occur on Irish Rail services,