Garda statistics reveal there were 54 murders committed in 2010, a drop of two on the previous year.
A shotgun was the chosen weapon in four of the fatalities, while there were 15 stabbings with knives, and one with a garden shears, which resulted in the death of troubled west Dublin youth, Daniel McAnaspie.
The detection rate for the gangland murders committed in 2009 was 29pc at the end of the year but has since increased to 41pc, while the corresponding rate for last year is currently 26pc.
The overall murder detection rate for 2010 is 67pc, compared with 68pc the previous year."
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