In 2017, the cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland increased by 5.3% to £2.6m (€2.91m), the latest rural crime report from NFU Mutual has found.
Co Down was in the top 30 of the worst-affected counties in the UK by cost. Last year, the cost of rural crime in Co Down increased by 20.1% to £781,473 (€875,357).
Overall, the cost of rural crime in the UK is at its highest since 2013.
NFU Mutual estimates rural crime cost the UK £44.5m (€49.84m) in 2017 - an increase of 13.4% (or around £5m) since 2016.
The report found that over last 12 months the cost of almost every type of crime has risen in almost every area of the UK.
NFU Mutual found: