Recorded serious crime 10% higher than statistics suggest

THE number of recorded serious crimes has jumped by over 30% over the past decade, according to updated figures.

This is 10% times higher than official statistics suggest, which show that recorded serious crime rose by only 2% between 1996 and 2006.

But new information provided by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows when comparable figures are used for 1996 and 2006, at least 30,000 additional crimes should be added to last year’s figures for headline, or serious, crime.