Dublin ranks 6th among European capitals for murder rate

DUBLIN has the sixth-highest murder rate in Europe, figures have revealed.

Fri, 02 Jan, 2009 - 00:00

The United Nations statistics also show that Ireland is ranked 10th out of 29 European countries, in terms of homicides carried out in 2006.

This means Ireland has a higher homicide rate than England and Wales. When comparing capital cities, Dublin in sixth is four places above London in the table.

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