CSO figures show fall in race crimes, but rise in anti-semitism

THE number of anti-semitic incidents has increased but the overall number of race crimes has fallen.

Information provided by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that last year there were 122 racist incidents, including harassment, minor assaults and public order offences.

That figure represents a drop for the fourth consecutive year, but there has also been a rise in offences aimed at members of the Jewish community while the Immigrant Council of Ireland said it believed race crime was actually on the rise.