Harmful assaults on rise in city but fall in rural areas

The number of assaults causing harm has dropped significantly in rural parts of Co Cork, but they are on the rise and “from more aggressive” elements in the city.

In the Cork North Garda Division, there were 18 such assaults between June and August of this year, compared with 26 in the comparable period for 2011, a drop of 31%. Minor assaults were also down by 9%.

In the Cork West Garda Division, they had dropped from 34 to 20 (-41%).