One in every 222 people a victim of burglary

One in every 222 people in Ireland was the victim of a burglary during the first nine months of 2012 as the number of household break-ins increased by over 5%.

Official crime figures show 20,655 burglaries were recorded between January and September last year — an increase of more than 1,000 on the corresponding period in 2011.

Amid growing concerns about the closure of around 100 mostly rural Garda stations this month, and its impact on policing and crime detection, it equates to 75 burglaries being reported on a daily basis nationwide.