Helpline for crime victims gets 3,200 calls last year

More than 3,200 victims of crime contacted a dedicated helpline in search of advice and support or to express concern over their ongoing safety last year.

The Crime Victims Helpline’s annual report for 2015 found that three quarters of the people who contacted it were the actual victims of the crime while many of the rest were friends or family members.

Gardaí were responsible for 3% of the contacts while 10% came from what were termed “other/unknown”.