CSO: Homicide occurred every five days last year

A homicide occurred, on average, every five days in Ireland last year, according to CSO figures.

The recorded crime statistics for 2016 show 71 people died as a result of murder, manslaughter or dangerous driving by another person last year — up 12.7% on 2015.

There was a significant rise in the numbers of those murdered in 2016, with 38 such crimes taking place last year. It was a one-third increase on the 2015 figure.