Garda figures indicate rise in range of crimes

There has been a significant increase in a range of crimes recorded by gardaí in the last year, including assaults, property crime, and public order offences.

While the number of recorded sexual offences remain unchanged nationally, there has been a sharp rise in the southern and eastern regions, according to the data.

Provisional Garda figures show increases across all regions for offences categorised as crimes against the person, which includes a range of violent offences against individuals, such as assaults, robbery from the person and aggravated burglary.