219 sexual offences recorded in Cork City last year

Twice as many rapes and sexual assaults were reported to gardaí in Cork City last year compared to 2016.

Official crime figures released by the CSO show a total of 219 sexual offences were recorded in the city in 2017, up from 110 the previous year.

It is almost six times the national rate of increase in sexual offences last year, which were up 17% with almost 2,950 crimes.