Drugs crimes rise while sex offences decline - CSO figures

In relation to homicides, the number of recorded in the year to the first quarter of 2020 was lower than for the previous year by 12 — a drop of just under 17%.

Crimes related to drugs spiked almost 16% in the 12 months to the end of March this year, while the number of year-on-year sexual offences reported has dropped for the first time in almost six years, official figures have revealed.