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Data does not show a knife crime epidemic, according to Garda Commissioner

Data does not show a knife crime epidemic, according to Garda Commissioner — Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Fri, 26 Feb, 2021 - 06:30

Cormac O’Keeffe

Reports of an “epidemic” in knife crime are not borne out by Garda and HSE data, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said.

Speaking at the Policing Authority, Drew Harris also said:

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