Rate of burglaries falls by 46% post-covid as garda operation continues

Operation Thor began in 2015 and is designed to target organised crime gangs and repeat offenders. Picture: PA

The rate of burglaries has fallen by 46% since pre-covid levels, with the garda Operation Thor seeing 957 arrests made in the winter of 2022 for the crime.

Operation Thor involves actively targeting organised crime gangs and repeat offenders, through co-ordinated crime prevention and enforcement activity based on intelligence and the latest burglary trends.