Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences jump by 26%, figures show

Incidents of homicide and related offences were down by 19% from 80 to 65 incidents over the same period.

The number of incidents of robbery, extortion and hijacking offences increased by 26%, from 531 to 2,601 in the last year, new figures show.

The number of incidents of robbery, extortion and hijacking offences increased by 26%, from 531 to 2,601 in the last year, new figures show.

This was driven mostly by a rise in incidents of blackmail or extortion and robbery from the person offences, figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.