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Gardaí Report Drop In Crime During Pandemic

Laura Donnelly
Laura Donnelly

05:22 12 Jun 2020


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Gardai have noted a significant fall in crime during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rates of shoplifting and burglaries are down while there has been a spike in fraudulent activity.

From March until the end of May, more than 2,000 burglaries were reported.

However this is down 44% when compared to the same period last year.

More than 540 vehicles and 1100 bikes were stolen during the pandemic

New Garda figures show attempts or threats to murder, assaults and harassments are down by almost a quarter.

Despite a significant reduction in road traffic, over 1,900 people were caught driving under the influence.

There was a spike in online fraud offences which rose by 55 per cent

Domestic abuse related calls rose by 25 per cent while there was an 18 per cent increase in formal notifications to child protection agency Tusla.


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