{"id":1337433,"date":"2024-06-26T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1337433"},"modified":"2024-06-26T17:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T16:12:31","slug":"cso-18-increase-in-theft-in-northwest-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/cso-18-increase-in-theft-in-northwest-region\/","title":{"rendered":"CSO: 18% increase in theft in north-west region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There has been an 18% increase in theft and related offences in the north-west region, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report on crimes recorded in the first quarter (Q1) of this year also shows a rise in these offences in other regions when compared to the first three months of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Theft and related offences were up by 15% in the eastern region, 9% in the south and by 5% in the Dublin Metropolitan region in the year to Q1 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences had the largest increase in the eastern (24%) and southern (21%) regions, followed by a rate of 16% in the Dublin Metropolitan and north-western regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fraud, deception and related offences were up by 21% in the eastern region and by 15% in the north-west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By contrast, sexual offences fell across all regions, with the largest decrease (16%) in the Dublin Metropolitan region, followed by the eastern (14%) and southern (13%) regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lowest rate of decrease was in the north-west region at 3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Offences against government, justice procedures and organisation of crime (mainly offences while in custody and breach of court orders), also dropped across all regions, the largest rate of decrease (21%) was in the southern region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n