There has been a significant increase in violent crime, robbery and thefts, according to the latest CSO crime figures.
The figures show homicide offences, which include murder and manslaughter, increased by almost a third with 17 more people dying violently up to the first half of this year when compared to last year.Half of the increase relates to the theft from shops, which was up 27% over the year.
Sexual offences remained stable with over 3,600 reported, up 1%t and while drink and drug driving offences were down, almost 7,000 people were still arrested over the 12 months. The figures associated with organised crime also show that there remains a huge demand for the drugs supplied by the criminal gangs, up 6%.
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