There was a significant increase in the level of kidnappings, robberies and burglaries and extortion and hijacking in the five years to the end of 2012, an official review of Garda figures has revealed.
While some violent crime fell - reported murders and manslaughters were down 11% over the period and attempts or threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences were down by 18% - other types of crime spiked.
Analysis of the Garda intelligence system Pulse revealed that the number of drug offences was down 30% while the amount of offences related to dangerous weapons and explosives fell by 30%.
But a number of headline crime categories saw significant increases including kidnappings up 31%, robbery, extortion and hijacking offences up 23% and burglary and related offences up 14%.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) also said there was a dramatic spike in the level of sexual offences recorded, up 51% between 2008 and 2012, but this is explained by gardai reviewing cases, many of which are historic and the crime being recorded at the time it is reported rather than the date it occurred.
The several statutory inquiries into clerical abuse may also have a part to play in the increased reporting.
The crime review also revealed road traffic offences were down by 43% over the period while fraud and deception was up 7%, public order and other social code offences were down 29% and offences against Government, justice procedures and organisation of crime were down 29%.
Source-Irish Mirror
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