Burglaries fall 20% due to Covid-19 pandemic but drugs and weapon offences increase
While many types of crime fell some categories of serious crimes saw significant increases. By Ceimin Burke Monday 21 Dec 2020, 9:36 PM Dec 21st 2020, 9:36 PM 11,824 Views 29 Comments
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THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC has caused burglaries in Ireland to drop by more than 20% in the first three-quarters of the year.
Freshly released figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the public health emergency has affected nearly every area of crime, with the number of robberies, thefts, extortion and hijacking offences all dropping sharply.
However, there was also increases in some categories of serious crimes including murder and drugs and weapons offences.