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Increase in public order and drink driving offences locally this year

Jun 28, 2022 13:28 By Shannonside News
Increase in public order and drink driving offences locally this year
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The new CSO crime stats for the region show an overall rise in crime levels after a two year low due to the pandemic.

Public order and drink driving offences have shown a rise across the Shannonside region in the last 12 months.

New CSO crime figures also reveal a reduction in fraud offences across local garda Districts.

A total of 21 sexual offences were recorded in Roscommon-Longford so far this year - an increase of one on the quarter in 2021.

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A significant increase in drink-driving was detected 25 drivers were stopped behind the wheel compared to 14 for the same period last year.

13 drug driving offences were recorded - unchanged from 2021.

One incident of an alleged abduction of a child under 16 was also recorded

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53 burglary and related offences were recorded and 188 theft offences, including 56 incidents of theft from a shop.

88 public order offences were also recorded.

In Sligo-Leitrim, 61 fraud offences were recorded so far this year - down from 76 last year.

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There was a significant increase in public order offences recorded across both counties, with 153 offences in 2022 so far compared to 110 for the same quarter last year.

26 drivers were found to be over the legal alcohol limit so far this year and 11 drug driving arrests were also made.

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