New figures show rise in burglaries

NEW Garda figures released to a local TD have shown a rise in burglary and related offences in the Garda

‘R’ District which comprises the Coolock, Malahide and Swords Garda stations.

In the Dail recently, Dublin North East TD Tommy Broughan (Lab) asked Justice Minister Alan Shatter to outline what action he intends to take to tackle the rise in burglaries given the eight per cent annual increase in burglaries across the country recorded by the latest CSO figures.

The CSO has now released further figures to Deputy Broughan in relation to the Garda

‘R’ district that have confirmed this trend.

In total, burglary and related offences increased from 714 in 2010 to 770 in 2011.

This included a very significant rise from 256 to 327 in reported incidents to Coolock Garda Station between 2010 and 2011; a very slight decrease from 269 to 267 of burglaries reported to Swords Garda Station; and a slight decrease of incidents reported to Malahide Station from 269 in 2010 to 267 in 2011.

“My colleague Deputy Michael Conaghan highlighted to Dail Eireann that of 25,377 burglaries recorded in 2010 only one in 12 (approximately 2,000) led to a conviction and that more than 40 per cent of all burglaries occur in the Dublin metropolitan area,

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“It is clear that greater action by the Justice Minister is necessary to tackle this very pernicious criminality facing householders.

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Deputy Broughan added that he intends to pursue the matter with Minister Shatter.