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THE LATEST CRIME figures released by the Central Statistics Office show that there has been a fall in homicide, theft, assaults, damage to property, controlled drugs, and public order offences between 2008 and 2012.
However, there was a significant increase in the level of kidnappings, robberies and burglaries and extortion and hijacking.
The CSO states that reported murders and manslaughters were down 11 per cent, while assaults, attempts or threats to murder, harassments and related offences were down by 18 per cent.
However there was a rise in homicides by 20 per cent between 2011-2012.
Kidnappings were up 31 per cent, while extortion and hijacking offences were up 23 per cent and burglary was up 14 per cent.
Sexual offences
The report showed there was a rise in the level of sexual offences recorded, up 51 per cent between 2008 and 2012, however the gardaí said this was as a result of some of the offences being reviewed that may have occurred a while back in the past but are represented on the date of reclassification.
This review is being undertaken in conjunction with the Garda Síochána policy on the investigation of sexual crime, which was introduced in April 2010.
reviewing cases, many of which are historic and the crime being recorded at the time it is reported rather than the date it occurred.
In response to the publication of the CSO’s 2012 Annual Report, Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan commented:
The CSO’s 2012 Annual Report shows that reductions in crime rates were achieved in many of the crime groups such as homicide, theft, assaults, damage to property, controlled drugs, and public order between 2008 and 2012.In total, reductions in nine of the 15 crime groups were achieved during this time. This demonstrated An Garda Síochána’s focus on keeping our communities safe and tackling crime in all its forms.
She said the gardaí proactively monitors emerging crime trends and patterns, and operations are constantly assessed and reviewed to ensure that targeted and co-ordinated measures are put in place.
Following an increase in burglary and related offences, Operation Fiacla, which is a national, multi-unit operation targeting travelling burglary gangs, was introduced and the latest figures from the CSO show a 10.9 per cent decrease in burglary and related offences.
“I welcome the CSO finding that there was an increase or no decrease in detection rates in eight of the 15 groups. In addition, the CSO report states that over the long-term detection rates for the majority of offences are quite stable,” she said.
She added that is a major priority for the gardaí to try and improve these figures.
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We don’t. It’s all about OUR DATA.
@Jim O Brien – TechBuzz Ireland: yes, using our data to protect the country. I have lived in EU countries where an ID card is mandatory. They don’t have a problem with controlling illegal immigrants getting access to the public services. Guess what the illegal immigrants do….they go to Ireland and the UK where there is no ID scheme and where it is not obligatory to register as a resident.
@John Horan: we have driving licence and passport it’s enough ffs
@Jim O Brien – TechBuzz Ireland: neither are obligatory.
@Jim O Brien – Ok Jim so why not combine them all into one card or form of identification
@Jim O Brien – TechBuzz Ireland: Read the last comment lol… Wiping you bum… Brilliant
@Jim O Brien – TechBuzz Ireland: argee you true and no thank to psc
@Dave Walsh: wiping bum? How old are you?
@Scott Stonebridge: Some of us don’t drive done don’t travel doesn’t mean we should need another card though. Again not the point using one form to get another is stupid but it’s not about that at all they just want the data and have made it clear by saying they won’t delete it
I use mine to divide cocaine into lines…it does it very well in fairness…
“So what do you need the public services card right now?”
A data protection law suit
@Brian Moloney: I use mine as an ouija board as that’s all the use I can get out of one except for opening doors when I lose the keys lol.
I have recently been told by revenue too apply for card in order too change my date of birth on there system witch is incorrect at the same
Time they send bills and I pay tax ect
.and hold a valid passport and drivers licence .now I’ve too bring these too welfare office too prove my date of birth and they will change it for revenue
Totally flawed veruca! Cop on
@John Leonard: think you may have that mixed up. Social Welfare don’t change dates of birth on Revenue system.
@Chin Feeyin: they do for Witches.
@vfagan: Wha’?
@Chin Feeyin: u nead too reed between the lynes
This PSC was brought in to stop SW fraud, or so we were told. Yet most of the “fraud” is related to over payment made to people by the dept. What the government has done is to assume that all those on SW payments are criminals intending to defraud the system. In trying to roll it out by stealth across all public services the same assumption applies. The state, Ireland, under this minority FG government, has assumed the citizens of Ireland are criminals and the state must protect itself from the criminals who avail of state public services.
The dept itself, the minister responsible, the government, refuse to abide by the law on data gathering, compilation of data, holding of data on 3.2 million citizens of Ireland. FG and public service officials also refuse to attend at committees to answer questions on this card. They don’t want to account for the illegality they have engaged in.
This PSC was an attempt to bring in a Biometric National ID Card without any due process and force it on people by taking punitive action against anyone that refused to comply.
I don’t thing people here get what the problem is with the card. There is no legal legislation for a national id card in Ireland. You legally don’t have to get the card for anything other than dept of social welfare. But other govt departments were forcing people to get them and refusing to accept driving licence or passports.
When you went to get the new card they wanted to see your drivers license to prove who you were even though you are there in the first place because other Gov departments refuse to accept driving licenses or passports.
Again there is no legislation in Ireland for a national I’d. This is an attempt to introduce one by stealth. This is so dumb because the PSC doesn’t have your date of birth on it so you can’t even use it as a form of I’d.
@great gael of Eire: Is there a list of Government departments which don’t accept Department of Foreign Affairs-issued passports?
I can attest to the fact that it was much easier to renew a drivers license with a PSC. Surprisingly so! The reason I got one was because my daughter needed one when applying for her theory test so I decides to jump on the bandwagon. So far so good…unless of course they sell my data LOL I would not be fond of that
I love the counter argument; other first world countries have mandatory ID cards? Presumably they also have legislation for them?
Okay! Welcome to the party…
Tried to use it. Didn’t work. Still requested to “call in “ in person
I was forced to get a PSC in order to avail of paid paternity leave.
If I didn’t want the paid leave.. I didn’t have to get it.
If you want money and benefits from the state.. then get a card.
If you don’t want the card, don’t claim for the money or benefits.
Free travel is on it if you qualify
Been on a bus last week seen a load of people just tap their PSC
I don’t have one before you ask
Almost all first world countries have mandatory ID cards which must be carried in public. In Ireland, the Luddites are alive and well and living in NGOs.
@Josh Hanners: And almost all first world countries with a national ID card also have the proper legislation to along with it.
@Josh Hanners: Gazza is right. In those countries having one is in the law. That isn’t the case here. If the blueshirts want us to have an ID card and to obediently comply with their dictates, they need to do it lawfully and up front. Not by sneaking it in like this.
If we let this slide we might as well just say goodbye altogether to democracy, civil rights and the legitimacy of the law itself. Just because FFG don’t seem to respect any of those things doesn’t mean we citizens have to start thinking they aren’t important.
Easier to get a dodgy drivers license now so?
The Data Protection Act and amendments probably came from an EU Directive for the Irish Government to introduce legislation to protect private data. Regardless of what the Social Welfare Act said previously, the data protection legislation was intended to apply to all business/institutions and government departments. Why can’t the Thicko’s understand this?
Cleaning your bum.
Have we 3 million been tricked into telling our government WHO WE ARE. Oh no! Oh well if birth cert, marriage cert, driving licence, passport, pps number and tax number fail to ID me , I’ll have that to fall back on.
If you get get a PSC by knowing someone in the social welfare then you can use to do faud in every other area of life here then???
How will it enable you, to get a dodgy Driving licence?
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