The headline Speaks Volumes, Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences jump by 26%, figures show. Assaults in Dublin City, are up by, well McEntee wont Comment, on Reality, all you hear from her, is Dublin is Safe??

The number of incidents of robbery, extortion and hijacking offences increased by 26 per cent, from 531 to 2,601 in the last year, new figures show.

The Central Statistics Office data, released on Monday, also reveals that theft and related offences were up by 12 per cent or 8,169 to 74,144 incidents in the last quarter of 2023.There were also small increases in recorded crime incidents relating to weapons and explosives offences, which were up by 5 per cent; damage to property and the environment increased by 3 per cent; and burglary and related offences rose by 1 per cent.

The number of recorded incidents of controlled drug offences virtually remained unchanged over the year.