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Kilkenny pensioner duped out of life savings in scam

Economic crime is very prevalent across the city and county with criminals targeting all sectors of society. The latest crime statistics for Kilkenny were outlined at Monday’s meeting of the Joint Policing Committee which showed an increase in fraud ...

16 Jun 2022 at 10:18

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Hike in public order and burglary offences post lockdown in Kilkenny

Public order offences have increased significantly in the past 12 months according to the most recent crime statistics. The figures were outlined at a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee which showed that from January 1 to May 31 this year ...

17 Jun 2022 at 11:43

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Robbery, extortion and hijacking offences jump by 26%, figures show

The number of incidents of robbery, extortion and hijacking offences increased by 26%, from 531 to 2,601 in the last year, new figures show. This was driven mostly by a rise in incidents of blackmail or extortion and robbery from the person ...

25 Mar 2024 at 13:09

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Drop in thefts and burglaries and zero robberies reported in Kilkenny in 2021 to date

There has been a decrease in thefts and burglaries in Kilkenny in recent months and there have been no reported robberies in the city and county in 2021 to date. Members of Joint Policing Committee were briefed of the latest figures by ...

08 Mar 2021 at 16:04

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Drop in burglaries in Kilkenny but online fraud, thefts on the rise

Burglaries across Kilkenny city and county continue to fall, while online scams and frauds have increased signficantly. A presentation on the latest crime statistics was made at a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee on Monday. The ...

15 Sept 2021 at 08:55

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Domestic violence and drugs-related crime on the rise in Kilkenny

Domestic violence is increasing while incidents of public order are at their lowest in seven years according to the latest crime statistics. Detective Inspector Seán O’Meara made a presentation to the Joint Policing Committee and ...

21 Dec 2021 at 18:00

Crime & Court

Assaults in Kilkenny almost doubled since Covid reopening

Assault figures have almost doubled when compared to the same time period last year. The statistics were revealed at a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee on Monday. Detective Inspector, Sean O’Meara made a presentation to ...

17 Mar 2022 at 14:00

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Online fraud and burglaries on the rise according to latest crime figures

Theft and residential burglary offences have jumped according to the latest garda crime figures, with incidents of theft from a person up by +164%. Residential burglaries are also up +33% on last year. While fraud offences ...

02 Aug 2022 at 16:12

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Number of serious crimes in Ireland fell last year but sexual offences on the rise

A number of serious crimes and offences fell across Ireland last year, however sexual offences and weapons and explosive offences jumped. Figures from the Central Statistics Office detail the recorded crime incidents ...

26 Mar 2025 at 16:48

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Reports of sexual offences increased in first half of year

The number of sexual offences reported to gardai has increased in the first six months of the year when compared with the same period in 2024, garda statistics show. Reports of rape are up 4% while sexual assault ...

18 Aug 2025 at 09:30

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