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Kilkenny and Carlow record lowest number of assaults in the country

Angela Doyle Stuart by Angela Doyle Stuart
05/04/2021
in KCLR News
Gardaí launch campaign targeting high rate of assaults among men
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Kilkenny and Carlow has the lowest number of assaults in the country according to figures in the Independent which has measured county by county offences per 100,000 of the population.

Dublin City Council rates are among the highest in the country for five crimes including drugs, thefts, assaults, public order and possession of weapons.

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The densely populated area of over 554,000 people experienced almost 3,500 assaults per 100,000 population.

Outside of Dublin, Waterford, Cork and Louth have high rates in those five categories mentioned.

For example Louth, the nation’s smallest county, had 99 weapons related offences counted per 100,000 people.

In contrast Mayo recorded 26 in the weapons category, the fewest in the country.

The lowest number of assaults recorded is in Kilkenny and Carlow, which are grouped into one category.

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