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Crime rates for Sligo 'not surprising'
It's hoped that investment being pumped into An Garda Siochana may reduce crime rates in Sligo.
It comes as Sligo Garda Station experienced crime rates above pre-pandemic levels in 2024.
New figures show that there were just over 1,500 offences recorded in Sligo last year, with theft accounting for almost a third at 479.
Crime in rural parts of Sligo has decreased overall.
Gurteen in south Sligo was on the only rural station to have recorded a marginal rise.
Speaking to Ocean FM news, Fine Gael Cllr Thomas Walsh says he isn't overly surprised at the data:
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It's hoped that investment being pumped into An Garda Siochana may reduce crime rates in Sligo.
It comes as Sligo Garda Station experienced crime rates above pre-pandemic levels in 2024.
New figures show that there were just over 1,500 offences recorded in Sligo last year, with theft accounting for almost a third at 479.
Crime in rural parts of Sligo has decreased overall.
Gurteen in south Sligo was on the only rural station to have recorded a marginal rise.
Speaking to Ocean FM news, Fine Gael Cllr Thomas Walsh says he isn't overly surprised at the data:
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