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Sligo shoplifting figures a drop in the ocean - Filan
It's thought that shoplifting in Sligo goes underreported.
It comes as there's said to have been a significant increase in shoplifting across Sligo and Leitrim.
According to CSO figures, there were 185 recorded incidents in the Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division in 2003.
This grew to 479 recorded incidents of shoplifting in Sligo/Leitrim in 2024, an increase of 159%.
Between 2023 and last year, there was a further 23% rise.
But local businessman Finbarr Filan believes that the issue runs even deeper:
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It's thought that shoplifting in Sligo goes underreported.
It comes as there's said to have been a significant increase in shoplifting across Sligo and Leitrim.
According to CSO figures, there were 185 recorded incidents in the Sligo/Leitrim Garda Division in 2003.
This grew to 479 recorded incidents of shoplifting in Sligo/Leitrim in 2024, an increase of 159%.
Between 2023 and last year, there was a further 23% rise.
But local businessman Finbarr Filan believes that the issue runs even deeper:
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