Crime down by almost a fifth in the city

The Garda figures reveal that there were 4 thousand 699 incidents of crime reported to Gardaí in the city during the first 8 months of the year.

While burglary is down by almost 18 percent, theft from the person, which is most commonly the theft of phones or wallets increased by 26 percent.

Chief Superintendent of the Galway Garda Division, Tom Curley says the increase in thefts from the person is mostly done by people coming in from outside the division.

In terms of drunk driving detections, there were 134 in the first 8 months of the year, an increase of almost 25 percent.

The Chief Super pointed out at the meeting, that he takes road safety very seriously and it’s a high priority for him, with 6 drunk driving incidents reported over the weekend.

Mandatory Alcohol Test checkpoints also increased by a fifth around the city.

According to the report assaults causing harm in the city are down by 40 percent and public order offences were down by a fifth.

Chief Superintendent Curley says that while crime has decreased, there are still too many incidents.

While the Chief Superintendent said he had no comment to make on events such as Arthurs Day, he did say that Gardaí are constantly monitoring up to 20 CCTV cameras at Millstreet Garda Station which give a view of what’s happening in the city.