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06 Sept 2025
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06 Sept 2025
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Burglaries in Donegal increased by 2% to 125 in 2021, according to the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) statistics.
The CSO says there was a 10% increase in burglaries in 2022 nationwide, compared to 2021. This is the first annual increase in the rate of burglaries for five years. The new statistics reveal that there were nearly 9,500 burglaries nationwide throughout 2022.
The increase in burglary rates is widespread across the country, with a large majority (21 of the 28) of Garda Divisions reporting a year-on-year increase. The counties with the highest increase in burglary rates in 2022 were Meath with a 34% increase, followed closely by Mayo with a 33% increase. Kerry saw a 28% increase, and Kildare 26%, while Dublin and its regions saw a 13% increase from 2021 to 2022.
In contrast, there were some counties who had decreases in the rate of burglaries, Sligo and Leitrim decreased by 18%, Cork North decreased by 14% and Galway decreased by 8%.
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