Concerns voiced over significant increase in burglaries in Tipperary in past 12 months

Burgalries: the Gardaí are investigating a spate of break-in around North Tipperary

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Tipperary has had an increase in the number of burglaries in homes in 2022 according to figures released recently by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

According to the latest CSO statistics on burglary, there was an 6% increase in burglaries in Tipperary during 2022 in comparison to 2021.

Nationwide, there has bee a 10% increase overall and this is the first annual increase in the rate of burglaries for five years.

The new statistics released by the CSO reveals that there were nearly 9,500 burglaries nationwide throughout 2022. PhoneWatch, Ireland’s leading provider of monitored home alarm systems wants to encourage homeowners to remain vigilant and continue to protect the people and things they cherish most; we want to mitigate any further increases and work towards reducing incident rates throughout the country.

Eoin Dunne, Managing Director of PhoneWatch, said “The rate of burglaries across the country has increased by 10% year on year – the first annual increase since 2017. The number of incidents is a reminder to all homeowners to always remain vigilant with their home security.

This significant annual increase in burglaries comes at a time when almost 3 out of 4 (72%) homeowners admit that they are concerned or very concerned about being the victim of a burglary.