Fisticuffs after a night out may be the cause of an increase in minor assaults in Tipperary

Most assaults in the Tipperary policing division are down to the night-time economy.

That is according to Chief Superintendent Colm O’Sullivan at a recent sitting of the Tipperary Joint Policing Committee.

“Very often these assaults are associated with the night-time economy where an intoxicated group would become involved in a shemozzle and push and shove each other, and maybe a fist gets thrown,” said Chief Supt O’Sullivan.

Assaults across the division were up to six incidents in the year to date.

Assault causing harm was down 21% from 179% to 141 crimes.

The increase is down to a 16% increase in minor assaults, which the Chief Superintendent says is down to fighting after a night out.

Incidents in Nenagh and Thurles were up, while Cahir, Tipperary town and Clonmel were down.

Nenagh was up 10% or ten incidents, while Thurles was up 21% from 97 to117.

Detections were up 17% from 237 to 278.

Crimes against the person

Crimes against person crimes were down four percent from 638 incidents to 612 in the year to date.

Detections were up 22% from 311 to 380.

Crimes against the person include murder, threat to murder, all assault, harassment, child abandonment and neglect and abuse.

The figures were again up for Nenagh and Thurles but down for Tipperary Town, Cahir and Clonmel.

Nenagh was up one percent, but this was only one more crime.

Thurles was up three percent from 142 crimes to 146.

The figures were correct as of December 1, 2023.