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Gardaí release new figures on hate crime in Tipperary

An Garda Síochána recorded less than ten hate crimes in Tipperary in 2021. This is according to new 2021 figures released today by An Garda Síochána on hate crime nationwide. The figures show that all of the incidents in the Tipperary division were ...

19 Aug 2022 at 21:33

Police-recorded crime in England and Wales hits highest level on record

Police forces in England and Wales have recorded the highest number of crimes in 20 years, driven by a sharp rise in offences including fraud, rape and violent attacks. A total of 6.3 million crimes were recorded in the year to March 2022 – 4% ...

21 Jul 2022 at 15:38

Change needed to stop victims being treated as suspects, data watchdog warns

Rape victims are still being asked to hand over their mobile phones as part of “excessive” police scrutiny, nearly a year on from a Government pledge to overhaul how cases are investigated, the data watchdog has warned. Information ...

31 May 2022 at 01:01

Watchdog probes accusations PM and Patel falsely claimed drop in crime

The statistics watchdog is investigating allegations the Prime Minister and Home Secretary falsely claimed crime had fallen under their leadership. The UK Statistics Authority confirmed it has opened a case into comments made by ...

02 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Imitation firearms now main weapon used in gun crime – figures

Imitation firearms are now the main type of weapon used in gun crime in England and Wales, figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said a rise in gun crime was largely down to the growing presence of imitation ...

27 Apr 2023 at 13:59

Fall in number of police officers in England and Wales

The number of police officers in England and Wales has fallen, months after the Government hailed a campaign to hire thousands of recruits. The headcount of officers stood at 149,164 at the end of September 2023, down 402 ...

24 Jan 2024 at 19:34

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Hacker holds Australian health insurer’s data for ransom

An Australian health insurer’s customer data – including diagnoses and treatments – is being held for ransom by a cyber criminal in the nation’s second major privacy breach in a month, officials have said. Trade in ...

20 Oct 2022 at 09:52

Race and religious hate offences recorded by police hit new high in 2021

Racially and religiously aggravated offences recorded by police in England and Wales hit a fresh high in 2021, with reaction to England’s defeat at the Euro football championships likely to have contributed to the ...

23 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Government presented crime figures in ‘misleading way’ – watchdog

The Government presented crime figures in a “misleading way”, the boss of the statistics watchdog has said. The UK Statistics Authority opened an investigation after it received complaints over allegations the ...

03 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Police-recorded shoplifting offences in England and Wales hit new 20-year high

The number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales has risen to a new 20-year high. A total of 469,788 offences were logged by forces in the year to June 2024, up 29% on the 365,173 ...

24 Oct 2024 at 17:08

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X says French accusations of data tampering and fraud are politically motivated

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has denied accusations from French prosecutors of alleged data tampering and fraud, calling them politically motivated. X was responding to an announcement earlier this ...

21 Jul 2025 at 16:33

Victim satisfaction with police at historic low, survey suggests

Victim satisfaction with how police handle crime in England and Wales has dropped to a historic low, a new survey has suggested. The number of people reporting seeing officers regularly on the beat in ...

19 Aug 2025 at 14:46

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