EU report: ‘Ireland is a high crime country’
27/08/2006 - 11:07:16New research has found that Irish people are more likely to be victims of assault, burglary, theft and sexual assault, than those living in most other EU states.
The findings are from a European Commission study is yet to be published, but the information was leaked to today's Sunday Times.
In the report, Ireland is singled out as the country with the overall highest victimisation rate for ten common crimes, and is among five countries where the risk of being assaulted was found to be the highest.
Experiences of sexual violence were reported more often by women in Ireland than in any other EU state. This country also has more than twice the average rate of robbery.
The report concludes that Ireland is a high crime country.
