The volume of public-order offending, drunkenness and drug-related crime detected in central Dublin increased significantly after extra Garda resources were put in place six months ago.
The detection of drunkenness rose by almost 70 per cent while some drugs offences were up by close to one-third.
The Garda officer in charge of policing in the Dublin region has said a perception the city centre is unsafe took hold because social media was amplifying “isolated incidents”. This was largely down to video footage going viral and generating fear.
However, Assistant Commissioner Cliona Richardson also said the force’s special “
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