Theft-related crime has increased by 39% in the year to September, compared to the same period in 2021.
That's according to new CSO figures on recorded crime in Ireland.
The figures show there were increases in 11 out of the 13 crime categories in the third quarter of this year.
Burglaries were up 18% , assault-related crimes increased by a fifth.
With theft seeing the biggest rise, criminologist Trina O'Connor isn't surprised:
"We often see an increase in theft related crime when there's an increase in poverty, for example."
Trina says it's "directly related" to the Cost of Living Crisis.
Other Stats
Elsewhere, homicides were up by 12% , rape crimes increased by 14% while arson cases rose by 7% .
In terms of drops, there was a large fall in fraud cases - by nearly 40%.
Other drops include controlled drugs offences by 19%, while there were two fewer cases of the dangerous use of a boat.
After large increases in recent years, fraud cases have dropped by 39%.
