Monaghan's crime figures for quarter three show decreases in burglary and public order offences.
The data was issued at a recent meeting of the Monaghan Joint Policing Committee,and is correct as of the 9th of November.
The Joint Policing Committee was told that the data gathered relating to crime figures for quarter three is indicative of what is happening socially at the moment.
Aidan Glacken, the acting Chief Superintendent, presented the report which showed that burglary offences have dropped significantly in the Monaghan District from 125 last year to 17 this year for the same period.
In the Carrickmacross district they also decreased from 21 to 7.
While this decrease was widely welcomed member Hughie McElvaney claimed that this was simply due to people being at home and a lack of opportunity.
Minor assault offences also decreased from 37 to 19 in Monaghan and 15 to 9 in Carrickmacross, owing to the reduction of socialising, as well as a reduction in public order offences from 122 to 91 and 49 to 27 in Monaghan and Carrickmacross respectively.
Across the board offences were down in the majority of areas apart from a small increase in the number of cars detained from 24 to 29 in the Monaghan district only, with Carrickmacross seeing a decrease from 52 to 40.
However, there was an increase from 26 to 28 for criminal damage in Carrickmacross.
Commenting on the statistics Councillor Sean Gilliland stated he felt the increased Garda presence across the county was a major reason for the reduction and called for this to be continued post Covid and lockdown.
