News - assaults
137 assaults in two local prisons last year, including attacks on staff
There were 26 in Castlerea prison, with six prison officers attacked by inmates and there were 20 prisoner-on-prisoner assaults.
Jul 2, 2024 07:50
63 assaults on Sligo Hospital staff in 17 months
Knifes or other weapons, like walking sticks, zimmer frames and bottles of urine, were used in 13 of them.
May 23, 2024 07:43
Close to 800 local assaults reported in the first six months of this year
The data comes after the Central Statistics Office yesterday lifted a warning on the reliability of crime figures from the Gardaí that had been in place since 2018.
Oct 26, 2023 13:21
Reduction in number of garda assaults in Shannonside region last year
In 2019, a total of 19 local Gardaí were assaulted while on duty - including 15 incidents in Roscommon-Longford
Feb 17, 2022 07:44
Over 40 prisoner assaults on inmates last year at Castlerea jail
There was a drop in the numbers from previous years due to the pandemic restrictions in jails
Oct 14, 2021 10:12
REVEALED: Crime rates for Longford, Roscommon, Leitrim and Sligo in 2020
There were 100 possession of weapons per 100,000 of population in the Shannonside region.
Apr 5, 2021 12:20Shannonside Newsletter
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