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Fri 07 Jul 2010Robberies up by a third but murders and gun offences fall
THE NUMBER of robberies, extortion and hijacking offences carried out in Ireland rose by a third in the second quarter of 2010, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
There were also notable increases in recorded kidnappings and sexual offences but a decline in the number of murders, drugs offences and gun-related crimes.
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