Safety in Dublin

cathodrays

I've been living in Dublin for over a decade and it seems that assaults and muggings have increased significantly. I thought people were just complaining as usual but two years ago, I got punched in the face and a female friend had her purse stolen during the daytime which has never happened to us despite her also living here for several years. What's the likely cause (housing crisis, drug use, lack of policing)?

ottolwinner

A news report on crime stats might help you here. Im sure the cause isnt any one on its own of the reasons you mentioned. Its all more complex than that. Sorry to hear about your incident, never nice to experience.

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024/06/26/crime-stats-robbery-extortion-and-firearm-offences-all-spike-in-the-first-quarter-of-the-year/

exiledawaynothere

lack of police. Lack of prisons. Lack of the death penalty.

Lord Baron Lane 8

Dublin has gone to the dogs .

joinme

So nothing has happened to you in two years, surely Dublin has got safer?

bassy

Capital scum hole of Ireland it's one fooking dumb and the minute you get off the train it's like oh nooooooooo,I pity people who have to travel there daily for work and being tormented and bothered by all sorts of scum

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122664608#Comment_122664608

Yeah I mean just look at the US. Absolute utopia now that it has a huge police force, an industrialised prison system and the death penalty.

Everlong1

You're obviously new to this site - we've had multiple threads about crime and safety both in Dublin and nationally before and you can expect this thread to be moved and merged into one of those when the mods wake up. Before that try browsing the current affairs forum for the previous threads.

HildaOgdenx

Mod - Closed.
Please feel free to join the existing thread in CA on this very topic. Thanks.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058330475/is-dublin-really-safe