asked the Minister for Justice the number of reported assaults on men and women in each of the past three years in (a) the Dublin metropolitan area, (b) Cork City and (c) the rest of the country.
Written Answers. - Reported Assaults.
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Limerick East): The following tabular statements set out the numbers of assaults reported or known to the Garda as having being committed in the Dublin Metropolitan Area, Cork City and the rest of the country for the last three years for which statistics are available.
Table A: Indictable assaults.
|
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
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|
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
|
|
Dublin Metropolitan Area |
688 |
143 |
697 |
99 |
654 |
121 |
|
Cork City |
204 |
25 |
244 |
33 |
227 |
28 |
|
Rest of the Country |
847 |
140 |
862 |
175 |
941 |
184 |
Table B: Non-indictable assaults.
|
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
|
|
Dublin Metropolitan Area |
2,298 |
2,203 |
2,100 |
|
Cork City |
414 |
437 |
376 |
|
Rest of the country |
3,928 |
3,845 |
3,722 |
Note to Table B: A breakdown of the figures as between men and women is not available.