Catherine Murphy
Question:1121. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of recorded arrests associated with Operation Soteria to date in the Dublin north division. [30751/21]
View answerTuesday, 15 June 2021
Questions (1121)
Written answers
As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner established Operation Soteria to ensure a reduction of assaults in public, reduce fear of assault within communities, prioritise assault investigations, and focus on problem areas and assault hotspots. The Operation includes targeting knife crimes in areas where it is shown to be relevant and necessary.
The operation is based upon five principles for implementation: commitment to protecting people and communities; awareness and education as a crime prevention technique; policing operational efficiency; location management by working in partnership; and offender management.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that a search of the PULSE database was conducted on 9 June 2021 for Prisoner Logs created in association with incidents of i) Assault Minor, ii) Assault Causing Harm or iii) Assault/Obstruction/ Resist Arrest – Peace Officer reported since 1 January 2019 in the DMR Northern Division.
The count of prisoner logs created each year for these incident types (combined) is as follows:
|
Arrests |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
Prisoner Logs |
142 |
206 |
92 |
*2021 count to 09/06/2021 at 01:00
Incident data is based upon operational data from the PULSE system as was available at 01:00 on 09/06/2021 and is liable to change. Incidents are included for all location types (both public and non-public). Not all incidents of assault will result in an arrest.