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Public Order And Assault Cases Rise By 11% in Two Years

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Data also shows drug cases in the district court have risen by eight per cent year on year.

Public order and assault cases before the courts have increased by 11% in two years.

Data also shows drug cases in the district court have risen by eight per cent year on year.

The Courts Service Annual Report for 2025 shows larceny, fraud and robbery cases have seen a 13 per cent increase over two years, but a slight decrease year-on-year.

Road traffic offences have dropped by 22 per cent over seven years, while new sexual offences show an increase of 13.6 per cent over two years.

Over 379 thousand new criminal matters were presented to the courts in 2025, a drop of around 11 thousand on 2024, and more than 337 thousand cases were resolved.

Last year was the first full year of new civil restraining order legislation, and more than one-thousand-800 such orders were made in the District Court.

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