High Visibility Beats expanded into parts of East and South Dublin. An Garda Síochána introduced a High Visibility Policing Plan in Dublin City Centre (North Central, Store Street and South Central, Pearse Street Garda Community Engagement Areas) in March 2025. An Garda Síochána is committed to maintaining this high visibility policing plan and the level of high visibility policing has been sustained over the past 12 months, notwithstanding the increased demands on An Garda Síochána, including but not limited to an increase in demonstrations +27%. An Garda Síochána has carried out analysis on operational data since the introduction of the high visibility policing plan in March 2025 compared to the 12 months immediately prior. Provisional data would indicate that during the period from April 2025 to March 2026: Garda interventions have continued to be sustained with: • on average 18 arrests every day, nearly 6,500 arrests • on average 35 Charges/ Summonses issued every day, over 13,500 charges/ summonses • Over 1,000 Adult Cautions/ Juvenile Diversion Referrals There have been increased Pro-Active Policing Detections for: • Public Order Offences +12% • Drunkenness Offences +21% • Drugs for Simple Possession +16% • Obstruction under the Drugs Act +27% There remains positive impacts on certain crime types which continue to trend downward: • Drugs for Sale or Supply -12% • Theft from Person -23% • Robbery from the Person -33% • Robbery Establishment -45% • Begging -40% • Minor Assaults -12% • Assaults Causing Harm -18% Assault/ obstruction Peace Officer is also trending down -14%, compared to an increasing trend in first six months of high visibility policing. It is noted that Dublin City Centre is part of pilot projects in the deployment of Bodyworn Cameras and Tasers by uniform Gardaí. There continues to be increased trend in Theft from Shop +5%. An Garda Síochána continues to encourage all retail outlets to always report these incidents and An Garda Síochána continues to investigate and detect retail theft and support retailers in increasing in the first instance prevention of retail theft under Operation Táirge, which was introduced to target Organised Retail Crime. The High Visibility policing strategy has been extended into the DMR East, Dún Laoghaire and DMR South, Tallaght during the course of the 12 months. In DMR East, there are High Visibility Beats in Dún Laoghaire Town, Shankhill Village, Blackrock Village, Dundrum Village including the town centre. In DMR South, there are High Visibility Patrols in The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght village, Rathfarnham village, Crumlin village, Rathmines village, Rathgar village and Terenure Village. Speaking today, Assistant Commissioner Jonathan Roberts, Dublin Region stated: "An Garda Síochána, as a community based police service, is committed to ensuring and maintaining a high visibility presence in our communities. The benefits of high visibility policing are evident within Dublin City Centre. I am delighted today to visit Tallaght to understand how high visibility policing is impacting here. I am committed to providing further high visibility policing across other urban towns and villages in the Dublin Region. Assistant Commissioner Roberts further highlighted that: "Dublin, like any major European capital has a wide range of complex social and professional dynamics. An Garda Síochána is committed to working with all sectors of political, economic and civic society to reassure the public, residents, visitors, businesses and workers that Dublin is, in the main, a safe place to live, visit, socialise, conduct business and enjoy." | 