Gardaí say arrests and detections for public order, aggressive drunkenness and drug dealing in Dublin city centre have increased significantly over the past six months as a result of a high visibility policing plan.
Figures released today show garda intervention increased by 15%, with 20 people arrested and 40 summons issued every day.
It is part of a high visibility policing plan to make An Garda Síochána more accessible to the public.
Gardaí say that since the plan commenced six months ago, arrests and detections have increased by 18% for public order offences, by 30% for drugs possession, by 3% for drug dealing and by 67% for drunkenness and aggressive drunkenness.
They also say certain crimes are down; robbery from a person is down by 30%, while robbery from business is down by 9%. There were only four thefts from people reported each day.
Minor assaults are down 4%, while assaults causing harm are down 17%.
Over 3,750 arrests have been made - over 20 every day - and nearly 8,000 summons have been issued, which is an increase of 20%, or over 40 every day.
Gardaí say an increase in obstruction or assaults on officers, drugs search obstructions, and thefts from shops, is also due to more of these crimes being detected and reported because there are more gardaí on the streets.
Assistant Commissioner Cliona Richardson said the high visibility policing plan means that an officer assigned to a particular area cannot leave unless and until they are replaced by another garda.
She also said the plan is to be expanded for Halloween and Christmas, and to suburban areas and other parts of the country.
