Decrease in number of city sexual assaults reported to gardai

Galway Bay fm newsroom – There has been a decrease in the number of sexual assaults reported to gardaí in the city over the past year. The latest garda statistics were presented at a meeting of the City Joint Policing Committee this week. They show a drop of a fifth in reports of sexaul assault, however there has been an increase of 15 per cent in rapes. Breaches of barring or safety orders also dropped by 6 per cent.