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Sunday World
07-05-2025
- Sunday World
Revealed: Areas of Dublin where crime rate is 1,000pc higher than national average
The stats for 15 garda districts in Dublin were retrieved by the Sunday World using a new open-source website, The crime rate in some parts of Dublin is 1,000pc higher than the national average, a new analysis shows. In the Pearse Street garda district, there were a total of 10,683 crimes recorded in the official figures for last year from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Broken down by the area's population, there were 456 crimes in the Pearse Street district per 1,000 people – 1,040pc higher than the national average. In the Store Street district, this figure stood at 440, which is 1,000pc higher than the national average of around 41 crimes per 1,000 people. The stats for 15 garda districts in Dublin were retrieved by the Sunday World using a new open-source website, The tool works by identifying your local garda station by your Eircode and providing the CSO crime figures for last year in that area. was developed by Brian Fox, a former garda and holder of a master's degree in criminology, who said he felt there was a gap in the public availability of local information on crime in Ireland. The tool is now being backed by the security firm Manguard. 'I was a member of the guards for five years and I realised a lot of people asked where their local garda station was and what the local crime rate was,' he said. 'I remember thinking, wouldn't it be great if you could just punch in an address and get this information really easily? The main goal is to make these statistics as approachable to every single person as possible.' Daniel Ennis, a councillor based in the north inner city, said the high crime rates in the city centre are 'shocking, but not surprising' to those who live in the area. The Social Democrats councillor said residents of the north inner city have become used to seeing crime, such as drug dealing out in the streets. 'It's scary. I'm raising a family in the area myself, and I just can't accept it,' Mr Ennis said. A lot of women, elderly women in particular, will not walk down the likes of Talbot Street anymore 'Does it take the most serious of incidents for us to see action? Is that our normal now? We won't be accepting that. 'When people from the north inner city don't witness something like an open drug deal, that's a surprise. 'A lot of women, elderly women in particular, will not walk down the likes of Talbot Street anymore. Some of them won't walk down to their local corner shop.' Mr Ennis said there is a feeling among long-term residents of the inner city that the area has been neglected. 'There is a real neglect of the people what have lived on these streets for generations,' he said. 'They're talking about these problems a very long time, for decades, and we're seeing the results of that neglect and lack of care for our city-centre and the inner-city community.' Part of the analysis provided by is a system outlining how high the crime rate is in each area. The crime rate is considered 'very high' if it is more than 40pc above the national average, 'high' if is between 10pc and 40pc above the national average, and 'average' is it is within 10pc of the national average. Garda station. Stock image News in 90 Seconds - Tuesday, May 6th Crime rates were 'very high' in eight out of a sample of 15 areas in and around Dublin city: Store Street, Pearse Street, Fitzgibbon Street (88pc above the average), Mountjoy (110pc), Bridewell (682pc), Kilmainham (88pc), Kevin Street (205pc) and Clondalkin (48pc). To ensure fair comparisons between each district, Mr Fox said crime rates are calculated using the garda's population density estimates in each district. 'It's not very fair to measure crime rates in Stephen's Green against Corr na Móna, so by factoring in population densities you can start measuring two places against each other,' he said. The crime rate was categorised as 'average' in three of the garda districts sampled – Donnybrook, Cabra and Crumlin. It was deemed 'high' in four districts – Irishtown, Ballyfermot, Sundrive Road and Rathmines. Figures from the CSO show a drop in crime at several stations also calculates the trend in crime over the last five years in each area. The largest rise was in Bridewell, where the total level of crime has risen by 94pc in that period. Both Sundrive Road and Rathmines had five-year increases of 25pc. In Cabra (-9pc) and Clondalkin (-8pc), there have been decreases in the level of recorded crime. Five districts had no significant change in the last five years: Fitzgibbon Street, Mountjoy, Kilmainham, Ballyfermot and Crumlin. By comparison, the crime rate in Galway city was 90pc higher than the national average, in Cork (Anglesea St) it was 820pc, Limerick's (Henry St) was 212pc, and Waterford city's was 82pc. A garda spokesperson said gardaí in the Dublin Metropolitan Region 'remain committed to ensuring that people are kept safe through a number of policing operations'. The spokesperson noted that there was a 7pc reduction in overall recorded crime nationally between 2019 and 2024. 'Long-term trends continue to demonstrate an ongoing and sustained reduction in recorded crime. Figures from the CSO show a drop in crime at several stations in Dublin like Malahide (-33pc), Rathfarnham (-31pc) and Blackrock (-2pc),' they said.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Yahoo
Nearly 18,000 New Malicious Packages Discovered in Q1 According to Sonatype Open Source Malware Index
Malware targeting developers reaches 828,925 packages, with data exfiltration threats rising sharply Open Source Malware Index Q1 2025 Fulton, Md., April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonatype®, the end-to-end software supply chain security company, today unveiled its Open Source Malware Index, Q1 2025, which examines evolving trends in open source malware and key shifts in malicious open source packages across ecosystems. This quarter's data showed a notable shift in the types of threats targeting software developers, with a total of 17,954 open source malware packages identified. Sonatype leads the industry in open source malware threat intelligence, with researchers uncovering major campaigns throughout the year, including nearly a dozen hijacked npm crypto packages, a counterfeit Truffle for VS Code package, and a group of packages targeting Solana developers. Key findings from Q1 2025 include: Data Exfiltration Malware Dominates: 56% of the malware discovered in Q1 2025 was related to data exfiltration, designed to harvest sensitive information from infected systems, a dramatic increase from 26% in Q4 2024. This rise highlights the growing concern of sensitive information being compromised via malicious open source components. Crypto Miners Remain Steady: Crypto-mining malware made up 7% of malicious packages discovered in Q1 2025, doubling from 3.5% in Q4 2024, showing that resource-hijacking attacks are still prevalent in open source ecosystems. Financial Services and Government Institutions Defending Majority of Attacks: Sonatype helped block more than 20,000 open source malware attacks in Q1 2025 — 66% at financial services companies, 14% at government organizations, and 7% in the electricity, oil & gas sector. Open Source Malware 'Noise' Decreasing: 80% of logged packages in Q1 2025 were made up of more sophisticated and threatening types of malware, such as droppers and code injection malware. "The data shows a meaningful change in how ecosystem maintainers are taking action against harmful components, but it also reflects the growing sophistication of threat actors," said Brian Fox, Co-founder and CTO of Sonatype. "We have seen a rise in more sophisticated types of open source malware, showing that attackers are innovating in ways that demand ongoing vigilance. You have to block it before it enters the development environment — if open source malware is in your repository, it's already too late." The quarterly Open Source Malware Index is part of Sonatype's ongoing commitment to equipping organizations with the most up-to-date information on open source security threats. As open source usage continues to grow globally, these insights underscore the need for proactive measures to safeguard the software supply chain. Sonatype has published year-over-year analysis of open source consumption, risk and threat trends via the annual State of the Software Supply Chain® report for more than a decade. Last year's report showed that open source malware increased by 156% over 2023 and estimated that half of unprotected repositories have already fallen victim to open source malware. Sonatype Repository Firewall is the industry's only solution designed to block malicious open source components and AI models before they can target development environments through AI behavioral analytics and automated policy enforcement. Backed by Sonatype's industry-leading security research team, Sonatype Repository Firewall helped customers prevent 20,920 open source malware attacks in Q1 of this year. For more information about open source malware in Q1 2025, visit About Sonatype Sonatype is the software supply chain security company. We provide the world's best end-to-end software supply chain security solution, combining the only proactive protection against malicious open source, the only enterprise grade SBOM management and the leading open source dependency management platform. This empowers enterprises to create and maintain secure, quality, and innovative software at scale. As founders of Nexus Repository and stewards of Maven Central, the world's largest repository of Java open-source software, we are software pioneers and our open source expertise is unmatched. We empower innovation with an unparalleled commitment to build faster, safer software and harness AI and data intelligence to mitigate risk, maximize efficiencies, and drive powerful software development. More than 2,000 organizations, including 70% of the Fortune 100 and 15 million software developers, rely on Sonatype to optimize their software supply chains. To learn more about Sonatype, please visit Attachment Open Source Malware Index Q1 2025 CONTACT: Megan Schmidt Sonatype
