Over 2,000 gardai have been assaulted while on duty in the past seven years, new figures show, as Fine Gael calls for the introduction of bodycam equipment.
There has been a steady increase in assaults against gardai in recent years as 2,080 gardai on active duty were assaulted between 2015 and 2022, according to figures seen by Dublin Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell.
This includes 509 assaulted members of the force in the Dublin metropolitan region alone. Deputy Alan, who is the party spokesperson on justice, said: "These heinous attacks are an attack not just on the individual but on communities as a whole."
