Assaults, drugs and weapons are the most common crime types in the region.
Westmeath has the highest crime rate in the Midlands.
Irish Independent figures show the county has a crime rate of 578 per 10,000 people for 2025.
With the highest crime type being assaults and threats.
The rate is 528 per 10,000 in Laois, where drugs ranks as the most common crime.
While in Offaly 373 crimes were recorded per 10,000 people last year, with weapons crimes raking highest.
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