Silver lining as pandemic leads to reduction in most criminal activity in Leitrim Reporter: '); Drug detections are up but overall, the pandemic and associated lockdowns have led to a reduction in most crimes according to the latest local and national crime figures. At Monday's online meeting of the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee, Sligo/Leitrim Division Superintendent, Aidan Glacken, highlighted comparative crime figures for the first three months of 2021. He noted that the lack of a night time economy and the fact that criminals were restricted in their movements around the country as a result of the lockdowns, has resulted in a drop in recorded crimes in particular those associated with the night time economy, theft and criminal damage.