Lia Finocchiaro’s CLP Government has announced major successes in crime reduction. Photo: Lia Finocchiaro MLA, Facebook.
The Northern Territory’s Finocchiaro Government has announced recent crime figures showing the success of its law-and-order agenda.
Statistics show that house break-ins have been reduced by a massive 23 per cent over the past 12 months.
“Territorians wanted a government that would listen and act to restore community safety,” Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said.
“We made a commitment to tackle the root causes of crime; we promised to reduce crime to restore our quality of life here in the Territory and the latest data shows that we are delivering on that promise.”
The new data released compared seven years of crime rates under the previous Labor government, from 2017 to 2023, with the more recent record of the Finocchiaro Government.
- Total offences rose 39 per cent under the previous government, then fell 3 per cent under the current administration.
- Robberies rose a staggering 242 per cent under the previous government, then fell 3 per cent under the current administration.
- Assaults increased 59 per cent under the previous government, then dropped 11 per cent under the current government.
- Sexual offences increased 8 per cent under Labor, then decreased 7 per cent under the CLP.
- Motor vehicle theft rose 8 per cent under the previous government, then fell 23 per cent under the current administration.
- Commercial break-ins rose 38 per cent under the previous government, then dropped 32 per cent under its successor.
- Total property offences increased 32 per cent under the previous government, but have fallen 12 per cent under the current one.
Total offences under the previous government rose from fewer than 30,000 in 2017 to almost 41,000 in 2023, a figure that fell below 31,000 in 12 months of CLP governance.
“My government has made good progress so far, but I can assure Territorians that we know there is still more work to do, and in our year of growth, certainty and security, reducing crime will remain our number-one priority,” Chief Minister Finocchiaro said.
“In our first year, the number of victims of crime fell by 10.2 per cent and as a result, business confidence is returning and the Territory economy is growing.”
Data reveals that the drop in crime rates has been particularly dramatic in the regions, with house break-ins and commercial break-ins in Darwin down 38 per cent and 49 per cent, respectively.
Palmerston and Darwin have seen a 17 per cent decrease in motor vehicle theft. Alice Springs has seen a 12 per cent reduction in sexual assaults and a 25 per cent drop in total offences.
Assaults are down 24 per cent in Nhulunbuy, 10 per cent in Katherine and 12 per cent in Tenant Creek.
“That means more families feeling safer in their homes, more businesses opening their doors with confidence, and more people enjoying the Territory lifestyle we are so fiercely proud of,” Chief Minister Finocchiaro said.
