has been crowned 'the crime capital of Australia', recording the most victims of crime in any state or territory.
Almost 300,000 residents became victims of crime in the last year alone, while car thefts and home invasions are at record levels.Queensland has been named crime capital of Australia with almost 300,000 residents falling victim to criminals in the last year alone. The data found crime rates were 12 per cent higher in Queensland compared to NSW, which has a larger population of 8.4 million residents compared to Queensland's 5.5 million residents.
If you're in Queensland, you're twice as likely to have your car pinched than if you're in NSW and that's not the kind of state that we want to see," Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli told The Queensland government has introduced a new support package for victims of crime which will come into effect tomorrow."I've been calling for a couple of years now that we should have outback camps to rebuild these young people, to show them they do have a purpose," he said.
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