Cases of domestic violence, stealing from a motor vehicle and malicious damage to property have all dropped according to the latest crime figures released on Wednesday.
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According to the latest from NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, in the last 12 months to December 2017, there has been a reduction in most major crime categories in the Wingecarribee Shire.
The most significant declines were recorded in steal from dwellings and steal from motor vehicle.
Steal from dwellings cases fell by 46.9 per cent from the year before from 145 to 77 cases.
Steal from motor vehicle fell from 120 to 82, a decrease of 31.7 per cent.
Assault- domestic violence cases- also fell from 125 to 103, as did break and enter (dwelling) from 97 to 70.
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller APM, said the figures reflected the hard work of officers.
“We are continuing to focus on preventing and disrupting crime and as a result we are seeing a positive effect in reducing the fear of crime and increasing personal safety and security,” Commissioner Fuller said.
Malicious damage to property also had a decrease in cases to December 2017, from 387 to 324.
The Hume Police District has been working closely with small businesses, which has been displayed in the recent figures, showing a decrease in counts of stealing from a retail store from 86 to 51 cases.
Steal from a person dropped from eight cases to four cases while motor vehicle theft also decreased from 40 counts to 38.
Break and enter (non-dwelling) also fell slightly from 69 to 67 as did robbery with a weapon not a firearm from one to nil.
Robery without a weapon also fell from three cases to two, while indecent assault, act of indecency and other sexual offences grew from 37 to 42 cases.
Sexual assault also increased from 20 the previous year to 31.
Assault (non-domestic violence) grew from 94 to 110 cases.
Again there were no cases of murder to December 2017.
Fraud cases stayed the same with 166 cases in both years.
Long-term trends in violent and property crime show three crime categories – robbery, motor vehicle theft and break and enter, are now at their lowest recorded levels in 25 years across NSW.
“It is encouraging to see an overall decrease in crime statistics which correlates with increased proactive policing,” Commissioner Fuller said.
Madeline Crittenden
Madeline Crittenden is a journalist for Fairfax Media at the South Coast Register.
Madeline Crittenden is a journalist for Fairfax Media at the South Coast Register.
