South Australian Crime Report
Card
On a
rolling year basis, we aren’t doing as well as one might hope for. Overall we
have had 11% more offences committed against persons but only 2% more offences
against property with theft contributing the most, up by 1,864 more offences.
Curiously, ‘General Expiation Offences’ (other theft) is up 31%.
Homicide
and related offences is trending at 35% more than last year (19 offences), and
Assaults appear to be up too – 7%. It all sounds like doom and gloom and you
would be right to ask if there was any good news. Not so surprisingly, Serious
Criminal Trespass or ‘Break and Enters’ as it was once called is down by -2% in
residences and down -1% on non-residences. Could this be Neighbourhood Watch at work?
Whilst
there was an unhealthy increase in blackmail and extortion (up 31%), aggravated and non-aggravated robbery
dropped significantly (18% to 22%). This is a pleasing trend and good to know.
Again I wonder if this can be related to the Neighbourhood Watch program.
From what
I can determine, it would pay to support your Neighbourhood Watch group. Make a
point of showing up for their regular meetings. There is no charge and all are
welcome.
There is
an old saying which I subscribe to:
If you
are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem!