The claims were made as Brisbane City Council announced a joint taskforce with police to crack down on antisocial behaviour in tent camps built by the homeless.
ABC Radio Brisbane: Kenji Sato Brisbane City Council has failed to back up its claims that homeless violence is escalating in the city.
The claims were made as the council announced it had created a joint taskforce with Queensland Police to crack down on antisocial behaviour at the camps. "QFD does work closely and interact regularly with local governments across Queensland to mitigate fire risk and ensure public safety." A council spokesperson said their claims of increasing violence at Kurilpa Point and Musgrave Park were based on QPS data, internal reports, and reports from residents and community service providers.
However, the spokesperson said that the taskforce did exist, and has had four meetings since October.Northwest Community Group president Paul Slater said the council was demonising homeless people without substantiating their claims with good data.ABC Radio Brisbane: Kenji SatoMr Slater said he was dealing with more cases of homeless people who had been harassed or physically assaulted by members of the public.
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