The 2022 crime statistics from Alice Springs have revealed the shocking violence rates in central Australia with alcohol-related assaults and domestic violence both up more than 60 per cent.
The Government recently introduced a series of alcohol restrictions in response to the soaring crime rate which has been blamed on a lapse of previous constraints on the community’s access to alcohol.reveal just how much the situation has deteriorated compared to 2021.
Commercial break-ins soared by 46.83 per cent and house break-ins jumped by 9.23 per cent meanwhile motor vehicle theft rose by 13.02 per cent and property damage rates were up 54.84 per cent.Alice Springs has a population of 28,000 yet the region recorded a staggering total of 2823 assaults recorded, 1886 domestic assaults, 1521 alcohol-related assaults and 79 sexual assaults in 2022.
Demonstrating the police concern at the crimes was Commander Danny Bacon who said family violence was the community’s “primary” offence. The increase in crime and rampant spread of alcohol comes after the intervention-era Stronger Futures Laws lapsed in July last year. The Liquor Amendment Bill will reimpose bans until communities develop alcohol management plans under an opt-out arrangement.
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