It's been named alongside cities like Tijuana, Baghdad and Tripoli. 9News
Queensland police statistics from the past 12 months show 3005 offences related to unlawful entry, 2232 for property damage, 6104 for drug offences and 919 for unlawful use of a motor vehicle – there was a total of 31,932 offences across all categories during this time.
"There is nothing off the table. We will look at everything because we want to make sure that we are addressing this issue with the community."were coming from a "core group of recidivist, high-risk offenders" who frequently break into homes to find car keys. In response to locals frustrated by the lack of serious consequences for the young criminals, member for Townsville Scott Stewart last month announced a $5.6 million investment to establish eight new specialist multi-agency response teams to address the underlining causes of youth offending over the next four years.
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