Craig Kelly (Hughes, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On behalf of the constituents of Hughes, I would like to congratulate our local police forces serving under the command of local area commander Superintendent Julian Griffiths at Sutherland and Superintendent Peter Gillam at Liverpool. You can look at the fine job that they are doing in my local area, and in New South Wales, by comparing some of the crime statistics in New South Wales with those of Victoria. For motor vehicle theft in New South Wales over the last 12 months, we have seen a 12.6 per cent decrease. In Victoria over the same period of time, we have seen a 33 per cent increase in motor vehicle theft. In fact, today, if someone in New South Wales drove across the border into Victoria, they would be 66 per cent more likely to have their car stolen.

Also, in robbery, we see that offences in New South Wales are down between 22 and 42 per cent. In comparison, we see that offences in Victoria are up 14 per cent. The same goes for break and enter of a dwelling. In New South Wales, the numbers, thankfully, are down 7.2 per cent, but in Victoria, they are up 12.6 per cent. For stealing, we are seeing that New South Wales is down between seven and 10 per cent, whereas theft in Victoria is up 19 per cent.

Congratulations to the NSW Police and congratulations to the New South Wales government. (Time expired)