Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Northern Metropolitan Region crime

Adem SOMYUREK (Northern Metropolitan) (13:23): Ever since I was elected as a member for Northern Metropolitan district I have been receiving complaints from frustrated and scared constituents about crime in the northern parts of my electorate. Therefore I was not surprised to read that these complaints are supported by the latest round of crime data published last month by the Crime Statistics Agency, which show that Hume recorded 18,257 offences in the year to 30 June, up 5.6 per cent, and Whittlesea had an increase of 8 per cent as well. I call on the government to devote more resources to making these communities safe.