Northern Territory Police to Recruit 200 New Officers Amid Youth Violence

Published on April 4, 2024

The Northern Territory (NT) is to get a 200-officer boost to its police ranks to directly target youth crime in the wake of escalating regional disorder. The NT Police currently number 1,642 officers, and the targeted increase to 1,842 is scheduled over the next four years. “Reducing crime is my top priority and we will work tirelessly to improve community safety right across the Territory,” NT Chief Minister Eva Lawler said in an announcement on April 3. Youth crime in NT is fueled by socioeconomic disadvantage, substance abuse, family dysfunction, and historical and cultural factors that disproportionately affects Indigenous youth, who are overrepresented in the state’s justice system....

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