Crime Turning Corner After ‘Disturbing’ Surge: Queensland Premier

Published on April 23, 2024

Crime rates in Queensland are turning the corner after a “disturbing surge,” Premier Steven Miles says. But newly appointed police commissioner Steve Gollschewski says it is too early to tell whether their crackdown is working. A day after Queensland’s 2022-23 crime report was released with alarming stats, the state government announced millions would be spent on tackling youth crime. It committed $13.55 million (US$8.74 million) to expand a co-responders initiative in which youth workers assist at-risk juveniles and kids on bail. Operating in 13 regions from Cairns to the Gold Coast, it will now be expanded to Goondiwindi and the Sunshine Coast....

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