Assault Up 23 Percent in Northern Territory: Crime Statistics

Around 1 in 20 Territorians were victims of an assault with more than 1 in 20 the victim of a property crime.

Signage on a Police vehicle in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Sept 4, 2022. AAP Image/Aaron Bunch

Assault-related crimes in the Northern Territory (NT) are up 22.9 percent over the 2022-23 period, with 24,235 individual assaults reported, according to the most recent police crime statistics.

When broken down, NT residents have witnessed an uptick in assaults (up 21.3 percent in 2022-23), domestic violence-related assault (up 26.7 percent), alcohol-related assault (up 21.4 percent), and sexual assault (up 24.2 percent).