Crime and Public Safety

Crime in Australia at Its Lowest Since Records Began 16 Years Ago: ABS

The number of offenders brought before the courts by police in 2024 fell to its lowest level since records began in 2008, new ABS data shows.
Crime in Australia at Its Lowest Since Records Began 16 Years Ago: ABS
A WA police car is seen in Perth, Western Australia, on March 23, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
Rex Widerstrom
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According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), crime in Australia—as measured by the number of offenders charged by police—is at its lowest level since data collection began in 2008.

“There were 340,681 offenders in Australia in 2023/24, a fall of two percent from the previous year,” said the ABS’s head of crime and justice statistics, Samantha Hall.

Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.