Crime Turning Corner After ‘Disturbing’ Surge: Queensland Premier

‘What we’ve seen ... is that the efforts of our police are paying off and that those crime rates have turned a corner.’

New Queensland Premier Steven Miles makes his first address as Premier, at 1 William Street in Brisbane, Australia on Dec. 15, 2023. AAP Jono Searle

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.