CRIME FIGURES A CONCERN Fielding
Family First Leader Senator Steve Fielding says he’s deeply concerned with Australian Bureau Statics (ABS) data which found there were around 1.6 million incidents of malicious property damage in Australia each year.
The ABS Crime Victimisation Survey found that 912,500 households (11%) were victims of at least one incident of property damage.
“Australia is supposed to be a safe place to bring up a family, yet sadly traditional values seems to be going out the window as we become more like America,” Senator Fielding said.
“I have no doubt damage to property is a direct result of an increase in alcohol fuelled violence.
“Governments around the country need to do more to stamp out binge drinking and the associated problems that go with it.
“Shopkeepers and residents living in and around our pubs and clubs are getting sick of cleaning up the mess left by people who have been on a bender.
“These latest stats prove we need to stamp out the culture of getting drunk and acting like fools.”
The Crime Victimisation Survey, conducted in 2008-09, asked people aged 15 and over whether they experienced a crime in the preceding 12 months for a selected range of personal and household offences.
