Welcome to the NSW Government's crime prevention website. This website provides information and resources for local councils, community members, businesses and crime prevention practitioners to reduce crime.
The NSW Government is committed to reducing crime, particularly violent crime. The State Plan identifies the following priorities and targets for reducing crime in NSW:
- Reduce the incidence of property crimes against households by 15% by 2016
- Reduce the incidence of violent crimes against individuals by 10% by 2016.
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Crime prevention framework
The NSW Government announced the Crime prevention framework on 24 June, 2008. The framework is the first of its kind to focus on strengthening and coordinating crime prevention activities across NSW at both State and Local level. It aims to reduce crime levels, deter criminal activities and minimise the occurrence of anti-social behaviour. A PDF copy of the Framework can be downloaded from the Crime prevention policies webpage.
Crime prevention checklists
The NSW Attorney General's Department recently developed three security checklists to help you improve the security of your house, apartment and/or business. These and other crime prevention factsheets can be downloaded from the Factsheets webpage.
Aboriginal Child Sexual Assault Survey
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