Crime Prevention

While social media is a popular way to share information, Crime Stoppers and police are warning about the potential risks of sharing crimes online.

New data reveals a "sharp increase" in children in custody in NSW, with the number of Indigenous kids behind bars sparking a warning from the head of the state's crime research agency.

NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro was not in attendance at the 25th Garma festival after pushing tough-on-crime rhetoric as the prime minister claims "the cheap politics of division" would not lead to solutions.

After politicising the stabbing of a 15-year-old boy at the Darwin Show, the Northern Territory government has battened down the hatches with its rhetoric. The subtext: You're either with us, or against us.

Specialist police prepare for a Rebels Motorcycle Club run to Melbourne this weekend, before tougher laws banning the display of club colours and insignia come into force.

Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has warned Australia is at risk of "losing another generation" of First Nations people to the criminal justice system without urgent action from all levels of government.

The Northern Territory's four Aboriginal land councils have issued a rare joint statement, accusing the NT government of ignoring the human rights of Aboriginal people.

What can you store in apartment garages and storage cages, without annoying your neighbours or breaking strata rules?   

In Tasmania, prosecutors must prove that children aged 10 to 14 who have committed crimes have an understanding of the moral wrongfulness of their actions, but the Liberals say they will look at instead requiring defence lawyers to prove their clients do not have this understanding.

The NT government will rewrite youth crime laws this month to reclassify 13 offences as "serious", requiring children who commit them to attend court rather than go through youth diversion.

The ACT has raised the age of criminal responsibility to 14 in a move supported by advocates and experts, but there are concerns support services will be stretched too thin.

A coroner hears police covertly followed the stolen car through Cairns, then failed to stop it with a tyre-deflation device before it slammed into a tree, killing a boy, 14, and leaving another passenger a quadriplegic.

As winter rolls on, our photographers capture the stories of vulnerable community members we can't identify, a beloved canine, and devastating blows to Perth's tree canopy.

First Nations man and founder of Cuz Boxing Joe Hedger spends his days helping young people at risk. As Canberra raises the age of criminal responsibility to 14, services like his will be at the forefront of change. 

WA Police Minister Reece Whitby says officials from two states have reached out to discuss its strict new gun law reforms as firearm control groups call for a national approach.

Thai police say more than a dozen foreigners, mostly Australians and British, were arrested for allegedly running an online investment fraud that duped people out of at least $1.9 million.

The ACT Chief Police Officer says the raising of the age of criminality in the territory from 12 to 14, due to take effect in July, will put pressure on police. He says services will need to be increased to relieve pressure. 

A coronial inquest has heard of the need for reforms to NSW gun licensing after a mentally unwell man was handed back his guns less than six months before he used one to kill his son and then himself.

With crime rates a big concern for many Australians, households are increasingly turning to technology to try to protect against thieves.

The NT is set to join WA in allowing residents to carry pepper spray, in a trial the government says will improve public safety and give people "lawful tools to protect themselves".