Ms FINOCCHIARO - 2014-02-20
Can you inform the House about the encouraging crime figures coming out of the electorates of Karama and Casuarina?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, what a good question! I thank the member for Drysdale. I had a spring in my step when I heard that one. It is fantastic! Before I start, I must apologise. Yesterday, in this House, there was a question from the member for Fannie Bay asking about crime. I thought it was a very good question. I was waiting for another one; I was looking forward to it. The question yesterday was, why have the crime stats not been released, because it is 19 February and they should be released on 17 February, as they were on 17 January.
I very inappropriately said nasty things about the Attorney-General for being two days late. I was pretending we should be giving him a slap on the wrist. I had a chat to the Attorney-General later on and I said, ‘John …’ - because I call him John - ‘What is going on, you are two days late?’ Never mind the fact Labor did not publicise any crime stats at all and we now publish them online every month. I had a chat with my mate, John, and he said, ‘Oh, Chief Minister’ – Adam – ‘we actually publish them on the third Friday of every month’. For the members opposite, I should advise the third Friday of every month is not always on the 17th. I made an incorrect statement; I said it was two days late and I was really naughty by rousing on the Attorney-General ...
Ms Walker: Come on, it is not comedy hour for the chief clown.
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Mr GILES: However, this is beside the point. Yesterday, I was talking – during the very fun-filled answer – about the changes in crime stats in the Karama electorate. I did not have them on hand; I made a rough estimation …
Ms Fyles: What about Nightcliff?
Ms Walker: What about Nhulunbuy?
Mr McCarthy: What about Tennant Creek?
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Mr GILES: Oh, I can get to other good figures if you like, member for Nightcliff. This one can go on all day. However, I will quickly talk about some of those stats in Karama. You can tell by the level of interjections they know it is bad news coming. I said roughly 25%. I was using roundabout figures, but let us get specific for Karama. There is a range of statistics we can look at, but I did a comparison on three-yearly statistics - 2007, 2010 and 2013. The last full year of figures is 2013. You can pick something out, for example, between 2010 and 2013 sexual assaults and related offences were down by 38.89% - a little off from the 25%. You can talk about total offences against property. I said around 25% yesterday but, in fact, it is 33.67%. You can talk about assaults in Casuarina; in the three-year period they are down 34.57%, reducing crime by 10%. You talk about total offences against property, down by 32.75% against the 2007 figures.
There is only one party in this Chamber fixing crime and it is the Country Liberal Party and this government.
Madam SPEAKER: Chief Minister, your time has expired.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, what a good question! I thank the member for Drysdale. I had a spring in my step when I heard that one. It is fantastic! Before I start, I must apologise. Yesterday, in this House, there was a question from the member for Fannie Bay asking about crime. I thought it was a very good question. I was waiting for another one; I was looking forward to it. The question yesterday was, why have the crime stats not been released, because it is 19 February and they should be released on 17 February, as they were on 17 January.
I very inappropriately said nasty things about the Attorney-General for being two days late. I was pretending we should be giving him a slap on the wrist. I had a chat to the Attorney-General later on and I said, ‘John …’ - because I call him John - ‘What is going on, you are two days late?’ Never mind the fact Labor did not publicise any crime stats at all and we now publish them online every month. I had a chat with my mate, John, and he said, ‘Oh, Chief Minister’ – Adam – ‘we actually publish them on the third Friday of every month’. For the members opposite, I should advise the third Friday of every month is not always on the 17th. I made an incorrect statement; I said it was two days late and I was really naughty by rousing on the Attorney-General ...
Ms Walker: Come on, it is not comedy hour for the chief clown.
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Mr GILES: However, this is beside the point. Yesterday, I was talking – during the very fun-filled answer – about the changes in crime stats in the Karama electorate. I did not have them on hand; I made a rough estimation …
Ms Fyles: What about Nightcliff?
Ms Walker: What about Nhulunbuy?
Mr McCarthy: What about Tennant Creek?
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Mr GILES: Oh, I can get to other good figures if you like, member for Nightcliff. This one can go on all day. However, I will quickly talk about some of those stats in Karama. You can tell by the level of interjections they know it is bad news coming. I said roughly 25%. I was using roundabout figures, but let us get specific for Karama. There is a range of statistics we can look at, but I did a comparison on three-yearly statistics - 2007, 2010 and 2013. The last full year of figures is 2013. You can pick something out, for example, between 2010 and 2013 sexual assaults and related offences were down by 38.89% - a little off from the 25%. You can talk about total offences against property. I said around 25% yesterday but, in fact, it is 33.67%. You can talk about assaults in Casuarina; in the three-year period they are down 34.57%, reducing crime by 10%. You talk about total offences against property, down by 32.75% against the 2007 figures.
There is only one party in this Chamber fixing crime and it is the Country Liberal Party and this government.
Madam SPEAKER: Chief Minister, your time has expired.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016