“My heart goes out to those retailers on the front line, they do feel like they’re on the front line of crime when I’ve gone out and spoken to them. It’s important to note, though, that the overall trend of ram raids has been tracking down since August last year,” Police Minister Ginny Andersen told AM on Friday.
“It’s still too high for my liking and that’s why today I’ve announced an additional $9 million for that retail crime prevention programme to be rolled out further – that’s $15 million in total.”
Andersen admitted the post-COVID spike in youth crime was still elevated.
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