A shocking number of thefts have occurred from Australian homes over the past year — and one main group is committing the crimes.
“Eighty-six per cent of households reported their motor vehicle theft to police, which was the highest police reporting rate of all crime types collected in the survey,” he said. In the past two years, the number of young offenders involved in car thefts and unlawful entry with intent also increased. “Motor vehicle theft in the past has been described as a debut crime, the kind of crime young people get involved in their early offending, which leads to other types of criminal behaviour,” he said.
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