Counts of murder, break and enter to a non-dwelling and malicious damage to property have all increased in the Bogan Shire from June 2014 to June 2015 compared to the same period the year before.
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The results from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) quarterly report has also indicated assault non-domestic violence related has stayed the same and domestic violent counts and theft from a motor vehicle have gone down.
The statistics are based on crimes that are called into the Nyngan Police from June 2014 to June 2015.
BOCSAR also reports on the ration to NSW rate of recorded criminal incidences per 100,000 population for major offences during the 12 months.
The Bogan Shire has reported more than double the state rate in murder (86.3 times), assault domestic violence related (2.3 times), assault-non-domestic violence related (2.4 times), break and enter in a non-dwelling (4.7 times), Steal from a motor vehicle (2.3 times) steal from a dwelling (2 times) and malicious damage to property (4.2 times).
Minister for Police, Troy Grant earlier this year the BOCSAR results can be skewed due to the population of towns.
“The statistics collected for crime are categorised on both a volume and per capita basis. Volume is the total amount of crime that occurs and in regional areas it is usually low, particularly in communities while the per capita rates are usually above the state average,” he said.
“This in short means that the crime occurring despite being lower than other areas is having a greater impact or affecting more people.
“The BOCSAR figures are reflecting the impact of crime on small towns which isn’t at an acceptable level for the community nor the government.”
Despite the Bogan Shire recording less incidences of domestic violence, the Far West and Orana regions have triple the domestic violence related assaults and twice the non-domestic violence related assaults than the state average.
The region also recorded twice the rate of sexual assaults and indecent assault during the past 12 months, almost three times the rate of break and enter dwelling and four times the rate of break and enter non-dwelling.
Deputy Premier and Minister for Police and Justice Troy Grant announced last week in the 24 months to June 2015 none of the 17 major offence categories showed a significant upward trend, while six offences were trending down across the state. Robbery without a weapon is down by 13.8 per cent, robbery with a firearm is down by 13.8 per cent, robbery with a weapon not a firearm is down 19.4 per cent, break and enter dwelling is down 5.8 per cent, steal from a person is down 9.8 per cent and malicious damage to property is down 8.7 per cent.
“These results are a testament to the dedicated and proactive work of police officers in communities across NSW to prevent crime,” he said.
Illegal drug possession arrests have recorded an upward trend including a 38 per cent increase in amphetamine possession and a 47 per cent increase in cocaine possession.
