Mr Grant said he is in possession of the report compiled by former assistant police commissioner Stephen Bradshaw, about rural crime.

Mr Bradshaw visited a variety of western NSW towns, including Nyngan, to listen to land holders about their qualms with trespass, stock theft and rural crime. 

Mr Grant acknowledged the situation.

“As far as time frame goes I’ll make it [the report] public asap,” he said. 

“There’s fierce debate to get legislation through, as you know we haven’t got a majority in the Senate, so we’ll have to negotiate with cross-benchers to get it through.”

The NSW Farmers’ have called for additional resources for the NSW Police to to combat rural crime. 

The Farmers have called on the state government to provide additional funding and staffing for rural police stations and funding so the smallest stations so they can attend out-of-hours calls that are associated with crimes on farms. 

NSW Farmers reported rural crime has reached an acute level across the state with stock theft at its highest level since 2013. 

They also reported illegal hunting activity has increased sharply and is associated with incidents of fuel and equipment theft, livestock, injury and death and damage to farm infrastructure. To help harbour this epidemic the Farmers have passed a motion calling on the NSW Government to implement a minimum mandatory fine of $5500 for trespass. 

Until the report is released and action taken, the police are asking people to report the crimes they see and look after their personal safety.

Superintendent Scott Tanner said the police need people to report. 

“Report crime and maintain awareness of personal security,” he said. 

“Back in the day you could leave your cars and your house unlocked, it’s a different story now.”