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Queensland Youth Crime Crisis worsens under Labor

23rd August 2023

Victim numbers soaring

The facts are the facts.

The Queensland Youth Crime Crisis is getting worse under Labor.

You are now far more likely to have your car stolen, your house broken into or be a victim of robbery in Queensland than any other state in Australia.

Shockingly, 200,000 Queenslanders were victims of thefts, robberies and break-ins in Queensland last year alone:

  • ​18,195 Queenslanders had their car stolen, up 25% in one year.
  • 47,277 Queenslanders had their home or business broken into, up 21.5% in one year.
  • 126,394 Queenslanders were the victim of theft, up 12.5% in one year.


The Queensland Youth Crime Crisis falls directly at the feet of the Palaszczuk Labor Government.

Labor’s weak laws and falling police numbers have created the Queensland Youth Crime Crisis.

The Palaszczuk Labor Government’s failure to roll-out the real reforms Queenslanders are crying out for, has left Queenslanders paying a high price.

Police numbers are going backwards under Labor with 202 fewer police than 12 months ago.

Despite all of this, I was appalled by Premier Palaszczuk’s refusal in Parliament today to take accountability and responsibility for her Government’s failures to keep Queenslanders safe.

She refused to apologise to victims.

The facts are the facts.

The Queensland Youth Crime Crisis is getting worse under Labor.

They are so besieged by chaos and crisis, they don’t have the solutions Queensland needs.

​The LNP has put solutions on the table to start tackling Queensland’s Youth Crime Crisis, including creating consequences for actions, unshackling the judiciary by removing detention as a last resort and delivering gold standard early intervention.

​While Labor refuses to listen to the voices of victims, the LNP will give Queenslanders a voice.

We won’t stop fighting for Queenslanders, because they deserve better.