{{Short description|On-going political issue}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} [[File:Graffiti on train Sunshine Railway Station Bilsen Rd Geebung P1020123.jpg|thumb|[[Graffiti]] on a [[Queensland Rail]] train, 2017]] '''Crime in Queensland''' is an on-going [[Politics of Queensland|political issue]]. [[Queensland Police Service|Queensland Police]] is responsible for providing policing services to [[Queensland]], Australia. Crime statistics for the state are provided on their website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.police.qld.gov.au/aboutUs/the_service/default.htm|website=Queensland Police|title=The Service|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref> Official records show that reported offences against property and people has declined over the past 20 years to 2020.<ref name="wiy">{{cite news |last=Dennien |first=Matt |date=21 October 2020 |title=What is youth crime, and is it on the rise in Queensland? |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/what-is-youth-crime-and-is-it-on-the-rise-in-queensland-20201002-p561fv.html |work=[[Brisbane Times]] |access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref> The state has criminal codes for [[hoon|hooning]],<ref name="hoon">{{cite web |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/law/crime-and-police/types-of-crime/hooning |title=Hooning |date=22 December 2021 |website=www.qld.gov.au |publisher=[[Government of Queensland]] |access-date=23 July 2023 }}</ref> [[graffiti]],<ref name="graffiti">{{cite web |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/law/crime-and-police/types-of-crime/graffiti |title=Graffiti |date=22 December 2021 |website=www.qld.gov.au |publisher=[[Government of Queensland]] |access-date=23 July 2023 }}</ref> sharing intimate images without [[consent]]<ref name="sharing">{{cite web |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/law/crime-and-police/types-of-crime/intimate-images |title=Sharing intimate images without consent |date=22 December 2021 |website=www.qld.gov.au |publisher=[[Government of Queensland]] |access-date=23 July 2023 }}</ref> and [[fare evasion]].<ref name="evasion">{{cite web |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/law/crime-and-police/types-of-crime/transport-fare-evasion |title=Transport fare evasion |date=22 December 2021 |website=www.qld.gov.au |publisher=[[Government of Queensland]] |access-date=23 July 2023 }}</ref> [[Wage theft]] became a crime in 2020.<ref name="wtn">{{cite web |url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/90702 |title=Wage theft now a crime in Queensland |last=Grace |first=Grace |date=9 September 2020 |website=statements.qld.gov.au |publisher=Government of Queensland |access-date=23 July 2023 }}</ref> The minimum [[age of criminal responsibility]] in Queensland is 10 years old.
The long-term trend is for a decrease in crime in Queensland across all categories.<ref name="dsq">{{cite news |last=Sato |first=Kenji |date=30 September 2023 |title=Data suggests Queensland's crime rate decreasing despite reports of surging youth offences |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-30/queensland-youth-crime-long-term-data-downward-abs-police/102917994 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref> Exceptions include rape, assault and shoplifting<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guest |first=Adam |date=2025-06-03 |title=What Happens If You Get Caught Shoplifting in Queensland? |url=https://guestlawyers.com.au/what-happens-if-you-get-caught-shoplifting/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Guest Lawyers}}</ref> which have increased. The rate of youth offending is falling.<ref name="dsq"/> By age, the largest group of criminals was the 20-24 cohort.<ref name="dsq"/>
The [[Crime and Corruption Commission]] (CCC) was created to combat and reduce the incidence of major [[crime]] and to reduce the incidence of misconduct in the Queensland public sector. Complaints about the police are rarely investigated by the CCC which passes police matters back to the service for internal review.<ref name="qcw">{{cite news |last=Gillespie |first=Eden |date=3 August 2022 |title=Queensland corruption watchdog has 'largely abandoned responsibility' for complaints against police, inquiry hears |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/03/queensland-corruption-watchdog-has-largely-abandoned-responsibility-for-complaints-against-police-inquiry-hears |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref>
Community crime [[Facebook]] groups have grown in number and influence, becoming de facto [[Lobbying|lobby organisations]].<ref name="ehh">{{cite news |last1=Smee |first1=Ben |last2=Smith |first2=Aaron |date=26 February 2023 |title='Everybody has had a gutful': online anti-crime groups propel Queensland to a political reckoning |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/26/everybody-has-had-a-gutful-online-anti-crime-groups-propel-queensland-to-a-political-reckoning |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> Police have raised concerns about the rise of [[vigilantism]] stemming from comments online.<ref name="ehh"/>
==History== In July 1987, the [[Fitzgerald Inquiry]] began formal hearings. The judicial inquiry investigated possible illegal activities and police misconduct. Fitzgerald's report was submitted on 3 July 1989. Queensland Police Commissioner [[Terry Lewis (police officer)|Terry Lewis]] was charged with corruption and a number of politicians were charged with crimes. The Fitzgerald Inquiry lead to the establishment of Queensland's first anti-corruption body, the [[Criminal Justice Commission (Queensland)|Criminal Justice Commission]].
[[Crime Stoppers]] Queensland was established in 1989.<ref name="cshis">{{cite web |url=https://www.crimestoppersqld.com.au/about/history/ |title=History |publisher=Crime Stoppers Queensland |access-date=24 July 2023 }}</ref>
In August 2013, the Queensland Police Service launched an online crime map to provide crime data to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Online Crime Map |url=https://qps-ocm.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/index.html |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=qps-ocm.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com}}</ref> In October 2013, the [[Newman government]] led an unprecedented crackdown on [[outlaw motorcycle club]]s.<ref name="qgr">{{cite news |date=19 October 2013 |title=Queensland Government releases list of outlaw motorcycle gang premises as clubhouses close down |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/queensland-government-releases-list-of-outlaw-motorcycle-gang-premises-as-clubhouses-close-down/news-story/4ff6b2a2822f62a6c27efc9aa8e42de3 |work=[[The Courier-Mail]] |publisher=Nationwide News |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
In March 2023, Queensland police were given a substantial rise in powers. [[Knife legislation|Legislation]] passed that allows Queensland police to use hand-held [[metal detectors]] to search people without reasonable suspicion in a crackdown on knife crime.<ref name="jlp">{{cite news |last=Riga |first=Rachel |date=30 March 2023 |title=Jack's Law passes Queensland parliament, giving police 'incredibly robust' powers to deter knife crime |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-30/qld-jacks-laws-pass-police-search-for-knives-nightclubs/102165892 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> In May 2023, an anti-crime rally was held in [[Rockhampton, Queensland|Rockhampton]].<ref name="pwa">{{cite news |date=8 May 2023 |title=Police warn against vigilante action in Rockhampton after anti-crime protesters march at alleged offenders' homes |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-08/angry-rockhampton-locals-march-on-homes-of-alleged-offenders/102315744 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> After the rally a group of about 60 people marched on the homes of alleged offenders.
In May 2025, the Queensland government made [[coercive control]] a criminal offense.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 May 2025 |title=Coercive control laws |url=https://www.qld.gov.au/community/getting-support-health-social-issue/support-victims-abuse/need-to-know/coercive-control/coercive-control-laws |publisher=Government of Queensland |access-date=}}</ref>
==Illicit drugs== Small scale drug possession laws were changed in 2023 with the introduction of a three-strike system that offers a caution to a first-timer, and [[Diversion program|diversion]] and assessment programs for anyone busted two or three times.<ref name="nqd">{{cite news |last=Pollard |first=Emma |date=20 April 2023 |title=New Queensland drug laws will keep thousands of people out of justice system, advocates say |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-20/drug-laws-end-to-war-on-drugs-qld-advocates-say/102235406 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> In the same year, mobile and fixed site [[pill testing]] was introduced in an attempt to curb the harmful effects of illicit drugs.<ref name="qbf">{{cite news |date=25 February 2023 |title=Queensland becomes first Australian state to introduce pill testing in move away from '1950s drug policy' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/25/queensland-becomes-first-australian-state-to-introduce-pill-testing-in-move-away-from-1950s-drug-policy |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> Queensland’s peak medical bodies welcomed the move towards a health-based approach to drug use.<ref name="qhb">{{cite news |last=Wuth |first=Robyn |date=22 February 2023 |title=Qld health bodies welcome moves to decriminalise minor drug possession |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/qld-health-bodies-welcome-moves-to-decriminalise-minor-drug-possession-20230222-p5cmn7.html |work=[[Brisbane Times]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> The changes were made to save police time and to prevent further harm to small-time users.<ref name="qit">{{cite news |last=Burt |first=Jemima |date=22 February 2023 |title=Queensland is to relax its drug laws, even for ice and heroin. How could it affect you? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-22/queensland-illicit-drug-law-changes-three-strikes/102005684 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
The sale and distribution of illicit drugs is the most pervasive form of [[organised crime]] activity in Queensland.<ref name="idm">{{cite web |url=https://www.ccc.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/Docs/Publications/CMC/Illicit-drug-markets-in-qld-Report-2012.pdf |title=Illicit drug markets in Queensland |date=December 2012 |website=www.ccc.qld.gov.au |publisher=[[Crime and Corruption Commission]] |access-date=20 August 2023 }}</ref> The largest bust of heroin in Queensland occurred in March 2023.<ref name="afp">{{cite news |date=4 April 2023 |title=Australian Federal Police report largest ever detection of heroin in Queensland after 336kg shipment seized |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-04/heroin-arrest-port-of-brisbane-australian-federal-police/102183312 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref> 336 kilograms of heroin was sent in a shipment from Malaysia.<ref name="afp"/> In 2023, one of the largest [[Methamphetamine|meth]] labs in Australia was discovered in three storage units at [[Rothwell, Queensland|Rothwell]].<ref name="prq">{{cite news |last=Green |first=Eli |date=1 August 2023 |title=Police raid Queensland's biggest drug lab likened to a Breaking Bad facility |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/crime/police-raid-queenslands-biggest-drug-lab-likened-to-a-breaking-bad-facility/news-story/eee7c622a93ef08a8bc8eb08e29d028e |work=news.com.au |publisher=Nationwide News |access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref> The industrial scale of the equipment and the amount of precursor chemicals found indicated an organised crime syndicate was behind the lab.<ref name="prq"/>
==Youth crime== Queensland has adopted a “tough on crime” approach to [[Juvenile delinquency|youth crime]]. [[Save the Children Australia]] claims a "child’s rights approach”, which would be more effective and humane.<ref name="qaw">{{cite news |last=Gillespie |first=Eden |date=19 April 2023 |title=Queensland among worst violators of children's rights in youth justice system, research finds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/19/queensland-among-worst-violators-of-childrens-rights-in-youth-justice-system-research-finds |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
[[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander]] children represented 60% of the number of children in detention.<ref name="qco"/> Queensland has the highest youth [[Recidivism|recidivist]] rate of any state or territory.<ref name="qtn">{{cite news |last1=Eaton |first1=Matt |last2=Utting |first2=Alexandria |date=24 January 2023 |title=Queensland tops nation for child detention and youth repeat offenders, Productivity Commission data reveals |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-24/qld-youth-detention-figures-show-high-recidivist-rate/101886998 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> The state has three [[youth detention centre]]s with a capacity to hold 306 children aged 10 to 18.<ref name="wii">{{cite news |last=O'Flaherty |first=Antonia |date=23 February 2023 |title=What is it like inside one of Queensland's youth detention centres? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-23/inside-queensland-youth-detention-centre-youth-crime/102011108 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> [[Amnesty International Australia]] describes the current youth detention situation as a human rights crisis.<ref name="gwb">{{cite news |last=Riga |first=Rachel |date=13 March 2023 |title=Girls will be locked up for longer if Queensland passes new youth justice laws, advocates warn |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-13/queensland-watch-house-youth-justice-laws-girls-detention/102076746 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> Police watch houses are used to hold youth as an interim measure while they await court appearances or transfer to youth detention.<ref name="gwb"/> To alleviate pressure on watch house use a dedicated remand centre for young offenders is being built at [[Wacol, Queensland|Wacol]].<ref name="dyr">{{cite news |date=5 October 2023 |title=Dedicated youth remand facility to be built at Wacol near existing Brisbane Youth Detention Centre and adult prisons |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-05/queensland-government-announces-interim-youth-justice-facility/102937018 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |access-date=5 October 2023}}</ref>
Youth crime reforms were introduced in April 2021.<ref name="qco">{{cite news |last1=Stone |first1=Lucy |last2=Levingston |first2=Rebecca |date=27 August 2021 |title=Queensland's crackdown on serious youth crime 'working', police say |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-27/queensland-youth-crime-reform-data-revealed/100412328 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref> These included new laws allowing teen offenders to be fitted with [[GPS tracker]]s and the denial of the presumption of [[bail]] if caught committing serious offences while on bail.<ref name="ydc">{{cite news |date=21 April 2022 |title=Youth-dominated crimes rise again in Qld |url=https://7news.com.au/news/crime/youth-dominated-crimes-rise-again-in-qld-c-6518625 |work=[[7News]]|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref>
Further youth justice laws were passed in early 2023.<ref name="doj">{{cite news |last1=O'Flaherty |first1=Antonia |first2=Rachel |last2=Riga |date=9 May 2023 |title=Dozens of juveniles charged with breach of bail in Queensland's youth crime crackdown |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-09/queensland-breach-of-bail-laws-crackdown-youth-crime/102322586 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> Breach of bail is now a crime for children. High-visibility police patrols and a trial of [[engine immobiliser]]s in three regional cities were part of the reforms.<ref name="doj"/> Changes were made to youth crime laws for the second time in 2023, this time requiring suspension of the state's Human Rights Act.<ref name="tok"/> They permitted the locking up of children in adult watch house for indefinite periods of time.<ref name="tok">{{cite news |last=Dan |first=Butler |date= 25 August 2023 |title='Targeting our kids': proposed Queensland laws will allow children to be put in police watch houses |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/targeting-our-kids-proposed-queensland-laws-will-allow-children-to-be-put-in-police-watch-houses/3fe1vn6lt |work=[[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]] |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>
=={{anchor|Crime in Brisbane}}Brisbane== ===Crime statistics=== [[File:Police officers of Queensland Police Service, on the beat, in Brisbane Australia.jpg|thumb|Officers of the [[Queensland Police Service]] in Brisbane, 2018]] The suburbs of [[Dunwich, Queensland|Dunwich]], [[Dutton Park, Queensland|Dutton Park]], [[Moorooka, Queensland|Moorooka]], [[Acacia Ridge, Queensland|Acacia Ridge]] and [[Inala, Queensland|Inala]] reported the most break-ins across Brisbane in the 10 years to 2019.<ref name="abi">{{cite news |last=Lynch |first=Lydia |date=27 April 2019 |title='A break-in every hour': How many intruders are in your area? |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/a-break-in-every-hour-how-many-intruders-are-in-your-area-20190423-p51gkj.html |work=[[Brisbane Times]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> Although [[Underwood, Queensland|Underwood]] and surrounds were identified as the state’s home break-in hot spot in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=QLD: would you buy in a burglary hotspot? {{!}} YIP |url=https://www.yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au/news/qld-would-you-buy-in-a-burglary-hotspot |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au |language=en}}</ref> [[Fortitude Valley, Queensland|Fortitude Valley]] is a hot spot for violent assaults.<ref name="bfv">{{cite news |last=Cornish |first=Lisa |date=12 January 2014 |title=Brisbane's Fortitude Valley heads the Queensland list of street violence hotspots |url=https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/brisbanes-fortitude-valley-heads-the-queensland-list-of-street-violence-hotspots/news-story/33e79d84505799fd1b025393de1693d8 |work=[[news.com.au]] |publisher=Nationwide News |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> Fortitude Valley has the vast majority of illicit drug detections for the city.<ref name="dma">{{cite journal |last1=L. Payne |first1=Jason |last2=T. Langfield |first2=Cameron |date=March 2022 |title=Drug markets and COVID-19: A spatiotemporal study of drug offence detection rates in Brisbane, Australia |url= |journal=International Journal of Drug Policy |volume=101 |issue= |article-number=103561 |doi=10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103561 |pmid=34965491 |pmc=9759315 }}</ref> [[Cannabis]] and [[amphetamine]] type substances are the most commonly used drugs in Brisbane.<ref name="dma"/> Across the Brisbane metropolitan area there was an average of about 53 drug offences each day in 2018.<ref name="psr">{{cite news |last=Lynch |first=Lydia |date=16 June 2019 |title=Police stats reveal the Queensland island where drug offences are rife |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/police-stats-reveal-the-queensland-island-where-drug-offences-are-rife-20190521-p51pp5.html |work=[[Brisbane Times]] |access-date=20 August 2023}}</ref>
Inala had the highest number of car thefts in the year up to August 2023.<ref name="wab">{{cite news |last=Read |first=Cloe |date=9 August 2023 |title=Where are Brisbane's crime hotspots, and why? See how your suburb fares |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/where-are-brisbane-s-crime-hotspots-and-why-see-how-your-suburb-fares-20230630-p5dksa.html |work=[[Brisbane Times]] |access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref>
'''''Number of total offenses in Queensland since 2012:'''''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Queensland Crime Statistics |url=https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/queensland-crime-statistics/ |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=Queensland Police News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
2012: 437,863
2013: 435,599
2014: 440,986
2015: 460,113
2016: 503,278
2017: 493,230
2018: 516,899
2019: 543,605
2020: 501,134
2021: 505,306
2022: 561,629
2023: 606,274
2024: 624,569
2025: 465,233 (November 1)
===Public transport===
==== Trains and railway stations ==== Some railway stations have issues with youth gangs and individuals harassing passengers and police officers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wavell Heights' Commuters to Benefit from Improved Security of North Brisbane Train Station |url=https://wavellheightsnews.com.au/wavell-heights-commuters-to-benefit-from-improved-security-of-north-brisbane-train-station/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Wavell Heights News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
Other stations with just between four and six assaults in the same period{{when|date=February 2019}} were [[South Brisbane railway station, Brisbane|South Brisbane]], [[Cannon Hill railway station, Brisbane|Cannon Hill]], [[Beenleigh railway station|Beenleigh]], [[Central railway station, Brisbane|Central]], [[Strathpine railway station, Brisbane|Strathpine]] and [[Caboolture railway station|Caboolture]]. Burpengary, Bald Hills and Indooroopilly train stations were the only on the Citytrain network to have a grievous assault - defined as potentially causing permanent injury or disability.<ref name="TSAFR">{{cite news | last = Fraser | first = Kelmeny | title = Train station assault figures revealed | publisher = City News | date = 2008-09-10 | url = http://city-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/train-station-assault-figures-revealed/ | access-date = 2008-09-21 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080919171626/http://city-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/train-station-assault-figures-revealed/ | archive-date = 2008-09-19 }}</ref> Queensland Police Operations Support Command said in 2008 that the network is safe and that the rate of crime is not worse than that in the community in general, explaining that the perception it was higher was due to the close confines of being in a passenger train.<ref name="TSAFR"/> The network operator, [[Queensland Rail]], implemented various security initiatives over more than a decade that includes [[closed-circuit television]] at stations and within trains, and patrols over the network and on-board services by [[Revenue Protection Inspector|Revenue Protection Officer]]s, uniformed and plain-clothed police officers of the network's own squad, and [[security guard]]s, to deter crime and assist with identifying offenders.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Security initiatives |url=https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/forcustomers/safetysecurity/securityinitiatives |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=www.queenslandrail.com.au}}</ref>
==== Buses ==== Attacks against bus drivers are uncommon but not unheard of in Brisbane. In late 2019, [[TransLink (South East Queensland)|Translink]], the city's bus network operator, launched a bus driver safety campaign in partnership with the [[Queensland Government]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2019/11/15/palaszczuk-government-bolsters-public-transport-safety|title=Palaszczuk Government bolsters public transport safety - The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory|website=statements.qld.gov.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> The campaign, ''See It From Their Side'', funds a number of public awareness campaigns (television, radio, and print), the installation of physical safety measures, additional Senior Network Officers (transport fare and safety enforcement officers), and further policy development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translink.com.au/driversafety|title=Bus driver safety|website=translink.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref>
===Youth gangs=== Youth gangs have played a large part in the amount of crime occurring within various problem areas of Brisbane. Such violence prompted the Queensland Commissioner to reactivate a Youth Gang Task-force in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24128705-952,00.html |title=Minister reactivates youth violence taskforce |date=2008-08-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808205200/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0%2C23739%2C24128705-952%2C00.html |archive-date=August 8, 2008 }}</ref>
==Other crime== In October 2021, a wanted man tried to enter Queensland from New South Wales in a suitcase in the back of a truck. He was a drug smuggler and was not meant to leave his house. Police checked the vehicle because of the COVID-19 and were surprised when there was a knock on the wall.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-11/police-video-shows-arrest-of-fugitive-mostafa-baluch/100610574| title = Police video shows the dramatic moment wanted NSW fugitive Mostafa Baluch is found hiding in a shipping container - ABC News| newspaper = ABC News| date = 10 November 2021}}</ref>
[[ANOM|Operation Ironside]] resulted in the nation's biggest [[organised crime]] bust in June 2021.<ref name="onm">{{cite news |last=Ferrier |first=Tracey |date=9 June 2021 |title=Operation nabs 'major' Qld crime figures |url=https://7news.com.au/news/crime/operation-nabs-major-qld-crime-figures-c-3058356 |work= |publisher= |access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref> In Queensland, 38 people were arrested on more than 150 charges.<ref name="onm"/> Six major criminal syndicates were dismantled.<ref name="onm"/>
[[Metal theft|Copper wire theft]] is a growing trend in [[South East Queensland]] with sporting clubs and construction sites targeted.<ref name="cts">{{cite news |last=Quattrocelli |first=Peter |date=21 May 2023 |title=Copper theft spikes in south-east Queensland as sporting clubs repeatedly targeted |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-21/qld-shell-copper-theives-sporting-clubs/102301606 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref>
In June 2023, it was reported that an average of 55 [[Motor vehicle theft|car thefts]] occur across Queensland every day.<ref name="cti">{{cite news |date=7 June 2023 |title=Car theft in Queensland is up to a 10 year high |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/crime/car-theft-in-queensland-is-up-to-a-10-year-high/video/7d18733d3b74dd3ef33aa7582e5d5775 |work=[[Sky News Australia]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> Queensland is the state or territory where you are most likely to get your car stolen.<ref name="iqw">{{cite news |last=Burt |first=Jemima |date=5 May 2023 |title=In Queensland, where you're most likely to get your car stolen, people are taking steps to foil would-be thieves |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-05/qld-queensland-are-the-most-likely-to-get-cars-stolen/102304634 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref>
By 2021, the Queensland Police Service was responding to an average of more than 400 cases of [[domestic violence]] every day.<ref name="qdv">{{cite news |last=Eaton |first=Matt |date=17 May 2021 |title=Queensland domestic violence cases still rising sharply, expert warns coercive control law will be no quick fix |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-17/qld-domestic-violence-cases-rise-sharply-coercive-control-law/100133958 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref>
In April 2024, a Brisbane man was charged after being found to be the Australian leader of a transnational organised crime organisation that was responsible for [[smuggling]] in and distributing tonnes of drugs into Australia.<ref name="bmc">{{cite news |date=18 April 2024 |title=Brisbane man charged over botched drug plot which led to bricks of cocaine washing up on NSW beaches |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-18/afp-cocaine-drug-plot-charges/103739792 |work=ABC News |access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Queensland}} *[[List of people legally executed in Queensland]]
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://www.police.qld.gov.au/aboutUs/the_service/default.htm Queensland Police]
{{Australian crime}}
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