2.26: Community Safety
Reduce crime through a range of measures, including the ACT Property Crime Reduction Strategy. Other Information:
The ACT is a very safe place in which to live, but like all communities it experiences theft and anti-social behaviour. The
ACT Government has worked hard to reduce crime through a range of measures, including the ACT Property Crime Reduction Strategy.
We have also funded an increase in police numbers, and are working with ACT Policing to engage with the community to assist
in deterring crime and provide rapid responses where required. The ACT Government’s ongoing commitment to community safety
will: • continue and extend the investment in crime prevention, including sustaining the gains made under the ACT Property
Crime Reduction Strategy and diversionary initiatives aimed at reducing juvenile offending • review liquor licensing regulations
and enforcement to help reduce anti-social behaviour in and close to licensed premises, and appointing additional liquor inspectors
• review the ACT’s alcohol and drug driving laws, and introducing a random roadside drug testing program to improve road safety
• expand the current closed-circuit TV program in key locations, especially of mass gatherings • improve the physical safety
of bus interchanges and examine urban design in places where people gather • sustain the integrated approaches to reduce harm
and crimes associated with illicit drug use • continue proactive engagement by ACT Policing within the community and maintenance
of a physical policing presence in areas where people gather • build community confidence in the handling of matters related
to sexual assault and sex offenders • implement effective rehabilitation programs within the Bimberi Youth Justice Centre
and the Alexander Maconochie Centre to reduce the recidivism rates of their client populations. Road safety will be enhanced
through new awareness campaigns on road, cycling and pedestrian safety, complementing the existing ACT Road Safety Action
Plan. In addition, a new police precinct will be established at Belconnen, with construction of a new police station on vacant
land at the Winchester Police Centre site.
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