QLD coronavirus: Crime figures drop to stunning new low in Brisbane
There’s a thin silver lining to the dark cloud of COVID-19 quarantine, with new figures revealing how much of an impact the lockdown is having on Brisbane crime.
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ONLY 168 police incidents were reported across Brisbane on Saturday – the lowest total number of reports in a single day for the month.
The staggering figure is significantly less than the 435 offences that were reported on March 1, according to Queensland Police Service's online crime map.
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Since quarantine and isolation measures have been slowly introduced in recent weeks, reported crime in the city has fallen with it.
Thefts, excluding unlawful entry to a premises, were the main incidents reported over this period.
In the past week alone, reports of crime have dipped from 210 incidents on March 23 to just 163 on March 28.
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