In NSW for the year ending 30 June 2013, over 38,000 homes were broken into and 2,654 robberies took place involving a weapon.
The positive news is that these numbers were down slightly on the previous year. However, fraud rose by 22% to almost 47,500 incidents.
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics Director, Don Weatherburn reported on the rate of crime in NSW at the Industry Briefings at Park Royal Parramatta on 20 November 2013.
