Crime figures stable in NSW, but fraud up

CRIME rates in NSW have mostly dropped or stabilised, the most recent figures show, but fraud is on the rise.

Drive-by shootings remain at similar levels to the past two years, while the number of theft and robbery offences has fallen, the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) says.

April and July this year were the worst months in the past decade for drive-by shootings in the state.

"Despite these spikes, however, the trend in drive-by shooting incidents over the last 24 months is neither significantly up or down," said bureau director Don Weatherburn.

In the 24 months to September 2012, fraud increased 9.4 per cent across NSW, while non-domestic assault fell 7.8 per cent.

"The significant uptrend in fraud for NSW is driven mainly by service station drive-offs," Dr Weatherburn said on Thursday.

The NSW Recorded Crime Statistics: September Quarterly Report found that fraud was up in Sydney by 12.2 per cent and robbery with a weapon (not a gun) was up 66.3 per cent in the Hunter Valley region.

On the mid-north coast, robbery with a weapon other than a firearm was up 80.5 per cent.

As in the last quarter, the number of assaults on licensed premises dropped (down 11.5 per cent).

NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione welcomed the drop in crime, saying the BOCSAR figures showed only one of the 17 major offences had increased.

He also pointed to a decline in assaults on licensed premises and a 17.9 per cent drop in glassings.

"This shows that the efforts we are making in this area are working, but there is still much work to be done," Mr Scipione said in a statement.

The most significant upward trend in the past 24 months was petrol fraud, which Mr Scipione has repeatedly said is a preventable crime.

He continues to recommend petrol stations adopt the US model of pay-before-you-pump.

Police Minister Michael Gallacher also welcomed the figures and reminded party revellers police would be out in force this weekend when the majority of company Christmas parties take place.

"That is why Operation Unite has been recently launched with more than 1000 extra officers mobilised across NSW, and hundreds more across the rest of the country and New Zealand," he said in a statement.

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