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Property Crime

Property crime is perhaps one of the most common crimes in Australia. It relates to the damage or destruction of homes, businesses and land as well as theft of vehicles and household burglary. The AIC has a long history in researching property crime and in particular the incidence and causes of arson, and the link between property crime and drugs and alcohol. Graffiti  costs the community around $200 million a year in removal and prevention strategies. There are many preventative measures people can take – the AIC website has useful links to practical prevention guides to burglar proof homes, tackle car theft  and provide information to mitigate graffiti crime among others.

Other resources

• An update of long-term trends in property and violent crime in New South Wales : 1990-2008
  Steve Moffatt and Derek Goh, New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. 2009
• Building site crime prevention information pack (PDF 1.06MB)
  City of Casey Council, Victoria. Information pack is included as the appendix, p.61.

Recent publications

• Firearm theft in Australia 2008–09
  31 October 2011
• Strategies for preventing scrap metal theft
  03 June 2011
• Bushfire arson prevention handbook
  03 May 2010
• Firearm theft in Australia 2007-08
  12 January 2010
• Strategies to combat graffiti
  06 January 2010
• Key issues in graffiti
  22 December 2009
• Responding to bushfire arson
  17 December 2009
• Cost of bushfires
  08 December 2009
• The number of fires and who lights them
  26 November 2009
• Patterns in bushfire arson
  17 November 2009
• The changing meaning of arson in Australia
  05 November 2009
• Copycat or serial arson?
  21 October 2009
• Climate change and fire danger
  25 May 2009
• Australian juvenile arson intervention programs
  25 May 2009
• Using crime prevention to reduce deliberate bushfires in Australia
  01 February 2009

Recent events

• Collaborating for change: A symposium advancing bushfire arson prevention in Australia
  25 March 2010
• Graffiti and disorder : local government, law enforcement and community responses
  18 August 2003
• Art crime : protecting art, protecting artists and protecting consumers
  02 December 1999
• Second national outlook symposium : violent crime, property crime and public policy
  03 March 1997
• Burglary and car theft : is your property safe?
  02 December 1996