Thousands of residents without power heading into day of extreme heat; Premier ‘not happy’ with crime figures

Getting back to politics for a moment: At a press conference yesterday, the Prime Minister was asked about the latest error in the province’s crime statistics.

Data released earlier this month claimed the number of crime victims per capita in Queensland had fallen by 10.8 per cent compared to the same period last year. However, a few days later, on October 16, it was revealed that the actual reduction was 6.5 percent.

The Prime Minister expressed disappointment at the inaccurate data on Sunday, after Police Minister Dan Purdie apologized in parliament that day, but praised police for quickly correcting the error.

“I have to say, the police are making this point now… they have noticed it. [the incorrect figure]”They said transparently what was wrong but the numbers are still valid,” Crisafulli told reporters at Petrie.

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Asked how the police and government could prevent a similar fiasco in the future, he said “by making sure there are checkpoints in police data and that they are checked relentlessly.”

“I’m not happy with the figure… because I’ve seen how the number of victims is increasing every year, but the facts are there are fewer victims of crime – but it’s such a high base that people quite rightly think there’s still a crisis to be solved.

“Everything we will do will be strengthening the laws, not weakening them. Every investment will be in early intervention and rehabilitation at a level we have never seen before.”

“Any change for the police will be to put more officers on them and give them better resources, and you will never be able to give me excuses for the problems people are facing.”