And there we go, the main reason why hacks lap up NSW Police's BOCSAR; because they can use whatever stat to make NSW look good, and VIC look bad, because that's the narrative.

Remember: Victoria is a crime ridden hellhole, despite out of control gun crime in NSW, to the point 15 people were murdered on a beach with guns handed to the perpetrators by NSW Police

#auspol

@sortius “property crime” aka shoplifting, because nobody can afford to buy *checks notes* food
@jpm yep, it's such bullshit. Most of the increase literally comes from Coles enforcing anti-theft measures and introducing new ones