Q. And which of these types of crime are the most important for the Government to address?
Most import-ant | 2nd | 3rd | Total import-ant | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
Drug-related crime | 26% | 27% | 19% | 72% | 72% | 75% | 60% | 73% | |
Domestic violence | 29% | 22% | 16% | 67% | 71% | 68% | 76% | 56% | |
Violent crime – e.g. assault, murder | 16% | 21% | 25% | 62% | 66% | 53% | 67% | 57% | |
Youth gang crime | 20% | 16% | 17% | 53% | 46% | 57% | 31% | 72% | |
White collar crime – e.g. fraud, corporate crime | 7% | 8% | 13% | 28% | 27% | 28% | 44% | 22% | |
Burglary | 2% | 4% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 15% | 15% | |
Car theft | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 5% |
More than two-thirds think that drug-related crime (72%) and domestic violence (67%) are the most important types of crime for the Government to address.
53% thought youth gang crime was one of the most important. Those most likely to think it important were Liberal/National voters (57%), other party voters (72%) and aged 55+ (60%).