The quarterly update was released earlier this month, highlighting the amount of reported crime around local government areas and regions in comparison to the rest of NSW.

The Narromine Shire have reported 155 counts of break and enter into dwellings in year leading up to March 2016, 2.6 times the amount of the break and enters over the same time period to March 2016 (58 break and enters in dwellings) . This is 4.1 times the rate of the rest of the NSW only taking into account the amount of people who reported and the population in the Shire.

Narromine Shire doubled the rate of NSW in a number of other areas including domestic violence 2.7 times the state average, non domestic assault 2.4 times the state average, break and enter to a non-dwelling 4.2 times the state average, motor vehicle theft was 2.1 times the state average. and malicious damage to property was 2.1 times the state average. 

Despite the rate of offences in comparison with NSW, some of the offences are on the decline since the same time period as last year. Domestic violence, break and enter to a non dwelling, motor vehicle theft and malicious damage have all reported reduced numbers. 

Member for Dubbo, deputy premier and minister for police and justice Troy Grant has told the Narromine News and Trangie Advocate to be aware of the statistics being skewed due to the small population in Narromine. 

 “The statistics collected for crime are categorised on both a volume and per capita basis,” he said.

“Volume is the total amount of crime that occurs and in regional areas it is usually low particularly in communities such as Narromine while the per capita rates are usually above the State average.”

Mr Grant said this did not mean the criminal activity was any less serious.

“This means that the crime occurring, despite being lower than other areas, is having a great impact and affecting more people,” he said.

“The BOCSAR figures are reflecting the impact of crime on Narromine.”