Crime in the Northern Territory
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The Northern Territory of Australia has the highest level of crime per capita of any state or territory in Australia. Darwin has per capita the highest crime rate of any Australian city, while Alice Springs has the second highest crime rate of any Australian city (and the highest murder rate). In spite of this, the Northern Territory has no known organised crime, and the majority of crime is alcohol related or in relation to issues surrounding indigenous Australians.
The Northern Territory is sparsely populated, with the lowest population per square km of any state or territory in Australia (and one of the lowest in the world), which leads to the general feeling that you can do anything, and that nobody will be able to help you if something happens to you. On average 30 000 people go missing in Australia every year, some of which occur in this isolated area. [[Citing sources citation needed]]
Major crimes in the Northern Territory
- 1891 - Constable Willshire of Alice Springs mounted police was tried for murder of aborigines in Hermannsburg and was acquitted in Port Augusta [Willshire of Alice Springs] [ISBN 0859051773]
- 1928 - Coniston massacre, massacre by Constable William Murray and Nugget Morton who led a revenge party through the Coniston area following the murder of dingo-trapper Fred Brooks by aborigines [[Citing sources citation needed]].
- 1 August, 1933 - Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda murdered Constable Albert McColl in a highly controversial case. [Multicultural Council of the NT Newsletter], April 2003
- 17 August, 1980 - Azaria Chamberlain disappearance, two-month-old Australian baby Azaria Chamberlain disappeared on the night of August 17, 1980 on a camping trip with her family [High Court of Australia, CHAMBERLAIN v. THE QUEEN (No.2) (1984) 153 CLR 521], February 22, 1984
- August 18, 1983 - Douglas Crabbe rams his 25 ton Mack truck into a hotel in Yulara, killing 5 people.
- 1985 - Douglas Scott murdered in Darwin's Berrimah Jail [link], later dismissed by the Darwin Supreme Court. [Scott murder case dismissed], Special Broadcasting Service, June 16, 2005
- 1999 - Rodney Ansell, inspiration for the 1986 film, Crocodile Dundee killed Sergeant Glen Huitson before being killed by police. [Australian Broadcasting Commission], 7.30 Report, August 4, 1999
- 2001 - Peter Falconio disappearance, British tourist disappears on July 14, 2001 [Murdoch found guilty], The Age, December 14, 2005
- March 2004 - Darwin sex workers Phuangsri Kroksamrang, 58, and Somjai Insamnan, 27, were bound with cable ties and thrown alive into the Adelaide River, near Darwin by Ben William McLean and Phu Ngoc Trinh. [Teens sentenced to life for croc-river murders], The Age, March 20, 2005
Notable criminals from the Northern Territory
In the Northern Territory, most serious crime is alleged to be conducted by motorcycle gangs. The Darwin division of the Hells Angels is believed to be responsible for most of the semi-organised crime in the Northern Territory [[Citing sources citation needed]].See also
- Erin Horsburgh, a woman who believes she may be Azaria Chamberlain.
- Bradley John Murdoch, the murderer of Peter Falconio.
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References
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