Crime Prevention Unit

Crime Reduction Strategy (CRS)

CRS priority areas and graphic
Family violence priority area
Community violence and sexual violence priority area
Burglary priority area
Theft of and from cars priority area

Organised crime priority area
Serious traffic offending priority area
Youth offending / reoffending priority area
CRS high need/at risk groups

In May 2001, the Government replaced the Crime Prevention Strategy with the Crime Reduction Strategy (CRS). The CRS sets out seven priorities for preventing and reducing crime. The CRS is a cross-government strategy. The Crime Prevention Unit (CPU) is currently leading projects under the CRS to:

reduce community violence and sexual violence
reduce theft of cars and theft from cars and
reduce organised criminal activity.

The CRS itself is currently under review. The purpose of the review is to examine:

how well the CRS has functioned, what it has achieved and what lessons can be learned from it
whether it is still ‘fit for purpose’ or requires updating. Updating may be necessary due to advancements in knowledge or changes in crime rates or patterns, policy and legislative developments and shifting public concerns
optimum approaches to take and factors to be considered if the CRS is to be updated.