Assault rates around pubs in the Hills District drop
Assault rates in and around licensed premises in The Hills district have dropped about 57% in five years, AHA NSW Director of Policing John Green said today.
Assault figures at licensed premises are well down on 2007 levels – according to NSW Bureau of Crime Statistic and Research figures.
Mr Green and AHA NSW President Scott Leach were at the Mean Fiddler in Rouse Hill today meeting with local hoteliers to discuss a range of issues.
Mr Green said the drop in assault figures was a tribute to the efforts of local hoteliers working with police and the community.
“Assault rate on licensed premises right across NSW are at their lowest levels since 1998,” he said.
“In fact, assaults in all NSW licensed premises are down an average 30% over the last five years – The Hills district has done a lot better than average with a 57% drop.
“I would like to praise the efforts of hoteliers and the local liquor accord which has been working hard to deal with the thugs wrecking nights out in the community.
“Hotels like the Mean Fiddler have led the way in reducing violence in the area and should be congratulated. The efforts of management and staff have seen them drop off the NSW Most Violent venues list.”
Mr Green said the drop in assault levels around licensed premises right across NSW put paid to suggestions by interest groups that the “Newcastle model” was the only way to go.
“The so called “Newcastle solution” is flawed. It only looked at raw data but not the displacement to other Hunter towns and destroyed the night time economy – one in four jobs were lost for example and several hotels shut down yet others stayed on the most violent list,” he said.
“Figures like we have here in The Hills show great results can be achieved and we can target violent criminals without using scorched earth tactics.”
Source: AHA (NSW), 23 September 2013
“Gosford model” better than “Newcastle model” as assault rates halve
Assault rates in and around licensed premises in Gosford have dropped more than 50% in the last six years without the draconian measures passed in Newcastle, AHA NSW Director of Policing John Green said today.
Assault figures at and near licensed premises in Gosford are down 53% on 2007 levels – according to NSW Bureau of Crime Statistic and Research figures due to a co-operative approach between hoteliers, police and the community. Non-domestic assaults in Wyong have fallen by the same amount over the same period.
Mr Green said the drop in assault figures was a tribute to the efforts of local hoteliers working with police and the community.
“This is an amazing result and shows what can be done when the community works together to address violence,” he said.
“The figure of 53% is much better than the debateable 37% trumpeted by the proponents of the Newcastle model – and were achieved without destroying Gosford’s night-time economy.
“Assaults in all NSW licensed premises are down an average 30% over the last five years – Gosford has done a lot better than average with a 53% drop.
“I would like to praise the efforts of hoteliers and the local liquor accord which has been working hard to deal with the thugs wrecking nights out in the community.”
Mr Green said the drop in assault levels around licensed premises right across NSW put paid to suggestions by interest groups that the “Newcastle model” was the only way to go.
“These figures show you achieve results through co-operation and targeting of offenders – not through regulations,” he said.
“It shows what can be achieved when the community voluntarily works together on the causes of violence – instead of the Newcastle model maybe we should be talking about the “Gosford Model”.
Source: AHA NSW, 23 September 2013
