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Crime costs farms $72m
5 Nov 2003
One in every eight farms was hit by crime during 2001-2002 at a total cost of $72 million, according to an Australian Institute of Criminology report. The institute surveyed 1,309 broadacre and dairy farmers around Australia and found that 13 per cent had experienced some form of crime, down from 15 per cent the previous year.
The most common criminal activity was livestock theft, which affected 6 per cent of the farms surveyed and cost $16 million.
The Federal Government said the drought and a "relaxed attitude" to security made farms more vulnerable to crime.
Herald Sun, 5/11/03, page 34.
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