A statewide NSW police crackdown on people who don’t attend court while on bail, contributed to 697 bail breach offences being recorded in the Albury.
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The number of recorded bail breach offences increased 16.5 per cent over the five years ending June 2018, while 200 people were arrested in the year ending in June 2018 for breaching Apprehended Violence Orders in Albury, a 6.3 per cent.
The latest Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research data recorded 13 breach bail conditions offences in the Greater Hume Shire, up from four in the same period of 2017.
In Federation Shire, thefts from a motor vehicle increased 7.9 per cent.
In Albury, arson increased 43.6 per cent over two years, though the five-year average is stable. There were 56 arson cases in the year ending June 2018, up from 39.
Digital journalists with The Border Mail.
Digital journalists with The Border Mail.
