NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Crime in Brisbane

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia has a lower crime rate than other Australian cities^{[citation needed]} such as Sydney (see Crime in Sydney for details). Even though it is a reasonably safe city by world standards, Brisbane's crime rate is growing rapidly.^{[citation needed]} Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of 1. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006) - Population 4,164,590 (3rd) - Density 2. ... Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here Crime in Sydney has been part of the city since the earliest days as a prison colony. ...

Brisbane Crime Figures

Clinton Rose, Half-brother of Schapelle Corby (A convicted drug Smuggler), has had drug possession charges and spent time in jail for a range of offences. He is currently serving a 15 month sentence in Queensland for drug possession, breaking and entering and fraud. This is his second time in prison on charges involving drug possession. (Main Article Schapelle Corby) Schapelle Leigh Corby (born 10 July 1977) is an Australian drug smuggler. ...

Michael Czugaj of the Bali Nine Michael Czugaj during an interview on the Nine Network. ... Michael Czugaj, shown during an interview on the Nine Networks current affairs television program, A Current Affair. ...

Some of the Bali Nine were Brisbane Residents.^{[citation needed]} Michael Czugaj, shown during an interview on the Nine Networks current affairs television program, A Current Affair. ...

Lloyd Clark Fletcher convicted of raping women. Lloyd Clark Fletcher is a convicted murderer and rapist whose most well-known crime was the sexual assault and murder of 15-year-old Janet Phillips in Wynnum, Queensland on July 19, 1987. ...

Scott Rush, arrested on April 17, 2005 at Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, Indonesia with heroin weighing 1.3 kg taped to his legs under his clothing. Scott Rush in custody in Indonesia. ...

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Categories: Articles with unsourced statements | All articles with unsourced statements | Crime in Australia | Brisbane | Brisbane stubs | Crime stubs Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... // Main article: Bushranger Bushrangers were criminals who used the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from authorities between committing their robberies, roughly analogous to the British-American highwayman. Their targets often included small-town banks or coach services. ... Timeline of major crimes in Australia This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... Melbourne, Victoria, Australia has a lower crime rate than Sydney, and it is a reasonably safe city by world standards. ... Northern Territory, Australia The Northern Territory of Australia has the highest level of crime per capita of any state or territory in Australia. ... This article is about Crime in Perth, Western Australia. ... Insert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text hereInsert non-formatted text here Crime in Sydney has been part of the city since the earliest days as a prison colony. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... There are two broad levels within the hierarchy of Australian courts, the federal level and the state and territory level. ... Australian criminal law refers to the criminal laws of the several jurisdictions in the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Law enforcement in Australia is served by police, sheriffs and bailiffs under the control of state, territory and the Federal governments. ... Bushrangers, or bush rangers were outlaws in the early years of the European settlement of Australia who had the survival skills necessary to use the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities. ...