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The Northern Territory of Australia has the highest level of crime per capita of any state or territory in Australia. Darwin has per capita the highest crime rate of any Australian city, while Alice Springs has the second highest crime rate of any Australian city (and the highest murder rate). In spite of this, the Northern Territory has no known organised crime.
[edit] Major crimes in the Northern Territory
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- 1891 - Constable Willshire of Alice Springs mounted police was tried for murder of aborigines in Hermannsburg and was acquitted in Port Augusta [1]
- 1928 - Coniston massacre, massacre by Constable William Murray and Nugget Morton who led a revenge party through the Coniston area following the murder of dingo-trapper Fred Brooks by aborigines[citation needed].
- 1 August 1933 - Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda murdered Constable Albert McColl in a highly controversial case. [2]
- 17 August 1980 - Azaria Chamberlain disappearance, two-month-old Australian baby Azaria Chamberlain disappeared on the night of August 17, 1980 on a camping trip with her family. [3]
- August 18, 1983 - Douglas Crabbe rams his 25 ton Mack truck into a hotel in Yulara, killing 5 people.
- 1985 - Douglas Scott murdered in Darwin's Berrimah Jail [1], later dismissed by the Darwin Supreme Court. [4]
- 1999 - Rodney Ansell, inspiration for the 1986 film, Crocodile Dundee killed Sergeant Glen Huitson before being killed by police. [5]
- 2001 - Peter Falconio disappearance, British tourist disappears on July 14, 2001 [6]
- March 2004 - Darwin sex workers Phuangsri Kroksamrang, 58, and Somjai Insamnan, 27, were bound with cable ties and thrown alive into the Adelaide River, near Darwin by Ben William McLean and Phu Ngoc Trinh. [7]
- July 2007 - Darwin's former lord mayor Peter Adamson was found guilty of stealing almost $3,000 from the council in the form of a fridge and gift vouchers. He is currently awaiting a sentence to be handed down in August.[8]
[edit] Notable criminals from the Northern Territory
In the Northern Territory, most serious crime is alleged to be conducted by motorcycle gangs. The Darwin division of the Hells Angels is believed to be responsible for most of the semi-organised crime in the Northern Territory. Some long-term Darwin residents believe police are bribed by Hell's Angels or receive death threats and are scared off from investigating certain crimes committed. However, there is no solid proof that this is happening and is just word of mouth.[citation needed].
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ Willshire of Alice Springs [ISBN 0-85905-177-3]
- ^ Multicultural Council of the NT Newsletter, April 2003
- ^ High Court of Australia, CHAMBERLAIN v. THE QUEEN (No.2) (1984) 153 CLR 521, February 22, 1984
- ^ Scott murder case dismissed, Special Broadcasting Service, June 16, 2005
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 7.30 Report, August 4, 1999
- ^ Murdoch found guilty, The Age, December 14, 2005
- ^ Teens sentenced to life for croc-river murders, The Age, March 20, 2005
- ^ Thieving ex-mayor's sentencing date adjourned, The Age, July 23, 2007
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