- Latest police data reveals early reduction in key offences across Queensland since Adult Crime, Adult Time was introduced.
- Numbers of stolen cars, break-ins, robberies and woundings across the State have shown early decreases between December and February, compared with the same time last year.
- Early signs point to Adult Crime, Adult Time deterring youth crime, with the laws to be expanded with more offences this week.
New police data since the Crisafulli Government's landmark Adult Crime, Adult Time was introduced, suggest the stronger laws are beginning to deter youth crime.
The latest figures from the 1 December 2024 to 28 February 2025 reveal 453 fewer stolen vehicles across the State when compared to the same period the previous year, as well as 1,033 fewer break-ins.
The early data points to the impact of the laws as a deterrent to youth offenders, following a decade of Labor's Youth Crime Crisis with skyrocketing crime.
Across Queensland between December 1 and February 28, compared to the same period the previous year:
- 8.2% reduction in stolen cars
- 8.4% reduction in break-ins
- 4.8% reduction in robberies
- 16.9% reduction in woundings.
Under Labor's weak laws and fewer police, youth crime continued to grow year after year, with stolen cars jumping more than 101 per cent under Labor and break-ins up 44 per cent.
The Crisafulli Government delivered the first of its Adult Crime, Adult Time offences in December, delivering on a key election commitment.
This week the Crisafulli Government will expand Adult Crime, Adult Time with more than a dozen additional offences, following recommendations from an Expert Legal Panel.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Dan Purdie said after a decade of growing crime under the former Labor Government, Queensland was now on the road to change under the Crisafulli Government's Adult Crime, Adult Time laws.
"We are committed to restoring safety where you live and that started with Adult Crime, Adult Time," Minister Purdie said.
"Adult Crime, Adult Time not only sends a strong message about consequences for actions, but it gives our police the strong laws they need to hold youth offenders accountable.
"While it is early days, the signs suggest Adult Crime, Adult Time is starting to deliver the change Queensland needs, but there is much more to be done.
"It will take time to turn the tide on Labor's Youth Crime Crisis, which was a decade in the making.
"For 10 years, the Labor Government ignored the desperate cries of our police and residents right across Queensland who were under siege by offenders willingly thumbing their noses at the law.
"After the weak laws created a generation of serious youth offenders, it will take time to restore safety, but we are committed to driving down the number of victims of crime.
"This data shows we are on the right path but there is much more to be done, which is why the next round of Adult Crime, Adult Time offences will be an important next step."
