NT victims of crime have access to more financial assistance under Finocchiaro CLP Government.
Number of victims of crime fell nearly 13% in latest crime statistics.
Over 10,000 fewer offences a year compared to Labor peak.
Victims of crime in the Territory now have access to greater levels of financial assistance under the Victims Assistance Fund.
As the latest crime statistics show a significant decline in the number of victims of crime in the Territory, the Department of Corporate and Digital Development’s Fines and Recovery Unit has seen a strong rise in transfers to the Territory’s Victims Assistance Fund.
The Fund is administered by the Attorney General’s Department, enabling victims of crime to access financial assistance following assessment by the Crime Victims Services Unit (CVSU).
More than $3.59 million in Victims Levies was collected during 2025-26, compared with $2.9 million in 2024-25. This represents an increase of about 24%.
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said the recent indexation of the Victims Levy had resulted in considerable growth of the Victims Assistance Fund.
“This is a great outcome for victims of crime, as the Finocchiaro CLP Government unwinds Labor’s crime crisis,” the Chief Minister said.
“This means that Territorians who have done the wrong thing are paying for the consequences and there is more in the fund to provide financial assistance to victims.
“The levy scheme ensures offenders are held accountable for their obligations and that there are sufficient funds available for victims through the recovery of fines.”
This comes as the latest crime statistics show that the number of victims of crime in the Territory fell by 3,411 in the year to May 2026, which is a 12.8% decline.
Attorney General Marie-Clare Boothby said: “We increased the Victims Levy so that offenders face stronger consequences, and to increase the amount of financial support available to victims of crime.
“We said we’d put victims first and hold offenders to account and that’s exactly what we’re doing as we deliver our Reducing Crime Strategy.”
Meanwhile, the latest crime statistics show total offences have fallen 13% to 30,466 in the year to May 2026 – down from nearly 41,000 at the peak under Labor’s crime crisis.
That is more than 10,000 fewer offences a year in just under two years of the Finocchiaro CLP Government.
Crime has fallen across the Territory in the past year, including:
Total offences down 13%Assaults down 10%House break-ins down 24%Commercial break-ins down 29%Motor vehicle theft down 23%Domestic violence offences down 13%Property offences down 15%.
Alice Springs has led the way, with total offences down 29%, including a 48% drop in commercial break-ins and a 38% fall in house break-ins. Motor vehicle theft in Alice Springs fell by 50%.
Darwin recorded a 12% reduction in total offences, with house break-ins down 29% and commercial break-ins down 50% and motor vehicle theft reduced by 50%.
The latest figures were recorded during Operation Ventura, a targeted police operation in Palmerston designed to disrupt anti-social behaviour, reduce offending and improve community safety.
By the conclusion of Operation Ventura, police:
Made 118 arrestsTipped out 2,431 litres of alcoholIssued 375 banned drinker ordersWrote 43 infringementsConducted more than 1,000 wandingsSeized 25 weapons.
House break-ins in Palmerston fell 21%, commercial break-ins fell 34%, and common assaults declined 24%.
Katherine recorded an 11% drop in total offences, with commercial break-ins down 34%, house break-ins down 12% and property offences down 8%.
In Tennant Creek, total offences were down 3%, including a 14% decline in house break-ins, assaults down 16% and an 18% drop in offences against the person.
“We know there is more work to do to unwind Labor’s crime crisis, and we are not taking a backward step,” the Chief Minister said.
“But these results show that what we promised Territorians is working in our year of growth, certainty and security.
“We are winding back Labor’s crime crisis, rebuilding the economy, and restoring the Territory lifestyle, and Territorians are starting to see the difference.”
