An apology to Aboriginal Territorians

I, Michael Murphy, Commissioner of the Northern Territory Police am deeply sorry to all Aboriginal Territorians, for the past harms and injustices caused by members of the Northern Territory Police.

I formally apologise for the hurt inflicted upon Aboriginal people, and together with my fellow officers, I commit the NT Police service to do the hard work to transform our relationship with Aboriginal Territorians for a safer community for all.

We know that we cannot change or undo the past, but together we can commit to not repeating our mistakes and the injustices.

Darwin crime statistics

The Darwin urban centre consists of Darwin City and the associated suburbs from Buffalo Creek, Berrimah and East Arm westwards, and represents approximately 35% of the Northern Territory’s population.

The Darwin region falls within the NT Police Darwin Metropolitan Command.

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Offence statistics

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CRIME	Feb-25
Assault	222
Domestic violence related assault	147
Alcohol related assault	110
Sexual assault	9
House break-ins	53
Commercial break-ins	25
Motor vehicle theft	21
Property damage	179

Summary

CRIME	Feb-25
Crime against the person	262
Crime against property	498

The offence data were extracted from the NT Police SerPro system on 01/04/2025.

Offence rates have been calculated using the latest available estimated resident population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ( Australian Demographic Statistics, cat. 3101.0, with regional splits based on the latest regional population data available (Regional Population Growth, Australia, cat. 3218.0, or Regional Population by Age and Sex, Australia, cat. 3235.0).

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