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.

Tennant Creek Crime Statistics

The Tennant Creek urban centre consists of the township and surrounding rural area, and represents approximately 2% of the Northern Territory’s population.

The Tennant Creek region falls within the NT Southern Command.

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Offence statistics

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CRIME	Jan-25
Assault	42
Domestic violence related assault	37
Alcohol related assault	28
Sexual assault	4
House break-ins	8
Commercial break-ins	6
Motor vehicle theft	1
Property damage	37

Summary

CRIME	Jan-25
Crime against the person	56
Crime against property	71

The offence data were extracted from the NT Police SerPro system on 03/03/2025.

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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