The Northern Territory of Australia has the highest level of crime per capita of any state or territory in Australia[citation needed]. 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).
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Major crimes in the Northern Territory
Main article: Timeline of major crimes in Australia
- 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.
- 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]
- June 23, 1983 - Martin Leach bound, gagged and stabbed Charmaine Ariet and bound, gagged, stabbed, raped and slit the throat of her cousin Janice Carnegie before burying their bodies in a gully.
- August 18, 1983 - Douglas Crabbe rammed his 25 ton Mack truck into a motel bar at the base of Uluru, killing 5 people.
- 1985 - Douglas Scott was 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 was sentenced to four months jail.[8]
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.
See also
- Erin Horsburgh, a woman who believes she may be Azaria Chamberlain.
- Bradley John Murdoch, the murderer of Peter Falconio.
External links
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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