Break and enters to businesses, schools and warehouses at Lithgow dropped 50 per cent in 2017, while vandalism also dropped more than 15 per cent.
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The latest data from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research showed that there were drops in 12 of the 17 major crime categories, although some drops were small.
The most impressive result was the malicious damage to property which dropped to 264 incidents from 316 in 2016.
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Damage to property has been on a downward trend, falling from a peak of 564 cases 10 years ago, and even 507 just five years ago to be just over half last year.
Another good outcome was in break and enters to non-dwellings, which halved from 92 in 2016 to just 46 last year.
Thefts from motor vehicles also dropped to a low of 74 incidents, down from 92 the previous year and a peak of 153 in 2014.
There were 118 break and enters to houses and other dwellings in 2017, down 11 from the previous year and well down from the 221 cases reported in 2014.
Member for the Bathurst electorate Paul Toole said the reduction in crime was great news for residents.
“The downward trend in crime in Lithgow is welcome. It shows the NSW government’s tough stance on crime is working and the results in Lithgow are proof,” Mr Toole said.
“The significant drops in crime in the past five years show that Lithgow is a safe community that’s a great place to live, work and raise a family.”
There was a minor rise in the number of cases of domestic-related violence with 99 incidents in 2017, 14 more than the previous year.
However police caution that a rise in the number of cases can indicate more people are reporting the crime, rather than an increase in domestic violence.
Fraud was the only crime category to show a rising trend, with 138 cases in 2017.
It was a drop of 12 incidents from the previous year but the third time in four years it reached triple figures, compared to a 10-year low of 39 cases in 2011.