This report presents data on crime reported to, or detected by, the NSW Police Force from January 1995 to December 2010, with a focus on the statistical trends for the 24 months ending December 2010.

The data were extracted from the Computerised Operational Policing System (COPS) of the NSW Police Force in February 2011.

The broad picture among the 17 major offence categories is largely one of stable or falling crime. In the 24 months to December 2010, ten of the 17 major offences were stable and seven were trending downwards. No major offences were trending upwards across the State.

The downward trend in assault on licensed premises reported in the last two quarters has dropped back to stable across all licensed premises, but continued for clubs (down 16.9%) and nightclub/licensed restaurant/winebar (down 16.8%).