Explores the methods and motivations of those actively involved in committing burglaries.

The Centre for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning (CHURP) has been engaged by the Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA) to provide Independent Commentary on the reform proposals put forward by the Expert Panel on Planning Reform. The Expert Panel on Planning Reform’s Ideas for Reform report has 27 suggestions on how to create...

The shock that property crime can cause is underestimated by most people – burglary victims, in particular, may experience a psychological trauma in addition to the loss of the property itself. Summary Property crime in Australia declined by more than half between 2001 and 2011 – affecting 2.9 per cent of households in 2012, according...

The Residential Property Price Index for the weighted average of the eight capital cities increased 10.1 per cent in the past year, according to this release. Overview Provides estimates of changes in residential property prices in each of the eight capital cities of Australia and related statistics. The information is presented in the form of...

Introduction: Property damage is the intentional ‘destruction or defacement of public, commercial and private property’. This covers a range of different acts, including vandalism (eg smashing windows, knocking over letterboxes) and graffiti. Graffiti is the act of marking property with writing, symbols or graphics and is illegal when committed without the property owner’s consent. According...