Police are investigating after ten head of cattle were stolen on the Far South Coast.
The NSW Police Rural Crime Prevention Team said 10 Baldy Angus calves were stolen from a property on East Sams Corner Road, in Mogilla, approximately 10kms south of Bemboka on Monday January 29.
Rural Crime Investigators attached to South Police District attended the scene and were told the steers and heifers were aged between 6 to 12 months old and ear marked with a two leaf clover.
Police are asking anyone with information about this incident, to contact Rural Crime Investigator Senior Constable, Brendan Lee, on 4472 0099 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
The news comes in the wake of a new Bureau of Crime report that suggests Crime in regional and rural NSW was worse than Sydney.
Specifically, property crime and violent crime in regional NSW is more than 57% higher than it is in Sydney.
The crime rate in the Bega Valley is well below the state average for most offences but Jackie Fitzgerald, from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research,said things haven’t improved as much further north.
“Eurobodalla has seen an increase in domestic violence and sexual violence reports over the past five years,” Ms Fitzgerald said.
“There has been fewer break and enters in the Eurobodalla over that time but there are fewer positive trends than the Bega Valley.”
Sex offences in the Bega Valley remain on par with the state average, but otherwise the news on the Sapphire Coast is positive.
“Break ins of dwellings and non-dwellings are down over the past five years,” Ms Fitzgerald said.
“Motor vehicle theft is up across many parts of the state but not the Bega Valley,” she continued.
“I can also see that the rate of crime in the Bega Valley is actually well below the state average for most offences.”
While crime is higher in regional NSW than in Sydney, it is not the case that crime is necessarily increasing. In regional NSW, most property crimes were considerably lower in 2023 compared to 2004.
The following offences, however, have increased significantly in regional NSW over the five years from 2019 to 2023:
Motor vehicle theft – up 20% or 1239 additional incidents
Domestic assault – up 24% or 3284 additional incidents
Non-domestic assault – up 14% or 1825 additional incidents
Sexual assault – up 47% or 1505 additional incidents
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