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Damning data revealed on eve of tough new crime laws

More than 50,000 offences were allegedly committed by juveniles in Queensland this year. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Keen to justify his reform of youth crime laws, Premier David Crisafulli has taken the step of releasing police data he says reveal the true extent of a crisis that has "spread to every corner" of Queensland.

The hardline approach has come under fire from youth advocates as a 'love affair with caging children'. 

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