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Lloyd Jones

Offending rates drop in crime-troubled territory

NT Acting Commander Kirsten Engels says cutting crime in Palmerston remains a priority. (Lloyd Jones/AAP PHOTOS)

Offending rates continue to drop in a crime-troubled territory apart from one urban centre bucking the trend amid a law-and-order crackdown.

The Northern Territory's latest statistics show the number of victims of crime fell by 12.1 per cent, resulting in 3225 fewer in the year to April 2026.

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