Steven Miles says Queensland crime is not ‘worsening’ as new data shows spike in assaults and domestic violence

Police recorded more than 61,000 breaches of domestic violence orders in 2023, while assault rates have doubled since 2020, new data shows. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The Queensland premier, Steven Miles, says crime is “not clearly worsening” after the release of new police data that showed significant spikes in assaults and domestic violence offending.

The state opposition and several media reports have called the crime data the worst in two decades – highlighting raw numbers that showed more total offences committed in 2023 than any other year since 2000.