Police stats show tough-on-crime policy works, NT says Falling offence rates in a crime-troubled territory show a tough-on-crime approach is working, a chief minister says. AAP · Aug 24
Offending rates drop in crime-troubled territory A law-and-order crackdown in a crime-troubled territory has been credited with reducing offending rates, but one urban centre is bucking the trend. AAP · Jun 19
Rough night for Top Enders riding out damaging cyclone Top End residents have hunkered down for the first cyclone of the season, as they are warned to expect damaging winds and possible flooding. AAP · Nov 21, 2025
NT Police sending 40 additional officers to Alice Springs on Wednesday night as crime continues to rise Residents urged to stay out of the Alice Springs CBD on Wednesday night, as stolen cars cause mayhem in the main streets. ABC News · Nov 23, 2022
NT Police superintendent acknowledges agency failures in domestic violence responses Amid concerns that Northern Territory Police is not taking violence against Indigenous women seriously enough, a senior member of the force says it is time for change. ABC News · Nov 3, 2022
Northern Territory Police to 'audit' handling of domestic violence incidents in Alice Springs and central Australia Police say the Alice Springs-based team will take "immediate action" where necessary to "reinforce" training around the handling of intimate partner violence. ABC News · Nov 2, 2022
More arrests over NT child abduction Northern Territory police have charged two more people over the alleged abduction of a five-year-old girl. AAP · Aug 25, 2022
NT Police charge 50-year-old Darwin woman over disappearance of five-year-old Grace Hughes Northern Territory Police charge a 50-year-old woman with child abduction over the disappearance of five-year-old Grace Hughes from the Darwin suburb of Berrimah last weekend. ABC News · Aug 13, 2022
Northern Territory police and health staff to undertake domestic and family violence training Northern Territory police and health staff will soon undertake comprehensive domestic and family violence training in a bid to counter unnecessary trauma for both victims and responders. ABC News · Jul 10, 2022