The following residents of the ACT draw the attention of, and requests that the Assembly, recognise that:
• The residents of Watson and Downer have been experiencing increasing rates of crime, including graffiti, theft, break and entering, drug trafficking, harassment, and assault;
• Residents regularly report incidents to the police; however, the police are not adequately resourced to protect the community which has left many residents living in fear as they are not confident that they will receive the protection they need when they need it; and
• Many repeat offenders are known to the residents and the ACT government, and the ACT government refuses or is unwilling to take any action.
Your petitioners, therefore, request the Assembly to call upon the ACT Government to:
• Provide adequate resourcing for policing and make police presence in this community visible and regular;
• Ensure ACT Housing upholds its responsibilities and obligations to the community and those in the community living (i.e. strata) to prevent and address anti-social behaviour in accordance with relevant legislation; and
• Ensure that repeat offenders are held to account to protect the community.