Crime and justice

Pick an issue to see how every MLA has voted on it. Each issue groups together the recorded votes that were about the same thing.

What Canberrans said about crime and justice

19%picked “Enhancing community safety” as one of their top three priorities for the ACT Government

40%of everyone surveyed agreed enough is currently being done about it

What they most wanted

Increase investment in police resources and community policing82%
Enhance safety in public spaces and facilities59%
Focus on early intervention and prevention services55%

From the 2025 Community Priorities Survey (ACT Government, YourSay Panel, summary report, april 2026), carried out 21 October to 4 November 2025: 1,801 people answered. An opt-in panel of Canberrans aged 18 and over, with extra young people recruited through a second panel, weighted by age, gender and region to match the 2021 Census. “What they most wanted” is out of the 355 people who picked this area; each could choose up to three. This shows what people told one survey. It isn’t a vote, and it doesn’t say how any MLA should vote.

Always voted forMostly voted forVoted both waysMostly voted againstAlways voted against

Crime and justicePolice resources and stations

Commit to more police resources, or a Molonglo Valley police station sooner, than the government has planned

6 always for · 2 for · 1 both ways · 4 against · 11 always against · 1 not in these votes

3 recorded votes Crime and justiceTougher crime laws

Make criminal laws tougher and give police more powers

8 always for · 1 for · 1 against · 14 always against · 1 not in these votes

6 recorded votes

Bars show how the members of the current Assembly voted across each issue’s votes. They describe voting patterns only, not whether anyone was right.