LNP says 'a long way to go to reverse' Queensland's youth crime crisis

Key points

• Queensland's LNP government says there is still a long way to go to reverse the state's youth crime crisis. Minister Laura Gerber said the government will keep expanding its adult crime, adult time policy.
• Official figures show victim numbers fell about 4 per cent in 2025. Bond University criminologist Terry Goldsworthy credits police targeting and tougher bail laws, not the policy, and says overall crime remains at a 20-year high.
• Victims in Townsville and Brisbane describe ongoing fear and some feeling safer.