My Campaign Safety/Crime Rates – Abhinav Kolachana

I am proposing that the Electorate of Fremantle should add more security cameras and lights, particularly in public places such as parks and sporting fields. My family has been the victim of property damage on many occasions. The most recent one was where 3 alleged minors threw a rock at our dwelling’s window. They also attempted to break the driver seat window of our car with a stone, which was parked in the driveway. My house is situated on the end of a street that borders a dim lighted public park. We believe that they walked right through the dark without being seen in the park. At this time, we didn’t have any security cameras, so adding lighting and CCTV would stop this from happening to anyone else. Both could be powered by solar energy. Also spreading the message to other homes about installing CCTV would help with this problem as well.

A country that has one of the lowest crime rates in the world is Japan. Experts link the low levels of violence in Japan to the low levels of unemployment and drug use. Providing homes and jobs for the unemployed could benefit the lives of both the victim and the suspect. Promoting the use of rehabilitation centers would also benefit the lives of drug users and stop them from hurting themselves and others.

Singapore is another country with one of the lowest crime rates in the world. The reason is because it’s almost impossible to get away with. In 2016 crime reached a 30 year low according to Singapore Police. During this time there were 135 days that went by completely crime free from crimes like snatch theft, robbery, and house theft. On January 2nd, 2018, a man snatched a woman’s phone and ran away. 3 days later he was arrested and because punishment is so strict in Singapore, he faced 1 to 7 years in prison for his actions. Because of the tens of thousands of security cameras, he was caught within a short amount of time.

Once again, I ask you to support my campaign to add more lighting to public areas and increase the amount of CCTV in public areas too. Also promoting rehabilitation centers for drug users and providing housing and jobs for the unemployed would also cut crime rates in half. Although, WA is one of the safest places, I still think there is a lot that we can learn from other countries like Japan and Singapore where the crime rates are very low.