Women are being arrested at faster rate than males in New South Wales. Source: Supplied
WOMEN are being arrested by police at a faster rate than men with big increases in drugs, harassment and threatening behaviour.
A report released today by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research shows the number of females arrested in New South Wales has grown by 2.5 per cent over the past decade, soaring past men who had an annual increase 1.7 per cent.
Dr Don Weatherburn, the Director of the Bureau, called it a "significant" change — but one that wasn't restricted to New South Wales.
In recent years there has been a rise in females committing crimes throughout Australia, notably illicit drugs and public order offences.
Women are being arrested at a rate of 2.5 per cent a year — higher than men at 1.7 per cent Source: Supplied
Those arrests were fuelling a big increase in the number of women being jailed. Since 2003 there has been a 27 per cent increase in women behind bars while men have seen an 11 per cent increase.
Of the arrest figures Dr Weatherburn said: "It's certainly a dramatic change. The gap [between men and women] is closing fairly quickly."
He admitted the numbers were a shock to researchers. "It did surprise me, I wasn't expecting it."
Women were most prolific at shoplifting (16.3 per cent), domestic assault (9.2 per cent) and non domestic assault (6.4 per cent).
But the largest increases were:
• in possession and use of ecstasy, up 21.4 per cent a year
• possession and use of other drugs, up 17.1 per cent
• harassment, threatening behaviour and private nuisance, up 14 per cent
• dealing and trafficking in amphetamines, up 13.4 per cent
• possession and use of amphetamines, up 10.6 per cent
He told news.com.au the intimidation and harassment could be related to stalking "of an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend" whether it be lurking outside their house or through making malicious phone calls.
Experts say if the trend in more women being arrested continues there could be long-term consequences for the criminal justice system. Source: Supplied
Dr Weatherburn said this meant changes in the criminal justice system were needed. "The important question for Governments is, how long are you going to let this continue?"
The new report, coupled with the crime trend in recent years, meant there was a definite trend occurring. "It's no flash in the pan and not a one-off thing.
"Most people tend to think of crime as a male problem and not a female one."
He said monitoring by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre showed no increase in female use of these drugs over the last few years but small groups of women becoming more active in illicit drugs couldn't be ruled out.
The proportion of crime being committed by women in NSW has risen between 2003 and 2013, from 17.3 per cent to 18.3 per cent, so the vast majority of crime is still being committed by men.
The number of juvenile females being dealt with by police is up slightly but has not increased at as fast a rate as the adults.
Dr Weatherburn said even though crime rates were coming down arrest rates were going up. That was explained by policing catching more criminals, even though there was a smaller number overall.
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