Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Premier David Crisafulli has praised his government’s youth crime law reforms after revealing a “good fall” in property crime across the Christmas period.The statewide crime rate for property offences committed from November to the end of January fell by about 2.3 per cent year-on-year, while stolen vehicle and break-and-enter offences specifically fell by about 8 per cent.Speaking on Sunday from Brisbane – where the property crime rate decreased by 4.6 per cent during the same period – Crisafulli said the falls were a promising sign that his government’s youth crime law reforms were working.Premier David Crisafulli says a reduction in crime rates over the holiday period is “a step in the right direction”.Credit: Catherine Strohfeldt“When it comes to break-and-enters and stolen cars, the vast majority are young offenders,” he said, adding there was also “a good fall” in assault and theft rates.Loading“When I see the number of offences overall across those four key areas for the first time coming down, it’s a step in the right direction, but we’ve got a long way to go,” he said.Queensland Police data revealed that 49 per cent of offenders charged during that period for unlawful entry were juveniles, while minors also accounted for 49.8 per cent of those charged for using a stolen vehicle.From 2020 to 2024, the data showed young Queensland offenders accounted for 52 per cent for both of those offences.In Brisbane from November to the end of last month, minors accounted for 54 per cent of recorded robberies, 19 per cent of assaults, 41 per cent of unlawful entries, and 45 per cent of unlawful use of motor vehicle offences.
