Crime in New South Wales

Modern Australian states and cities, including New South Wales, have some of the lowest crime rates recorded globally with Australia ranked the 13th safest nation and Sydney ranked the 5th safest city globally.

In the 1870s, these were based on religious divisions, with The Rocks Push, the Gibbs Street Mob, and the Glebe Island Boys supported by Protestants.

[29] The pushes generally died out by World War I, being used by politicians to attack rival meetings towards the end.

Razors became a common weapon in armed robberies and assaults after the passage of the Pistol Licensing Act 1927, which imposed severe penalties for carrying concealed firearms and handguns.

[32][33] Other drugs sold illegally included morphine and opium, the latter imported from Hong Kong and the Dutch East Indies.

[35] Part of the reason was that the Public Offences Act 1908 had made it illegal for men to live off the earnings of prostitutes, but not for women.

[38] The Crimes (Amendment) Act 1929 made the possession of a razor immediately preceding an arrest punishable by six months.

David Kang ran up to the Prince and fired two blanks before falling onto the ground; he was arrested by many cops.

For example, Sydney man Ivan Milat murdered a number of people including foreigners, in the 1980s and 90s.

[40] In 1991, famous Cardiologist and researcher, Victor Chang was murdered by gangsters on the street not far from his home.

After the widely publicised deaths of two 18 year olds, Thomas Kelly and Daniel Christie, the NSW government was pressured to take action in regard to alcohol-related violence in the Sydney central business district and Kings Cross in particular.

[45][46][47] Sydney musicians, DJs and nightclub owners raised significant concerns following laws introduction, claiming that live music venues have low rates of violent incidence and would become financially nonviable.

The Alameddine crime network has been engaged in a long feud with the Brothers for Life organisation,[52] and also targeted popular YouTuber and comedian, Friendlyjordies.