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Break and enter rate soars in the Bega Valley

March 19, 2025 7:51 am in by
Burglar trying to break into a house with a crowbar. Image: Getty Images

A 50 percent jump in the number of break and enters in the Bega Valley in just one year.

That’s the finding of the latest quarterly report from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.

Bureau Executive Director Jackie Fitzgerald said it’s the one crime that really stands out on the Far South Coast.

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“There were 33 break and enter offences in 2023 compared to 51 in 2024 in the Bega Valley LGA,” she said.

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