"...fall in property crime ..." "the result of a reduction in heroin use.."

NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research - nsw.gov.au
Release Date: Wednesday 1 February 2006
Commenting on the findings, the director of the Bureau said that the fall in property crime was the result of a combination of factors, including better vehicle security, a reduction in heroin use, rising real incomes, falling unemployment and rising rates of imprisonment.