Crime is rife on farms, yet reporting remains stubbornly low. Here's how new initiatives are making progress
- Written by Kyle J.D. Mulrooney, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Co-director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England
Crime on farms can have devastating effects on farmers and their families —financial, psychological and social. Crime can also have national implications, too, if it disrupts or damages farm production.
But too often, farm crime is considered “just a rural issue”, something out of sight and mind.
This is why the Centre for Rural...





