The Queensland government has admitted to overstating a drop in crime figures, attributing the error to the state police force. The police minister stated that an actual reduction in victim numbers per capita was 6.5%, not the previously announced 10.8%. The error reportedly stemmed from human error in the manual compilation and analysis of data by the police. Concerns about data verification were raised by the police minister's office prior to a media event, but they were assured the data was accurate. The methods used for data an... download the app to read more
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