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Subscriber only Crime and the rate it s being committed is down on last year in latest state government figures but the scourge of domestic violence continues to terrorise behind closed doors. There were 26,919 reported offences in the region in 2019-20, down on the 27,334 reported in 2018-19. The rate of offences per 100,000 people had also reduced by almost 4 per cent from 2019-20 to the previous financial year. Murder rates were down year on year and a significant drop of almost 90 per cent was recorded in attempted murder, manslaughter and other homicide incidents in the region. The figures released by the Queensland Government Statistician s Office revealed the assault rate also dropped by almost 5 per cent, with 876 offences recorded in 2019-20.