The latest statistics reveal crime rates have fallen in the Eurobodalla over most major crime categories over the past year.
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The Bureau of Statistics and Crime Research last week released its NSW Recorded Crime Statistics for 2014 report.
Statistics in 11 of 17 major crime categories fell in the Eurobodalla local government area in the 24 months to December, 2014.
The biggest downward trend was break and enters to buildings other than homes, which were down 44.5 per cent from 101 in 2013 to 56 in 2014.
Steal from motor vehicle offences recorded the second biggest fall, down 37.8 per cent.
Domestic violence related incidents were down 27.6 per cent, from 171 in 2013 to 134 in 2014.
Steal from retail store offences fell 27.5 per cent, from 98 in 2013 to 71 in 2014.
Non-domestic violence related assaults were also down from 219 in 2013 to 193 in 2014.
Motor vehicle theft fell 22.5 per cent and steal from dwelling was down 8.8 per cent.
There were 233 break and enters into homes in 2014, down from 268 the previous year.
Sexual assaults were down from 35 to 28, however indecent assaults were up from 26 in 2013 to 33 in 2014.
Other crimes more frequent in the Eurobodalla in 2014 included fraud, up from 83 in 2013 to 103 in 2014, steal from person, up from six to eight, and robbery without a weapon, up from two offences in 2013 to four in 2014.
Malicious damage was again the most common offence, with 443 incidents recorded in 2014, up slightly from the 439 in 2013.
There was one murder in 2014 in the Eurobodalla compared to none the previous year, and no robberies with a firearm, compared with two the previous year.
There were four robberies without a weapon and one with a weapon (not a firearm).
State-wide the 24 months to December 2014 show the majority of categories either stable or falling.
Steal from dwelling was the only offence category to have recorded an increase of 3.2 per cent.
BOCSAR reported that most of this increase was offences occurring outside the residential building, including thefts from yards, carports, garages, verandahs, driveways and sheds.
Common items stolen include parts of the house such as hot water systems, mail, letter boxes, bicycles, scooters, tools and garden accessories.
NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione is urging residents to be more vigilant, to keep their items secure and to take sensible measures to stop themselves from becoming targets of crime.
He said it was important to note that the report recognised some increases were due to more intensive law enforcement, particularly in relation to drug possession and trafficking.
