You want to know where organised crime can happen? In nice sleepy communities with little to no police presence says Federated Farmers Rural Security spokesperson Miles Anderson.

The Government has just announced a deployment of 500 extra police to target serious and organised crime.

"Is organised crime in the rural areas attracting any of these new police officer positions? I would hope so. You don’t have to be in a city or other built up urban settlements to commit crime or be a victim of criminals."

Federated Farmers promotes allocation of officers on land area rather than just population base.

"Farmers lose hundreds of their animals to organised stock rustlers, drug suppliers and dealers roll into our settlements to create and dispense their wares, and members of our community have been victims of family violence and sexual assault. Can rural communities please have more than the one or two cop method response we’ve been subjected to for years? Just look at the biosecurity risk poachers pose to the primary sector - surely that alone warrants more police for rural.

"The rural police we currently have are stretched."

Federated Farmers continues to encourage its members to report crime whenever they are subjected to it, says Miles.

"This makes sure resources to fight crime in our communities are increased or at the very least maintained."

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