The Justice and Police Minister says the Government's surpassed its own violent crime reduction target. 

It set a goal in March last year of having 20 thousand fewer victims of serious violent crime, with an initial 2029 deadline. 

It claims it’s already beat the deadline, but admits the data is volatile and subject to change. 

Chief Victims Advisor Ruth Money told John MacDonald that although she’s delighted by the figures, she’s cautious in her celebrations since it’s only quarterly data. 

But she says we do also need to acknowledge that there are a lot of crimes that aren’t disclosed willingly, so these numbers, although encouraging, are volatile.  

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