Editing Canberra (section)

=== Judiciary and policing ===
{{Main|Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory|Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory|ACT Policing}}
{{See also|Crime in the Australian Capital Territory}}
[[File:High Court of Australia building, Canberra 03.jpg|thumb|[[High Court of Australia]]]]
The [[Australian Federal Police]] (AFP) provides all of the constabulary services in the territory in a manner similar to state police forces, under a contractual agreement with the ACT Government.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afp.gov.au/recruitment/faqs/frequently_asked_questions_sworn.html#general |title=Frequently Asked Questions |date=19 November 2009 |publisher=[[Australian Federal Police]] |access-date=21 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103094447/http://www.afp.gov.au/recruitment/faqs/frequently_asked_questions_sworn.html |archive-date=3 January 2010}}</ref> The AFP does so through its community policing arm [[ACT Policing]].<ref name="afpact">{{cite web |url=http://www.afp.gov.au/act.html |title=ACT Policing |publisher=[[Australian Federal Police]] |date=16 March 2010 |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127071930/http://www.afp.gov.au/act.html |archive-date=27 January 2010}}</ref>

People who have been charged with offences are tried either in the [[Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory|ACT Magistrates Court]] or, for more severe offences, the [[Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory|ACT Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme/page/view/288 |title=History of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court |publisher=The Supreme Court of the ACT |access-date=7 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160516215953/http://www.courts.act.gov.au/supreme/page/view/288 |archive-date=16 May 2016}}</ref> Prior to its closure in 2009, prisoners were held in [[Remand (detention)|remand]] at the [[Belconnen Remand Centre]] in the ACT but usually imprisoned in New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web |last=Laverty |first=Jo |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/05/07/2563620.htm |title=The Belconnen Remand Centre |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=21 May 2009 |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-date=29 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429135239/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/05/07/2563620.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Alexander Maconochie Centre]] was officially opened on 11 September 2008 by then Chief Minister [[Jon Stanhope]]. The total cost for construction was $130&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kittel |first=Nicholas |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2008/11/26/2430325.htm |archive-date=1 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501045814/http://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2008/11/26/2430325.htm |title=ACT prison built to meet human rights obligations |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=26 November 2008 |access-date=23 April 2010}}</ref> The [[ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal]] deal with minor civil law actions and other various legal matters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/FCOA/home/court_lists/Canberra/ |publisher=[[Family Court of Australia]] |title=Canberra Court List |access-date=13 May 2010 |archive-date=3 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503082812/http://www.familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/FCOA/home/court_lists/Canberra/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courts.act.gov.au/magistrates/TelephoneList1.htm |title=Court Listing |publisher=ACT Law Courts and Tribunals |access-date=13 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502091554/http://familycourt.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/FCOA/home/court_lists/Canberra/ |archive-date=2 May 2013}}</ref>

Canberra has the lowest rate of crime of any capital city in [[Australia]] {{as of|lc=yes|2019}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://police.act.gov.au/crime |title=Crime |website=Australian Federal Police. ACT Policing |date=7 March 2016 |access-date=23 February 2019 |archive-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228133000/https://police.act.gov.au/crime |url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2016}}, the most common crimes in the ACT were property related crimes, unlawful entry with intent and [[motor vehicle theft]]. They affected 2,304 and 966 people (580 and 243 per 100,000 persons respectively). [[Homicide]] and related offences—murder, attempted murder and manslaughter, but excluding driving causing death and conspiracy to murder—affect 1.0 per 100,000 persons, which is below the national average of 1.9 per 100,000. Rates of [[sexual assault]] (64.4 per 100,000 persons) are also below the national average (98.5 per 100,000).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4510.0Main+Features12016?OpenDocument |title=4510.0 – Recorded Crime – Victims, Australia, 2016 |date=6 July 2017 |publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] |access-date=7 December 2017 |archive-date=8 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231412/http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4510.0Main+Features12016?OpenDocument |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=8|name=Australian Capital Territory |access-date=7 December 2017|quick=on }}</ref><ref>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=0|name=Australia |access-date=7 December 2017|quick=on }}</ref> However the 2017 crime statistics showed a rise in some types of personal crime, notably burglaries, thefts and assaults.