PDF - http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tbp/tbp024/tbp024.pdf
Jason Payne
"One Australian is estimated to become the victim of a property crime such as burglary or theft every 30 seconds. And the popular perception is that most of these crimes - which cost us more than $5 billion a year - are carried out by drug addicts trying to fund their expensive habits. But a new Australian Institute of Criminology study shows the links between property crimes and illicit drugs is far more complex than we think. The study looked at 1500 prisoners convicted of property crimes in Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. It found that while most of the offenders were drug users – 89 per cent had used cannabis and 75 per cent had used other drugs such as amphetamines, heroin or cocaine – the use of drugs didn’t necessarily cause the crime." [Hat-tip: Gotcha]
