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Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has unveiled urgent bail reforms in a bid to address the out-of-control crime that is ravaging the Northern Territory.

Chief Minister Natasha Fyles announces tougher bail measures to try to halt a rising level of violent assaults in the territory, a week after the fatal stabbing of a young bottle shop worker.

The NT government says record prisoner numbers are "expected to continue for the foreseeable future", with stricter bail laws proposed following the fatal stabbing of a bottle shop worker.

The territory's top cop says he is still questioning why crime is hitting record rates in the jurisdiction but his agency is not to blame.

A report looking into ways to tackle offending in the NT finds widespread support for more investment in community-led programs as an alternative to incarceration.

Long-term police data shows the Northern Territory is dealing with record levels of violence, from regional towns to its capital city.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on the lawn outside the NT Parliament to call for tougher crime measures after...

The death of 20-year-old Declan Laverty has been the catalyst for a 2,000-strong anti-crime protest outside Darwin’s Parliament House. 

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Darwin to call for tougher crime measures after a young man's senseless slaying

The Beachfront Hotel security guard was working at the Rapid Creek bottle shop, in Darwins north, on March 19 when he was called to help stop an alleged robbery just after 6pm.