Kimberley grapples with escalating crime ahead of state election MonMonday 15 updated MonMonday 15 FebFebruary 2021 at 10:09pm A community meeting last year in Fitzroy Crossing heard concerns about youth crime and the underlying causes. ( Share Print text only Key points: WA Police statistics show the crime rate around the Kimberley has continued to escalate over the past decade It is a key issue in next month's state election, with views varying from cracking down on juvenile offenders to a better funding of wraparound services Candidates in the forthcoming state election make their pitches to the electorate A group of kids broke into her house, crept past her sleeping children and stole two sets of car keys. She said one of the boys was likely as young as 10.