By Wayne Kayler-Thomson
A recent VECCI snapshot shows that violence is an issue for business. After compiling our data, we’ve found some interesting statistics on how businesses have been impacted.
42% of respondents in a VECCI snapshot survey have revealed that they have experienced loss of trade due to street violence in Melbourne.
And this loss of trade is being compounded by businesses having to fork out additional costs to repair their buildings and assets as a result of violence, as 54% of respondents indicated.
Other respondents also indicated that some have had to pay for additional costs including lighting, security guards and cameras in order to better protect their properties.
It was not surprising that every respondent said that they believed that the State Government can do more to prevent street violence.
Measures that could be undertaken by the State Government range from law and order-based, including tougher sentences for offenders to the practical, which include better street lighting, marshalled taxi ranks and additional public transport to get revellers home quickly and safely.
There also has to be a balance between regulatory measures that will actually improve the current situation and those that will just hinder the ability of business to operate in Melbourne.
Melbourne has a fantastic reputation amongst tourists as a vibrant and exciting city, who are attracted by a world-class food and wine culture, rather than a whack on the head.
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