Praise from a vocal retail crime critic and ministerial advisor over the Government's strategies to curb crime rates. 

New data shows ram raids halved last year while violent crime dropped 2%.  

However, overall retail crime increased 12%. 

Dairy and Business Owners Group Chair Sunny Kaushal told Andrew Dickens it will take time, but the tougher approach is working. 

He says retailers and dairy owners have lived in fear every day for years, and people are feeling the difference between the two governments. 

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