Mr Katter said Mount Isa residents were living in fear, and that juvenile crime in the outback town was out of control with police overwhelmed and locals unable to sleep at night.

"These calls for more police are only to help to treat the symptoms of the problem in the short-term," Mr Katter said.

"It stinks that they have announced more police for Townsville and Cairns due to escalation in criminal activity at the same time that the Mount Isa district is understaffed.

"We just had a big visit from the State Government and I was expecting some action soon afterwards in setting up a remote processing facility for juveniles and support of on-country sentencing programs.

"Unfortunately however, all we've had instead have been polite nods and a retreat back to Brisbane."

Minister for Police Mark Ryan said Police in the Isa work hard to keep the community safe and they have his strong support.

"I was pleased the Member for Traeger joined me in April to launch the Mount Isa Community Connect Project," Mr Ryan said.

"It's designed to support efforts to help troubled young people turn their lives around, by providing access to education, training and jobs.

"The extra funding this government has invested in the police budget has allowed the Police Commissioner to boost police numbers in Mount Isa."

Mr Ryan said since they came to government there were 14 additional police on the beat in Mount Isa.

Mount Isa is already home to among the highest crime rates in the state on a per capita basis according to the Queensland Police Service data.

In the month of October alone, assaults in the Mount Isa region occurred at a rate more than 15 times that of the South Brisbane region. Home invasions occurred at a rate of around three times that of the South Brisbane region according to QPS.

Mr Katter said he would be this week writing to the Queensland Police Minister Mark Ryan to urgently call for more police for Mount Isa.

He said the Mount Isa police response to this past week's spike, which included the arrest of four children on 28 charges on Friday, had been commendable.

"Our officers need to be supported now and into the future, and I will make sure the Minister knows the need here for bolstering the ranks of experienced officers appointed to Mount Isa District in future," Mr Katter said.

"I will also stress to him that if we want any hope of enticing people from the coast to the bush, there needs to be more incentives created for officers to relocate here."

I appreciate concerns about community safety in Mount Isa and raised this matter with the Commissioner last week.

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