Crime tops Perth concerns: Lib candidate

The Liberal candidate who hopes to prise the federal seat of Perth out of Labor's hands for the first time in more than 30 years has hit the hustings, saying crime is the greatest issue facing the electorate.

Prominent Labor figures who have represented the inner-city division include former state minister Alannah MacTiernan and former federal minister Stephen Smith.

Liberal candidate Jeremy Quinn plans to campaign hard to raise his profile.

The Downing Teal recruitment consultant is up against barrister Tim Hammond, Labor's national senior vice-president, who unsuccessfully ran for the Swan electorate in 2010.

Mr Quinn, 43, was joined by federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan in announcing $98,000 in funding for closed-circuit television in the CBD on Tuesday.

He says he doorknocked on the weekend and crime topped the list of constituent concerns.

"Too often we read about crime and so we need to, as a government, ensure we're providing a safe environment as best we can," Mr Quinn told reporters.

He said he'd lived in the electorate all his life, and vowed to campaign every day between now and the election on July 2.

Labor's margin in the seat, which the party has held since 1983, was halved to a tight 2.2 per cent after the boundary was redrawn.