Northern Territory Police Minister Kate Worden and prominent Territorians have rejected Peter Dutton's claims that "young Indigenous kids are being sexually assaulted on a regular basis" in Alice Springs.

On Thursday Mr Dutton claimed sexual abuse of young people in Alice Springs was common place, suggesting it was Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's role to "step up and step in" to protect children in the town by restoring law and order.

"You've got kids here tonight, who are going to be sexually abused or families where domestic violence has now become a current occurrence and we are told nothing can be done about it,'' Mr Dutton said.

"I just find it completely and utterly deplorable."

NT Police minister Kate Worden said Mr Dutton's claims were politically motivated.

"What we've seen over the last couple of days from Peter Dutton in central Australia is absolutely opportunistic, political game-playing, and using the most vulnerable people here in the heart of our nation as a pawn in that game," she said.

"It's quite frankly a dog act."

In describing the law and order problems in Alice Springs a "travesty", Mr Dutton called for the government to provide federal police support.

"There are stories that we've heard today as we've walked the streets about the dysfunction, the desperation of young Indigenous kids who are being sexually assaulted, still, on a regular basis – that hasn't stopped," Mr Dutton said.

"Nothing has changed from when I was here in October. The same stories about break-ins, about stolen cars, about risk to human life, about the sexual assault of young boys and girls. It's still exactly as it was then, and this community can't wait."

Minister Worden said if Mr Dutton is being told about child sexual abuse he should report the details to police immediately.

"I'll remind Mr Dutton we have mandatory reporting for child sexual abuse in the Northern Territory" she said.

"If Mr Dutton has evidence of these claims that he's made around child sexual abuse in Alice Springs, he needs to come forward."

Northern Territory Labor senator Malarndirri McCarthy reiterated Minister Warden's words, also calling for allegations to be referred to police.

"I would ask opposition leader Peter Dutton, if you are aware of this, then you need to report it to police so that there can be an investigation immediately, and if you have not done that, I would urge you to do so as soon as possible," Senator McCarthy said.

"I would urge the opposition leader to not use Alice Springs as a political football with irresponsible accusations if they cannot be followed up."

At a press conference where Mr Dutton made the claims, an ABC reporter asked Mr Dutton what evidence he had to substantiate his claim abuse is rampant in central Australia.

"I mean with respect, that is such an ABC question. Do you live locally?'' Mr Dutton said in response.

"I mean, do you speak to people on the street? Do you hear what it is they're saying to you?"

After the reporter confirmed they did live locally, Mr Dutton responded "you live locally and you don't believe there's any problem here?," before qualifying his statements with anecdotal evidence based on personal experience with local authorities.

"I've spoken to the police and the social workers, some of whom are out on stress leave at the moment because of the scenes that they've endured," Mr Dutton said.

"They have kids taking them back into homes where they've been sexually assaulted, and six year olds grabbing onto their legs screaming not to be left there. So they're the people who are on the front line."

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) chief executive Catherine Liddle says data does not suggest an increase in child sexual abuse in Alice Springs. Image: ABC.

Alice Springs local and chief executive of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC), Catherine Liddle, said she was "beyond frustrated" with Mr Dutton's comments, suggesting while there's a need for additional service delivery in the space, data did not indicate an increase in child sexual abuse in the area.

"I'm neither a bureaucrat nor an academic — but I certainly am from Alice Springs, and have lived in Alice Springs for most of my life," Ms Liddle told ABC's The Drum.

"Sexual abuse is a really serious crime, which has a devastating impact on children, families and communities — this is not a political football.

"I'm beyond frustrated and it's really disappointing that someone in a leadership position can stand up and say the same things over and over again.

"What we definitely have not seen in the evidence, and (in) the data, is an increase in child sexual abuse."