Key Figures: Year ending June 2019

State wide figures

  • The number of criminal incidents recorded by Victoria Police in the year to 30 June 2019 was 387,389, up 1.3% from 382,445 incidents recorded in the same period last year. 
  • The number of offences recorded by Victoria Police in the year to 30 June 2019 was 514,398. This is up 1.5% from 506,758 offences recorded in the same period last year. 
  • Alleged offender incidents increased 4.6% to 176,837 in the year to June 2019, up from 169,056.
  • Unique alleged offenders increased by 6.3% (5,048) to 84,989 in the year ending June 2019.
  • Victim reports increased in the year to 30 June 2019 by 0.6% (1,663) to 301,099 victim reports. 
  • In the year ending 2019 unique victims decreased by 0.8% to 226,167 from 227,993 in the previous year.
  • Family incidents increased in the year to 30 June 2019, up 8.6% from 76,113 to 82,652.

 

Local Government Area level figures

Criminal Incidents

The five Local Government Areas with the highest criminal incident rates in the year ending June 2019 were:

  1. Melbourne (14,488.3 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 10.7%)
  2. Latrobe (13,034.5 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 1.6%)
  3. Yarra (10,919.1 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 1.4%)
  4. Mildura (9,627.3 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 4.8%)
  5. Greater Shepparton (9,331.4 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 2.1%)

 

Recorded Offences

The five Local Government Areas with the highest criminal incident rates in the year ending June 2019 were:

  1. Melbourne (18,944.5 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 14.2%)
  2. Latrobe (18,915.8 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 2.4%)
  3. Horsham (13,723.5 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 9.9%)
  4. Greater Shepparton (13,257.2 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 4.7%)
  5. Yarra (13,090.2 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 6.5%)

 

Crime category trends

For the year ending June 2019, the offence subdivisions that showed significant upward trends in the last 24 months were:

Criminal Incidents Recorded Offences
  • Robbery
  • Theft 
  • Stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour
  • Drug use and possession
  • Theft 
  • Weapons and explosives offences
  • Deception
  • Breaches of orders
  • Drug use and possession

 
  • Weapons and explosives offences
  
  • Breaches of orders
  

All other major offence categories did not show a significant upward trend over the last 24 months.

 

For the year ending June 2019, the offence subdivisions that showed a significant downward trend in the last 24 months were:

Criminal Incidents Recorded Offences
  • Dangerous and negligent acts endangering people
  • Sexual offences
  • Property damage
  • Burglary/Break and enter
  • Burglary/Break and enter
  • Other government regulatory offences

All other major offence categories did not show a significant downward trend over the last 24 months.

For a detailed breakdown of the data go to the latest crime data webpage and for explanatory information and definitions, see the Explanatory Notes (External link) and Glossary (External link).