Media releases

Media Release: Family violence related offences contribute to increases in Breaches of orders

The Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) released the Victorian recorded crime statistics for the year ending 31 March 2020 today.

Media Release: Victoria Police respond to record numbers of family violence incidents across the state

The Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) released the Victorian recorded crime statistics for the year ending 31 December 2019 today.

Media Release: Record numbers of alleged offenders being processed by Victoria Police

The Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) released the Victorian recorded crime statistics for the year ending 30 September 2019 today.

Crime Statistics Agency releases 2018-19 Victorian Family Database

The Crime Statistics Agency has today released key family violence measures from the 2018-19 Victorian Family Violence Database.

Characteristics and offending of women in prison in Victoria revealed in CSA research

The number of women entering prison in Victoria in 2018 was more than double the number in 2012, driven by an increasing number of women received on remand, research released today by the Crime Statistics Agency shows. 

Media Release: Highest offender rates and lowest victim report rates since July 2004

The Crime Statistics Agency has today released the Victorian recorded crime statistics for the year ending 31 March 2019.

Media release: Victimisation rates lowest in over a decade

The Crime Statistics Agency has today released the Victorian recorded crime statistics for the year ending 31 December 2018.

Media Release: Recorded offences and Criminal incidents continue to decline

The Crime Statistics Agency has today released its Victorian recorded crime statistics for the year ending 30 September 2018.

Crime Statistics Agency releases 2017-18 Victorian Family Violence Database

The Crime Statistics Agency has today released key family violence measures from the 2017-18 Victorian Family Violence Database.

New CSA research on crimes against older people in Victoria

The number of crimes committed against people aged 65 or older in Victoria has increased over the past 10 years, even when even taking into account an ageing population, research released today by the Crime Statistics Agency shows.