Key Figures: Year ending September 2022

Statewide figures

  • The number of criminal incidents recorded by Victoria Police in the year to 30 September 2022 was 343,982, down 3.6% from 356,920 incidents recorded in the same period last year. 
  • The number of offences recorded by Victoria Police in the year 30 September 2022 was 474,446. This is down 4.3% from 495,819 offences recorded in the same period last year.
  • Alleged offender incidents decreased 3.0% to 158,349 in the year to 30 September 2022, down from 163,201.
  • Victim reports decreased in the year to 30 September 2022, down 1.1% (3,021) to 264,684 victim reports.
  • Family incidents decreased in the year to 30 September 2022, down 1.1% from 92,547 to 91,500.
  • Alleged offender incidents with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status increased 5.7% to 13,893 in the year to 30 September 2022.
  • In the year to 30 September 2022 the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status of those involved in Family incident increased for Affected family members (up 1.3% to 5,040) while Other parties decreased (down 3.6% to 5,997).

 

Local Government Area level figures

Criminal Incidents
The highest criminal incident rates in Local Government Areas in the year ending September 2022 were:

  1. Melbourne (15,960.3 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 0.1%)
  2. Latrobe (9,834.2 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 9.7%)
  3. Yarra (9,742.3 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 8.4%)
  4. Mildura (9,109.1 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 18.0%)
  5. Port Phillip (9,107.2 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 2.2%).

 

Recorded Offences
The highest recorded offence rates in Local Government Areas in the year ending September 2022 were:

  1. Melbourne (21,963.8 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 3.5%)
  2. Latrobe (14,116.0 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 10.1%)
  3. Yarra (13,650.9 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 3.1%)
  4. Mildura (12,802.6 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 17.4%)
  5. Greater Shepparton (12,267.4 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 8.9%).

 

Crime category trends 

For the year ending 30 September 2022, the offence subdivisions that showed a significant upward trend in the last 24 months were:

Criminal Incidents Recorded Offences
  • Dangerous and negligent acts endangering people 
 

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

 

For the year ending 30 September 2022, the offence subdivisions that showed a significant downward trend in the last 24 months were:

Criminal Incidents Recorded Offences
  • Drug dealing and trafficking
  • Stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour
  • Miscellaneous offences
  • Deception
 
  • Miscellaneous 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 and Glossary.