The number of offences recorded by police in the year to 30 September 2015 was 482,959. This is up 6.0% from 455,728 offences recorded in the same period last year. Family incidents increased in the year to 30 September 2015, up 9.6% from 66,011 to 72,376. were 164,941 offender incidents recorded in the year to 30 September 2015, up 6.8% from 154,445 in the year to September 2014. Victim reports increased in the year to 30 September by 2.5% to 289,092 victim reports. Offence trends Between year ending September 2014 and 2015, the major offence categories that showed a significant upward trend were: Stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour (up 9.4% from 11,066 to 12,104) Bribery (up 800.0% from 5 to 45)1 Drug use and possession (up 16.9% from 19,282 to 22,542) Weapons and explosives offences (up 16.1% from 13,175 to 15,290) Justice procedures (up 20.4% from 6,423 to 7,731) All other offence categories were stable. Government Area level figures The five Local Government Areas with the highest offence rates were: Melbourne (25,853.7 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 0.6%) Latrobe (17,868.7 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 17.4%) Horsham (14,617.7 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 26.1%) (14,083.3 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 4.6%) Greater Dandenong (12,351.7 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 15.4%) For a detailed breakdown of the data, click to view the For a breakdown of offences at the LGA level, click to access the For explanatory information and definitions for the latest release, see the and 1. Includes small offence counts. Percentage change figures should be used with caution.
The number of offences recorded by police in the year to 30 September 2015 was 482,959. This is up 6.0% from 455,728 offences recorded in the same period last year. Family incidents increased in the year to 30 September 2015, up 9.6% from 66,011 to 72,376. were 164,941 offender incidents recorded in the year to 30 September 2015, up 6.8% from 154,445 in the year to September 2014. Victim reports increased in the year to 30 September by 2.5% to 289,092 victim reports. Offence trends Between year ending September 2014 and 2015, the major offence categories that showed a significant upward trend were: Stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour (up 9.4% from 11,066 to 12,104) Bribery (up 800.0% from 5 to 45)1 Drug use and possession (up 16.9% from 19,282 to 22,542) Weapons and explosives offences (up 16.1% from 13,175 to 15,290) Justice procedures (up 20.4% from 6,423 to 7,731) All other offence categories were stable. Government Area level figures The five Local Government Areas with the highest offence rates were: Melbourne (25,853.7 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 0.6%) Latrobe (17,868.7 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 17.4%) Horsham (14,617.7 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 26.1%) (14,083.3 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 4.6%) Greater Dandenong (12,351.7 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 15.4%) For a detailed breakdown of the data, click to view the For a breakdown of offences at the LGA level, click to access the For explanatory information and definitions for the latest release, see the and 1. Includes small offence counts. Percentage change figures should be used with caution.
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