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Crime Statistics 2011/2012

Embargo: 3 September 2012

Contents
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY State-wide crime statistics 2011/2012 TOTAL CRIME Across Victoria By region Where crime occurred Alleged offenders processed Victims of Crime Family Incidents CRIME AGAINST THE PERSON Overall Homicide Rape Sex (non-rape) Robbery Assault Abduction/kidnap CRIME AGAINST PROPERTY Overall Arson Property damage Burglary (aggravated) Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor vehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor vehicle Theft (bicycle) Theft (other) DRUG OFFENCES Overall Drug (cultivate/manufacture/traffick) Drug (possess/use) OTHER CRIME

APPENDIX 1 Definitions and Explanatory Notes APPENDIX 2 Changes to Clearance Rates

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

Preamble

Victoria Police Crime Statistics Official Release is prepared for release each year by Corporate Statistics, and includes statistical summaries of offences recorded by police in Victoria for the previous financial year. This release contains crime statistics for the 2011/2012 financial year, and includes data from recent financial years for basic trend analysis. The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of current crime trends, and not to comment on Victoria Police performance, or to assess or evaluate Victoria Police operational strategies. Statistics included in this publication were compiled from data stored on the Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) and extracted on 18 July 2012. LEAP is a dynamic database designed primarily for operational policing purposes. Victoria Police update existing records with new information as it becomes available, and revise records when investigation identifies additional information. The Central Data Entry Bureau of Victoria Police also amends records when quality control checks identify inaccurate or incomplete information. Due to the dynamic nature of LEAP, statistics produced at different times from the same data may vary. Because of this, statistics produced in this publication for previous financial years will differ slightly from those previously published. Recorded crime consists of those offences recorded on LEAP during the reporting period, regardless of when the offence occurred or when it was reported to police. Information contained in this publication relates only to those crimes reported to or detected by Victoria Police. The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this financial year in accordance with recommendations made by the Office of Police Integrity in the Report of investigation into Victoria Police crime records and statistical reporting (May 2011). Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. All figures are rounded to one decimal place. Because of this, percentage point differences in clearance rates may appear different than when calculated from the rounded figures in the tables and graphs. Care should be taken in interpreting misleadingly large percentage changes where figures are small, as these changes may not be statistically significant. Detailed crime classification rules and definitions are included in Appendix 1 to provide assistance in the interpretation of statistics. As the information presented in this document is by no means exhaustive, any requests for additional information should be directed to the Chief Statistician, Corporate Statistics.

Ms Uma Rao Chief Statistician Group Manager - Corporate Statistics Business Services Department Victoria Police PO Box 415 Melbourne 3005 Victoria, Australia Phone: (03) 9247 6703 Fax: (03) 9247 6045 Email: uma.rao@police.vic.gov.au

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

Executive summary

2.1 State-wide crime statistics 2011/2012


Overall crime
In 2011/2012, Victoria Police recorded 391,325 offences state-wide. This was an increase of 8.2% from the number of offences recorded in 2010/2011. The 2011/2012 crime rate per 100,000 population was 7020.0, an increase of 6.8% compared with 2010/2011. This is the first time that the annual crime rate has risen since 2000/2001. However, the crime rate in 2011/2012 is still significantly lower than in past years. Over the last ten financial years, the crime rate per 100,000 population has decreased by 18.4%. The total number of recorded offences has decreased by 7.0% over the same period. Of the 391,325 offences recorded during 2011/2012, 168,200 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 34,054 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 2011/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 51.7% (0.5 percentage points higher than the total clearance rate recorded in 2010/2011). Victoria Police has changed its method of calculating clearance rates this year, in accordance with recommendations made by the Office of Police Integrity in the Report of investigation into Victoria Police crime records and statistical reporting (May 2011). Please see Appendix 2 for further details on these changes. While total offences increased by 8.2%, Victoria Police processed 10.6% more offenders compared with 2010/2011. A total of 178,897 alleged offenders were processed in 2011/2012. In 2011/2012, 208,100 persons were recorded as victims of total crime, an increase of 6.2% from 2010/2011. Of these, 46,807 were victims of crime against the person (e.g. homicides, rapes or assaults). This was an increase of 14.1% on the previous year. There were also 77,676 business victims of crime recorded in 2011/2012.

Crime against the person


The number of crime against the person offences has increased by 11.8% during the last financial year, to 54,454 offences recorded in 2011/2012. As a rate per 100,000 population, this represents an increase of 10.3%. The increase in crime against the person was primarily driven by a rise in family violence-related crime. The number of these offences increased by 39.9% between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. In contrast, crime against the person offences not arising from family incidents increased by 1.7%. Offences arising from family incidents accounted for 33.1% of all crime against the person offences during 2011/2012. All categories of crime against the person except for robbery increased between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. Homicide offences increased by 14.6% from 151 in 2010/11 to 173 in 2011/12. 140 of these offences were substantive, while 33 were attempted, conspiracy or incitement offences. The most common type of homicide offence was murder, with 91 offences. There were 2,044 rape offences recorded in 2011/2012, an increase of 11.8% on the 1,828 offences recorded in 2010/2011. As a rate per 100,000 population, rape increased by 10.3%. The number of rape offences which were recorded as arising from family incidents accounted for 23.6% of rape offences, and increased by 39.6% in 2011/2012. Female victims accounted for 88.7% of rape victims. Sex (non-rape) offences also increased, rising 4.7% during the last financial year. As a rate per 100,000 population, sex (non-rape) rose by 3.3%. Female victims accounted for 79.5% of sex (non-rape) offence victims. Robbery decreased by 2.0%, from 3,353 in 2010/2011 to 3,286 in 2011/2012. The rate per 100,000 population decreased by 3.3%. The majority of robbery victims were male (74.8%). A significant proportion of robbery offenders (40.3%) were juveniles.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

Armed robberies accounted for 1,597 (48.6%) of all robberies in 2011/2012, an increase of 3.9% since 2010/2011. The most common weapon used in armed robberies was a knife (50.7%). 17.0% of all weapons used in robberies were a firearm (including imitation firearms), an increase of 10.1%. During 2011/2012, the number of assault offences increased by 14.0%, while the rate of assaults per 100,000 population increased by 12.5%. Much of this increase can be attributed to the growth in assault offences arising from family incidents (43.3%). However, assaults not arising from family incidents also increased, by 1.3%. The most common type of location where assaults occurred was in residential locations. The number of assaults occurring in residential locations increased by 27.8% between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. The majority (51.8%) of assault victims were male, but the number of female victims grew at a faster rate since 2010/2011, increasing by 24.2%.

Family Incidents
During 2011/2012, there were 50,382 incidents where police submitted family incident reports. This was 23.4% higher than the 40,839 reports submitted in 2010/2011. There has been a steady rise in the reporting of family incidents since the introduction of the Code of Practice for the Investigation of Family Violence in August 2004, and legislative change brought about by the Family Violence Protection Act 2008. Offences related to family incidents, such as assaults and abduction/kidnap, have risen as a result of this increased reporting.

Crime against property


In 2011/2012 there were 265,472 offences against property, an increase of 4.7% compared with 2010/2011. Crime against property has increased as a rate per 100,000 population by 3.3%. In 2011/2012, there were 49,027 offences of property damage recorded by Victoria Police, a decrease of 1.8% compared to 2010/2011. Property damage offences arising from family incidents increased by 37.9%, while those not arising from family incidents decreased by 0.8%. Property damage offences arising from family incidents make up 9.2% of all property damage offences. Aggravated burglaries and residential burglaries both increased over the last financial year, by 16.3% and 6.2% respectively. The number of aggravated burglaries involving weapons or injuries increased by 6.7% in 2011/2012, and accounted for 21.7% of aggravated burglaries. The number of theft from motor vehicle offences recorded in 2011/2012 (46,696) was 4.6% higher than that recorded in 2010/2011. An increase of 8.1% was seen in theft of number plates, which was the most common type of property stolen. The number of theft of motor vehicle offences recorded in 2011/2012 (15,663) was 9.0% higher than the 14,374 recorded in 2010/2011, reversing the downward trend that has been seen over the past decade. Shopsteal offences were the only type of crime against property that decreased over the last financial year. This category of offence decreased by 3.6%, to 19,828 offences.

Drug offences
In 2011/2012 there were 18,732 drug offences recorded, an increase of 22.8% compared with 2010/2011. There was an increase of 11.3% for cultivation, manufacture or trafficking of drugs, and an increase of 27.3% for possession or use of drugs. Cannabis was the most common type of drug found in both possess/use offences and cultivation/manufacture/trafficking offences.

Other offences
Other offences increased by 19.6% in the last financial year. The largest percentage increase in this category of crime was in harassment, which increased by 35.0% compared with 2010/2011. The number of offences recorded under the behaviour in public offence category in 2011/2012 (6,414) was 7.1% lower than the number recorded in 2010/2011. Behaviour in public offences peaked in 2010/2011, after the introduction of Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) and Official Offender Warnings (OWRs) for offences Behaves in a riotous indecent offensive or insulting manner and Uses profane indecent or obscene language or insulting words on 1 July 2008. There were 25,563 justice procedure offences in 2011/2012, an increase by 27.7% compared with 2010/2011. Justice procedure offences arising from family incidents increased by 41.9%, while those not arising from family incidents increased by 20.4%.
Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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3.1

Total crime
Across Victoria

During 2011/2012, 391,325 offences were recorded as occurring in Victoria. The total number of offences recorded in 2011/2012 was 8.2% higher than in 2010/2011. There were 7020.0 recorded offences per 100,000 population in 2011/2012. This crime rate was 6.8% higher than the crime rate recorded during 2010/2011. This is the first time the annual crime rate has risen since 2000/01. Figure 1: Summary of offences recorded and cleared, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Offences Recorded % Change No. 2010/2011 Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total Arson Property damage Burglary (aggrav ated) Crime against property Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor v ehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor v ehicle Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) Sub-total offences Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) Sub-total Going equipped to steal Justice procedures Other crime Regulated public order Weapons / Ex plosiv es Harassment Behav iour in public Other Sub-total TOTAL Drug 151 1,828 5,982 3,353 36,907 491 48,712 2,899 48,169 2,163 27,519 14,929 19,895 5,752 44,654 20,567 14,374 4,023 48,655 253,599 4,258 10,994 15,252 403 20,021 1,382 6,915 2,805 6,901 5,621 44,048 361,611 No. from 2011/2012 2010/2011 173 2,044 6,264 3,286 42,076 611 54,454 3,091 49,027 2,516 29,235 14,977 22,773 7,323 46,696 19,828 15,663 4,187 50,156 265,472 4,741 13,991 18,732 489 25,563 1,354 8,697 3,786 6,414 6,364 52,667 391,325 14.6 11.8 4.7 -2.0 14.0 24.4 11.8 6.6 1.8 16.3 6.2 0.3 14.5 27.3 4.6 -3.6 9.0 4.1 3.1 4.7 11.3 27.3 22.8 21.3 27.7 -2.0 25.8 35.0 -7.1 13.2 19.6 8.2 Rates per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Population* % Change from Total Clearances Rate (%) Total Rate Single Year Cleared from previous Total cleared diff from Clearances** 2011/2012 120 1,249 4,016 1,492 27,686 444 35,007 547 11,458 954 3,447 2,544 15,633 6,695 3,730 13,306 2,887 289 10,288 71,778 4,405 12,816 17,221 445 21,104 1,138 7,833 2,720 6,144 4,810 44,194 168,200 years 40 650 1,816 464 7,877 85 10,932 140 2,869 234 947 826 2,944 395 1,015 1,962 924 103 3,968 16,327 324 905 1,229 34 3,208 203 798 407 271 645 5,566 34,054 2011/12 2010/11*** 92.5 92.9 93.1 59.5 84.5 86.6 84.4 22.2 29.2 47.2 15.0 22.5 81.6 96.8 10.2 77.0 24.3 9.4 28.4 33.2 99.7 98.1 98.5 98.0 95.1 99.0 99.2 82.6 100.0 85.7 94.5 51.7 -2.2 5.4 3.1 3.2 -3.2 5.7 -1.5 -3.3 0.6 -3.2 -0.8 -3.3 -2.8 -10.8 -1.6 -2.2 -0.8 -1.5 1.2 -0.6 -0.6 -0.8 -0.8 -7.3 -0.2 -6.2 -2.1 -5.9 0.7 -6.2 -1.9 0.5

2010/2011 2011/2012 2010/2011 2.7 33.2 108.8 61.0 671.2 8.9 885.8 52.7 876.0 39.3 500.4 271.5 361.8 104.6 812.0 374.0 261.4 73.2 884.8 4,611.7 77.4 199.9 277.4 7.3 364.1 25.1 125.7 51.0 125.5 102.2 801.0 6,575.9 3.1 36.7 112.4 58.9 754.8 11.0 976.8 55.4 879.5 45.1 524.4 268.7 408.5 131.4 837.7 355.7 281.0 75.1 899.7 4,762.3 85.0 251.0 336.0 8.8 458.6 24.3 156.0 67.9 115.1 114.2 944.8 7,020.0 13.0 10.3 3.3 -3.3 12.5 22.8 10.3 5.2 0.4 14.7 4.8 -1.0 12.9 25.6 3.2 -4.9 7.5 2.7 1.7 3.3 9.8 25.5 21.2 19.7 26.0 -3.4 24.1 33.1 -8.3 11.7 17.9 6.8

* Rates were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 31 December 2010 and 31 December 2011 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3101.0). ** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period. *** While the sub-groups of crime against the person, crime against property, drug offences and other crime experienced decreases in the total clearance rate, the total clearance rate for total crime increased. This is because crime against property, which tends to have low clearance rates, comprised a smaller proportion of total crime than in 2010/11. This phenomenon is known as Simpsons Paradox.

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

Crime against the person

Recorded offences Despite the recent rise in offences, over the past decade, the total number of recorded offences has decreased by 7.0%. Figure 2:
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Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

Cleared offences Victoria Police has changed its method of calculating clearance rates this year, in accordance with recommendations made by the Office of Police Integrity in the Report of investigation into Victoria Police crime records and statistical reporting (May 2011). Offences which were listed as having an Intent to Summons pending authorisation at the end of the financial year are now no longer counted as cleared. Of the 391,325 offences recorded during 2011/2012, 168,200 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 34,054 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 2011/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 51.7% (0.5 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 2010/2011). Figure 4: Recorded and total cleared offences, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
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Figure 5: Offences recorded, by status of investigation, 2011/2012


Offences Recorded No. 2011/12 Crime against the person Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total Arson Property damage Burglary (aggrav ated) Crime against property Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor v ehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor v ehicle Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) Sub-total offences Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) Sub-total Going equipped to steal Justice procedures Other crime Regulated public order Weapons / Ex plosiv es Harassment Behav iour in public Other Sub-total TOTAL Drug 173 2,044 6,264 3,286 42,076 611 54,454 3,091 49,027 2,516 29,235 14,977 22,773 7,323 46,696 19,828 15,663 4,187 50,156 265,472 4,741 13,991 18,732 489 25,563 1,354 8,697 3,786 6,414 6,364 52,667 391,325 29 521 1,522 1,694 8,468 119 12,353 2,477 35,635 1,475 25,585 12,291 6,076 146 42,703 5,503 12,490 3,865 38,611 186,857 146 359 505 13 2,225 104 275 833 147 987 4,584 204,299 Status of Investigation as at 30 June 2012 Intent to 24 274 726 100 5,922 48 7,094 67 1,934 87 203 142 1,064 482 263 1,019 286 33 1,257 6,837 190 816 1,006 31 2,234 112 589 233 123 567 3,889 18,826 Offender Complaint No Offence Detected 1 222 488 67 980 50 1,808 0 199 31 254 48 196 7 173 58 616 24 957 2,563 5 27 32 15 188 30 8 84 5 33 363 4,766 119 633 3,001 1,302 23,079 369 28,503 501 10,451 875 3,073 2,468 15,290 6,687 3,507 13,150 2,123 245 8,789 67,159 4,399 12,763 17,162 430 20,762 1,090 7,808 2,519 6,087 4,723 43,419 156,243 0 371 440 114 3,333 24 4,282 21 741 45 113 20 110 0 35 73 128 14 503 1,803 0 4 4 0 112 10 5 107 6 44 284 6,373 0 23 87 9 294 1 414 25 67 3 7 8 37 1 15 25 20 6 39 253 1 22 23 0 42 8 12 10 46 10 128 818 Unsolved Summons Processed Withdrawn Recorded Prior to 2011/12 and Other Cleared in 2011/12 40 650 1,816 464 7,877 85 10,932 140 2,869 234 947 826 2,944 395 1,015 1,962 924 103 3,968 16,327 324 905 1,229 34 3,208 203 798 407 271 645 5,566 34,054

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

3.2

By region

For management of police responses, tasking and coordination, Victoria is divided into four geographical regions: Eastern Region North West Metro Region Southern Metro Region Western Region . Figure 6: Victoria Police region boundaries

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

Eastern Region Eastern Region experienced a 7.2% increase in the number of offences during 2011/2012, to 84,095 offences. Crime against the person rose by 13.0% to 12,189 offences. The largest increases were seen in handle stolen goods offences (which rose by 60.0%), going equipped to steal (57.1% increase) and drug possession/use offences (36.2% increase). The largest percentage decreases were seen in behaviour in public offences (16.5% decrease), regulated public order (15.6% decrease) and homicide (15.2% decrease). Of the offences recorded in Eastern Region during 2011/2012, 38,793 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 7,384 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 2011/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 54.9% (2.6 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 2010/2011). Figure 7: Eastern Region offences recorded and cleared, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Offences Recorded % Change No. No. from 2010/2011 2011/2012 2010/2011 Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total Arson Property damage Burglary (aggrav ated) Crime against property Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor v ehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor v ehicle Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) Sub-total offences Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) Sub-total Going equipped to steal Justice procedures Other crime Regulated public order Weapons / Ex plosiv es Harassment Behav iour in public Other Sub-total TOTAL Drug 46 428 1,666 494 8,046 102 10,782 665 11,873 415 5,873 3,750 4,005 1,129 8,843 4,647 2,558 674 10,066 54,498 840 1,963 2,803 56 4,716 410 1,393 702 1,726 1,370 10,373 78,456 39 469 1,683 491 9,403 104 12,189 698 12,450 457 6,038 3,425 4,380 1,806 9,309 4,121 2,764 710 9,938 56,096 944 2,673 3,617 88 5,890 346 1,849 896 1,442 1,682 12,193 84,095 -15.2 9.6 1.0 -0.6 16.9 2.0 13.0 5.0 4.9 10.1 2.8 -8.7 9.4 60.0 5.3 -11.3 8.1 5.3 -1.3 2.9 12.4 36.2 29.0 57.1 24.9 -15.6 32.7 27.6 -16.5 22.8 17.5 7.2 Rates per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Population* % Change from Total Clearances Single Year Cleared from previous Clearances** 2011/2012 26 308 1,077 245 6,652 72 8,380 132 3,371 206 789 636 3,242 1,738 884 2,785 615 62 2,175 16,635 888 2,454 3,342 76 5,026 300 1,684 638 1,379 1,333 10,436 38,793 years 7 131 418 62 1,493 15 2,126 31 655 40 192 200 949 54 212 444 156 23 929 3,885 47 139 186 3 698 48 133 75 53 177 1,187 7,384 Rate (%) Total cleared 84.6 93.6 88.8 62.5 86.6 83.7 86.2 23.4 32.3 53.8 16.2 24.4 95.7 99.2 11.8 78.4 27.9 12.0 31.2 36.6 99.0 97.0 97.5 89.8 97.2 100.6 98.3 79.6 99.3 89.8 95.3 54.9 Total Rate diff from 2010/11 -30.6 11.8 0.8 -0.4 -2.2 0.3 -1.1 -8.4 3.4 -1.1 0.1 -4.5 17.8 -1.7 -1.0 -3.7 -1.2 -5.1 1.2 1.7 -2.1 -1.2 -1.6 -26.3 2.2 -3.3 -0.8 -10.5 2.4 3.9 0.5 2.6

2010/2011 2011/2012 2010/2011 3.0 27.6 107.5 31.9 519.2 6.6 695.8 42.9 766.2 26.8 379.0 242.0 258.5 72.9 570.7 299.9 165.1 43.5 649.6 3,516.9 54.2 126.7 180.9 3.6 304.3 26.5 89.9 45.3 111.4 88.4 669.4 5,062.9 2.5 30.2 108.2 31.6 604.6 6.7 783.8 44.9 800.6 29.4 388.3 220.2 281.6 116.1 598.6 265.0 177.7 45.7 639.0 3,607.1 60.7 171.9 232.6 5.7 378.7 22.2 118.9 57.6 92.7 108.2 784.0 5,407.5 -15.5 9.2 0.7 -1.0 16.4 1.6 12.6 4.6 4.5 9.7 2.4 -9.0 9.0 59.4 4.9 -11.6 7.7 5.0 -1.6 2.6 12.0 35.7 28.6 56.6 24.4 -15.9 32.3 27.2 -16.8 22.3 17.1 6.8

* Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 30 June 2011 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.0). ** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period.

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

Crime against the person

North West Metro Region North West Metro Region experienced a 10.6% increase in the number of offences during 2011/2012, to 156,633 offences. Crime against the person rose by 10.2% to 19,771 offences. The largest percentage increases were seen in abduction/kidnap offences (which rose by 28.8%), drug possession/use offences (26.7% increase), and weapons/explosives offences (26.4% increase). The largest percentage decreases were seen in regulated public order (23.9% decrease), homicide (7.4% decrease) and robbery offences (3.9%). Of the offences recorded in North West Metro Region during 2011/2012, 62,197 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 13,940 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 2011/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 48.6% (0.6 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 2010/2011). Figure 8: North West Metro Region offences recorded and cleared, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Offences Recorded % Change No. No. from 2010/2011 2011/2012 2010/2011 Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total Arson Property damage Burglary (aggrav ated) Crime against property Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor v ehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor v ehicle Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) Sub-total offences Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) Sub-total Going equipped to steal Justice procedures Other crime Regulated public order Weapons / Ex plosiv es Harassment Behav iour in public Other Sub-total TOTAL Drug 54 567 1,781 1,858 13,461 226 17,947 1,048 15,620 882 11,590 4,894 8,260 2,560 19,589 8,225 6,645 1,710 20,457 101,480 1,918 4,882 6,800 206 6,955 318 2,671 952 2,251 2,017 15,370 141,597 50 668 1,762 1,785 15,215 291 19,771 1,075 16,426 1,049 12,729 5,351 10,163 3,061 20,563 8,516 7,741 1,906 21,512 110,092 2,171 6,186 8,357 229 9,051 242 3,376 1,063 2,303 2,149 18,413 156,633 -7.4 17.8 -1.1 -3.9 13.0 28.8 10.2 2.6 5.2 18.9 9.8 9.3 23.0 19.6 5.0 3.5 16.5 11.5 5.2 8.5 13.2 26.7 22.9 11.2 30.1 -23.9 26.4 11.7 2.3 6.5 19.8 10.6 Rates per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Population* % Change from Total Clearances Single Year Cleared from previous Clearances** 2011/2012 35 388 1,056 715 9,251 211 11,656 158 3,234 356 1,258 792 6,904 2,679 1,188 5,498 1,105 125 4,265 27,562 1,992 5,605 7,597 203 7,526 193 2,982 664 2,197 1,617 15,382 62,197 years 14 201 519 300 3,222 42 4,298 49 1,049 94 378 253 1,241 215 401 877 425 42 1,749 6,773 158 481 639 20 1,208 52 380 185 115 270 2,230 13,940 Rate (%) Total cleared 98.0 88.2 89.4 56.9 82.0 86.9 80.7 19.3 26.1 42.9 12.9 19.5 80.1 94.5 7.7 74.9 19.8 8.8 28.0 31.2 99.0 98.4 98.6 97.4 96.5 101.2 99.6 79.9 100.4 87.8 95.6 48.6 Total Rate diff from 2010/11 14.7 -0.7 -3.7 4.5 -2.7 7.3 -1.5 2.3 -0.9 -1.3 -0.3 -4.2 -4.6 -21.0 -1.6 0.8 0.2 0.8 4.1 0.0 -0.9 0.0 -0.3 -5.5 3.5 -4.4 -2.1 -7.8 0.3 -9.2 -0.5 0.6

2010/2011 2011/2012 2010/2011 3.2 33.3 104.6 109.1 790.7 13.3 1,054.2 61.6 917.5 51.8 680.8 287.5 485.2 150.4 1,150.6 483.1 390.3 100.4 1,201.6 5,960.9 112.7 286.8 399.4 12.1 408.5 18.7 156.9 55.9 132.2 118.5 902.8 8,317.3 2.9 38.3 101.1 102.4 873.1 16.7 1,134.5 61.7 942.5 60.2 730.4 307.0 583.2 175.6 1,179.9 488.7 444.2 109.4 1,234.4 6,317.2 124.6 355.0 479.5 13.1 519.4 13.9 193.7 61.0 132.1 123.3 1,056.6 8,987.8 -9.5 15.1 -3.4 -6.2 10.4 25.8 7.6 0.2 2.7 16.2 7.3 6.8 20.2 16.8 2.5 1.1 13.8 8.9 2.7 6.0 10.6 23.8 20.1 8.6 27.1 -25.7 23.5 9.1 -0.1 4.1 17.0 8.1

* Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 30 June 2011 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.0). ** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period.

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Southern Metro Region Southern Metro Region experienced a 6.9% increase in the number of offences during 2011/2012, to 90,152 offences. Crime against the person rose by 9.8% to 13,057 offences. The largest percentage increase was seen in homicide offences, which rose by 96.0% to 49 offences, though these made up less than 0.1% of total crime in the region. Other offence categories which experienced large percentage increases were harassment (73.3% increase) and regulated public order (51.4% increase). Offence categories which decreased included shopsteal (7.5% decrease), other theft (4.0% decrease) and robbery (3.2% decrease). Of the offences recorded in Southern Metro Region during 2011/2012, 40,304 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 7,765 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 2011/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 53.3% (0.9 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 2010/2011). Figure 9: Southern Metro Region offences recorded and cleared, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Offences Recorded % Change No. No. from 2010/2011 2011/2012 2010/2011 Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total Arson Property damage Burglary (aggrav ated) Crime against property Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor v ehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor v ehicle Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) Sub-total offences Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) Sub-total Going equipped to steal Justice procedures Other crime Regulated public order Weapons / Ex plosiv es Harassment Behav iour in public Other Sub-total TOTAL Drug 25 473 1,334 800 9,157 103 11,892 655 10,824 525 6,052 3,357 5,338 1,245 10,484 5,233 3,293 950 10,622 58,578 927 2,712 3,639 87 5,002 317 1,583 703 1,349 1,152 10,193 84,302 49 556 1,458 774 10,088 132 13,057 665 10,788 635 6,345 3,270 6,508 1,590 10,810 4,839 3,306 972 10,194 59,922 1,030 3,475 4,505 113 6,075 480 2,066 1,218 1,386 1,330 12,668 90,152 96.0 17.5 9.3 -3.2 10.2 28.2 9.8 1.5 -0.3 21.0 4.8 -2.6 21.9 27.7 3.1 -7.5 0.4 2.3 -4.0 2.3 11.1 28.1 23.8 29.9 21.5 51.4 30.5 73.3 2.7 15.5 24.3 6.9 Rates per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Population* % Change from Total Clearances Single Year Cleared from previous Clearances** 2011/2012 29 327 932 403 6,568 95 8,354 128 2,596 213 815 525 4,384 1,477 965 3,402 717 47 1,982 17,251 965 3,196 4,161 109 4,802 406 1,884 943 1,344 1,050 10,538 40,304 years 6 182 462 85 1,985 18 2,738 28 643 57 216 222 546 88 237 420 203 20 779 3,459 83 209 292 7 846 36 166 75 43 103 1,276 7,765 Rate (%) Total cleared 71.4 91.5 95.6 63.0 84.8 85.6 85.0 23.5 30.0 42.5 16.2 22.8 75.8 98.4 11.1 79.0 27.8 6.9 27.1 34.6 101.7 98.0 98.8 102.7 93.0 92.1 99.2 83.6 100.1 86.7 93.3 53.3 Total Rate diff from 2010/11 -8.6 4.2 13.5 3.7 -1.8 5.0 0.8 -0.1 1.4 -10.4 -2.7 -1.0 -4.8 -1.1 -1.8 -3.0 -1.6 -2.1 -2.0 -0.9 3.3 -1.1 -0.1 -1.9 -2.6 -14.5 -1.2 -0.3 0.2 -2.2 -2.5 0.9

2010/2011 2011/2012 2010/2011 1.9 35.8 101.0 60.6 693.4 7.8 900.5 49.6 819.7 39.8 458.3 254.2 404.2 94.3 793.9 396.3 249.4 71.9 804.4 4,435.9 70.2 205.4 275.6 6.6 378.8 24.0 119.9 53.2 102.2 87.2 771.9 6,383.9 3.7 41.6 109.0 57.9 754.5 9.9 976.5 49.7 806.8 47.5 474.5 244.6 486.7 118.9 808.5 361.9 247.3 72.7 762.4 4,481.5 77.0 259.9 336.9 8.5 454.3 35.9 154.5 91.1 103.7 99.5 947.4 6,742.3 93.6 16.1 7.9 -4.4 8.8 26.6 8.4 0.3 -1.6 19.5 3.5 -3.8 20.4 26.1 1.8 -8.7 -0.8 1.0 -5.2 1.0 9.7 26.5 22.3 28.3 19.9 49.5 28.9 71.1 1.5 14.0 22.7 5.6

* Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 30 June 2011 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.0). ** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period.

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Western Region Western Region experienced a 5.6% increase in the number of offences during 2011/2012, to 60,272 offences. Crime against the person also rose, by 16.6%. The largest increase was seen in abduction/kidnap offences (38.3%), justice procedures (36.3%) and harassment (35.7%). The largest decreases were seen in deception offences (25.1% decrease), behaviour in public (18.5%) and regulated public order (15.1%). Of the offences recorded in Western Region during 2011/2012, 28,895 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 4,900 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 2011/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 52.8% (1.7 percentage points lower than the clearance rate recorded in 2010/2011). Figure 10: Western Region offences recorded and cleared, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Offences Recorded % Change No. No. from 2010/2011 2011/2012 2010/2011 Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total Arson Property damage Burglary (aggrav ated) Crime against property Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor v ehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor v ehicle Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) Sub-total offences Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) Sub-total Going equipped to steal Justice procedures Other crime Regulated public order Weapons / Ex plosiv es Harassment Behav iour in public Other Sub-total TOTAL Drug 26 359 1,200 201 6,242 60 8,088 531 9,852 341 4,004 2,928 2,272 818 5,659 2,462 1,878 689 7,449 38,883 573 1,437 2,010 54 3,336 337 1,268 448 1,575 1,080 8,098 57,079 34 349 1,360 236 7,369 83 9,431 653 9,363 375 4,123 2,931 1,701 865 5,946 2,352 1,852 599 8,437 39,197 596 1,657 2,253 59 4,546 286 1,406 608 1,283 1,203 9,391 60,272 30.8 -2.8 13.3 17.4 18.1 38.3 16.6 23.0 -5.0 10.0 3.0 0.1 -25.1 5.7 5.1 -4.5 -1.4 -13.1 13.3 0.8 4.0 15.3 12.1 9.3 36.3 -15.1 10.9 35.7 -18.5 11.4 16.0 5.6 Rates per 100,000 Rate per 100,000 Population* % Change from Single Year Clearances** 2011/2012 29 225 951 129 5,215 66 6,615 129 2,257 179 585 591 1,096 800 693 1,621 450 55 1,866 10,322 560 1,561 2,121 57 3,750 239 1,283 474 1,224 810 7,837 26,895 Total Clearances Cleared from previous 13 127 392 15 1,176 10 1,733 32 521 43 157 143 208 34 162 220 136 18 510 2,184 36 76 112 4 456 66 119 72 59 95 871 4,900 Rate (%) Total cleared 123.5 100.9 98.8 61.0 86.7 91.6 88.5 24.7 29.7 59.2 18.0 25.0 76.7 96.4 14.4 78.3 31.6 12.2 28.2 31.9 100.0 98.8 99.1 103.4 92.5 106.6 99.7 89.8 100.0 75.2 92.7 52.8 Total Rate diff from 2010/11 31.2 12.0 8.8 1.3 -5.9 9.9 -2.7 -12.3 -1.0 3.5 -0.1 -1.9 -23.2 -4.4 -1.3 -5.2 0.7 -1.3 -1.2 -3.6 -1.7 -0.4 -0.8 5.2 -5.9 6.0 -3.0 3.0 0.8 -14.8 -4.9 -1.7

2010/2011 2011/2012 2010/2011 2.9 40.1 134.0 22.4 696.8 6.7 902.8 59.3 1,099.8 38.1 447.0 326.8 253.6 91.3 631.7 274.8 209.6 76.9 831.5 4,340.4 64.0 160.4 224.4 6.0 372.4 37.6 141.5 50.0 175.8 120.6 904.0 6,371.6 3.8 38.8 151.2 26.2 819.2 9.2 1,048.4 72.6 1,040.9 41.7 458.4 325.8 189.1 96.2 661.0 261.5 205.9 66.6 937.9 4,357.5 66.3 184.2 250.5 6.6 505.4 31.8 156.3 67.6 142.6 133.7 1,044.0 6,700.4 30.2 -3.2 12.9 16.9 17.6 37.8 16.1 22.5 -5.4 9.5 2.5 -0.3 -25.4 5.3 4.6 -4.9 -1.8 -13.4 12.8 0.4 3.6 14.8 11.6 8.8 35.7 -15.5 10.4 35.2 -18.9 10.9 15.5 5.2

* Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 30 June 2011 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.0). ** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period.

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Where crime occurred

In 2011/2012, 36.9% of all offences occurred in residential locations. This was the most common type of location where offences occurred, followed by street/lane/footpaths (17.1%) and retail/financial locations (16.2%). Residential locations increased in the number of offences by 12.4% between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. In particular, crime against the person increased in residential locations by 22.7%. A large majority of this increase can be attributed to the rise in family incident reports. Other location types that experienced large percentage increases during 2011/2012 were public transport (15.2%) and open space locations (16.8%). Licensed premises and educational/health/religious locations decreased in offences in 2011/2012.

Figure 11:

Offences recorded, by type of location, 2011/2012


Sports / Recreation Facilities Licensed Premises Other Community

Retail / Financial

Public Transport

Other Transport

Educ. / Health / Religious

Street / Lane / Footpath

Open Space

Residential

Crim e Against The Person Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-Total Crim e Against Property Arson Property Damage Burglary (Aggravated) Burglary (Residential) Burglary (Other) Deception Handle Stolen Goods Theft From Motor Vehicle Theft (Shopsteal) Theft Of Motor Vehicle Theft Of Bicycle Theft (Other) Sub-Total Drug Offences Drug (Cult., Manuf., Traff.) Drug (Possess, Use) Sub-Total Other Crim e Going Equipped To Steal Justice Procedures Regulated Public Order Weapons / Explosives Harassment Behaviour in Public Other Sub-Total TOTAL Percentage (%)

59 1,446 3,417 187 20,532 305 25,946 950 21,451 2,409 29,235 0 2,581 2,390 17,585 28 4,238 2,153 13,424 96,444 2,592 3,262 5,854 48 9,520 421 2,551 1,654 286 1,855 16,335

4 85 8 123 240 666 778 1,379 2,574 9,921 29 159 3,633 12,333 91 684 4,382 9,527 40 4 0 0 5,327 33 10,682 1,246 549 1,810 1,016 13,105 18,460 37 793 6,719 159 699 15,848 2,667 57,347 36,531 66 367 433 1,100 5,302 6,402

3 76 326 22 935 7 1,369 157 2,150 13 0 2,359 375 22 351 12 67 266 2,461 8,233 10 140 150 2 157 20 83 60 68 386 776

1 12 213 307 1,231 17 1,781

2 33 71 132 909 12 1,159

0 10 122 52 489 15 688 107 715 4 0 1,218 265 28 341 22 78 48 1,753 4,579 14 242 256 2 82 17 61 14 101 156 433 5,956

3 25 36 64 1,418 13 1,559 5 398 9 0 306 185 32 103 531 114 18 2,313 4,014 31 108 139 2 94 149 94 9 180 261 789 6,501

5 106 369 214 707 15 1,416 495 980 1 0 240 10 55 486 2 67 91 1,348 3,775 46 382 428 6 193 119 192 29 157 158 854 6,473

0 5 3 0 47 2 57

11 200 801 151 3,313 37 4,513

173 2,044 6,264 3,286 42,076 611 54,454

28 279 2,244 2,557 0 0 0 0 30 82 305 95 89 230 878 5,745 10 10 713 979 344 199 1,140 715 5,781 10,891 33 523 556 17 209 45 385 37 248 715 1,656 196 1,483 1,679 16 162 28 404 14 193 168 985

4 291 3,091 168 4,455 49,027 0 36 2,516 0 0 29,235 111 5,271 14,977 16 7,013 22,773 0 2,118 7,323 51 7,035 46,696 8 708 19,828 0 1,895 15,663 7 203 4,187 232 8,255 50,156 597 37,280 265,472 0 4 4 653 2,178 2,831 4,741 13,991 18,732 489 25,563 1,354 8,697 3,786 6,414 6,364 52,667

80 196 535 2,556 25 296 365 3,106 192 331 368 4,142 537 977 2,102 11,604

0 120 24 12,031 0 234 3 1,453 0 1,446 6 665 15 1,136 48 17,085

144,579 63,515 66,870 10,528

9,774 14,714

706 61,709 391,325

36.9% 16.2% 17.1% 2.7% 2.5% 3.8% 1.5% 1.7% 1.7% 0.2% 15.8% 100.0% * Other includes: Justice, Administrative/Professional, Wholesale, Warehouse/Storage, Manufacturing, Agricultural, Other Location and unspecified locations.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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TOTAL

Other *

Figure 12:

Percentage change in recorded offences, by type of location, 2010/2011 to 2011/2012


Sports / Recreation Facilities Licensed Premises Other Community Retail / Financial Public Transport Educ. / Health / Religious Other Transport Street / Lane / Footpath Open Space Residential

Crime Against The Person


Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-Total

0.0 14.5 2.8 14.0 27.8 14.2 22.7 7.5 3.8 15.7 6.2 n/a -18.0 78.4 12.4 40.0 13.2 5.2 6.4 7.5 14.3 31.2 23.1 84.6 27.5 32.0 33.5 9.6 36.8 15.4 25.2 12.4

300.0 -66.7 6.7 5.0 12.7 3.6 10.0 -10.8 -13.5 21.2 n/a -3.4 33.7 13.0 4.0 -0.8 1.5 -11.2 0.4 3.3 -9.6 32.5 23.7 105.1 33.4 -49.0 25.4 65.5 4.2 10.7 21.2 4.3

18.1 18.3 20.2 -9.0 -0.5 57.4 0.1 9.6 0.1 -60.0 n/a 65.0 66.1 38.0 0.7 -26.0 5.9 15.0 3.8 4.9 22.2 31.8 30.0 27.3 15.0 -23.7 34.9 25.4 -2.3 5.7 10.6 6.9

200.0 52.0 29.4 22.2 -1.1 75.0 7.8 8.3 -10.6 116.7 n/a -6.5 21.4 -53.2 15.8 -25.0 13.6 -5.7 -9.4 -6.6 42.9 -19.1 -16.7 -50.0 1.9 33.3 23.9 15.4 9.7 -13.1 -2.8 -4.8

n/a -14.3 8.1 -16.1 -5.4 21.4 -5.9 -20.0 62.3 n/a n/a 3.4 30.9 -2.2 -8.3 25.0 7.5 17.0 -4.4 18.3 22.2 33.8 33.0 -10.5 30.6 -41.6 28.3 68.2 14.8 45.3 28.8 15.2

-33.3 -10.8 -22.0 36.1 -3.0 0.0 -1.5 21.3 0.0 -100.0 n/a 43.9 3.3 53.3 -9.2 -28.6 9.0 -10.4 2.9 -3.1 75.0 42.2 45.4 -23.8 29.6 -9.7 37.4 -17.6 -32.5 40.0 10.2 1.7

-100.0 11.1 -6.2 100.0 -3.6 114.3 1.0 25.9 6.6 300.0 n/a 6.1 301.5 21.7 -1.4 10.0 21.9 -18.6 5.1 10.3 -17.6 53.2 46.3 n/a 36.7 -55.3 74.3 -30.0 -9.8 59.2 19.3 10.9

200.0 38.9 -14.3 16.4 -4.9 160.0 -3.3 150.0 -6.1 80.0 n/a -18.8 17.8 60.0 -1.9 -6.7 2.7 12.5 -10.1 -7.9 47.6 36.7 39.0 n/a -5.1 4.2 54.1 125.0 -12.6 24.3 9.1 -4.3

66.7 -5.4 0.3 28.9 4.9 -6.3 5.8 14.8 21.7 n/a n/a 27.0 -28.6 120.0 2.5 -33.3 3.1 -5.2 14.8 15.2 31.4 34.5 34.2 200.0 78.7 58.7 37.1 52.6 0.6 46.3 40.5 16.8

n/a 400.0 -57.1 -100.0 30.6 n/a 26.7 -60.0 -10.2 n/a n/a -7.5 220.0 n/a -8.9 700.0 -100.0 -22.2 7.4 -1.3 -100.0 100.0 0.0 -100.0 -77.6 n/a 200.0 n/a 100.0 650.0 -57.9 -8.1

22.2 2.0 1.1 -26.0 23.1 0.0 14.8 -17.1 -0.8 50.0 n/a 6.4 -1.7 -6.2 9.2 -43.3 15.4 -4.2 10.9 3.0 -18.0 4.8 -1.5 -12.4 31.9 -5.3 -4.0 84.9 -37.3 0.4 22.1 8.3

14.6 11.8 4.7 -2.0 14.0 24.4 11.8 6.6 1.8 16.3 6.2 0.3 14.5 27.3 4.6 -3.6 9.0 4.1 3.1 4.7 11.3 27.3 22.8 21.3 27.7 -2.0 25.8 35.0 -7.1 13.2 19.6 8.2

Crime Against Property


Arson Property Damage Burglary (Aggravated) Burglary (Residential) Burglary (Other) Deception Handle Stolen Goods Theft From Motor Vehicle Theft (Shopsteal) Theft Of Motor Vehicle Theft Of Bicycle Theft (Other) Sub-Total Drug Offences Drug (Cult., Manuf., Traff.) Drug (Possess, Use) Sub-Total Other Crim e Going Equipped To Steal Justice Procedures Regulated Public Order Weapons /Explosives Harassment Behaviour in Public Other Sub-Total TOTAL

Figure 13:

Offences recorded as rate per 100,000 population, by type of location, 2011/2012


Licensed Premises Other Community Retail / Financial Public Transport Educ. / Health / Religious Other Transport Sports / Recreation Facilities Street / Lane / Footpath Open Space Residential

Crim e Against The Person Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-Total Crim e Against Property Arson Property Damage Burglary (Aggravated) Burglary (Residential) Burglary (Other) Deception Handle Stolen Goods Theft From Motor Vehicle Theft (Shopsteal) Theft Of Motor Vehicle Theft Of Bicycle Theft (Other) Sub-Total Drug Offences Drug (Cult., Manuf., Traff.) Drug (Possess, Use) Sub-Total Other Crim e Going Equipped To Steal Justice Procedures Regulated Public Order Weapons / Explosives Harassment Behaviour in Public Other Sub-Total TOTAL

1.1 25.9 61.3 3.4 368.3 5.5 465.4

0.1 0.1 4.3 14.0 46.2 0.5 65.2

1.5 2.2 11.9 24.7 178.0 2.9 221.2 12.3 170.9 0.1 0.0 0.6 22.4 32.5 235.1 0.7 120.5 12.5 47.8 655.3 19.7 95.1 114.8 3.5 45.9 5.3 55.7 5.9 74.3 17.5 208.2 17.1%

0.1 1.4 5.8 0.4 16.8 0.1 24.6 2.8 38.6 0.2 0.0 42.3 6.7 0.4 6.3 0.2 1.2 4.8 44.1 147.7 0.2 2.5 2.7 0.0 2.8 0.4 1.5 1.1 1.2 6.9 13.9 188.9 2.7%

0.0 0.2 3.8 5.5 22.1 0.3 31.9 0.5 40.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.5 1.6 15.8 0.2 12.8 6.2 20.5 103.7 0.6 9.4 10.0 0.3 3.7 0.8 6.9 0.7 4.4 12.8 29.7 175.3 2.5%

0.0 0.6 1.3 2.4 16.3 0.2 20.8 5.0 45.9 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.7 4.1 103.1 0.2 17.6 3.6 12.8 195.4 3.5 26.6 30.1 0.3 2.9 0.5 7.2 0.3 3.5 3.0 17.7 264.0 3.8%

0.0 0.2 2.2 0.9 8.8 0.3 12.3 1.9 12.8 0.1 0.0 21.8 4.8 0.5 6.1 0.4 1.4 0.9 31.4 82.1 0.3 4.3 4.6 0.0 1.5 0.3 1.1 0.3 1.8 2.8 7.8 106.8 1.5%

0.1 0.4 0.6 1.1 25.4 0.2 28.0 0.1 7.1 0.2 0.0 5.5 3.3 0.6 1.8 9.5 2.0 0.3 41.5 72.0 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.0 1.7 2.7 1.7 0.2 3.2 4.7 14.2 116.6 1.7%

0.1 1.9 6.6 3.8 12.7 0.3 25.4 8.9 17.6 0.0 0.0 4.3 0.2 1.0 8.7 0.0 1.2 1.6 24.2 67.7 0.8 6.9 7.7 0.1 3.5 2.1 3.4 0.5 2.8 2.8 15.3 116.1 1.7%

0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.1 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 4.2 10.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.2%

0.2 3.6 14.4 2.7 59.4 0.7 81.0 5.2 79.9 0.6 0.0 94.6 125.8 38.0 126.2 12.7 34.0 3.6 148.1 668.8 11.7 39.1 50.8 2.2 215.8 4.2 26.1 25.9 11.9 20.4 306.5

3.1 36.7 112.4 58.9 754.8 11.0 976.8 55.4 879.5 45.1 524.4 268.7 408.5 131.4 837.7 355.7 281.0 75.1 899.7 4,762.3 85.0 251.0 336.0 8.8 458.6 24.3 156.0 67.9 115.1 114.2 944.8 7,020.0

17.0 1.6 384.8 78.6 43.2 0.7 524.4 0.0 0.0 95.6 46.3 191.6 42.9 9.8 315.5 18.2 0.5 331.2 76.0 14.2 38.6 2.9 240.8 284.3 1,730.1 1,028.7 46.5 58.5 105.0 0.9 170.8 7.6 45.8 29.7 5.1 33.3 293.0 36.9% 1.2 6.6 7.8 1.4 9.6 0.4 6.5 3.4 6.6 9.6 37.7 16.2%

2,593.6 1,139.4 1,199.6

12.7 1,107.0

Percentage (%)

15.8% 100.0%

* Includes: Justice, Administrative/Professional, Wholesale, Warehouse/Storage, Manufacturing, Agricultural, Other Location and unspecified locations. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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TOTAL

Other *

TOTAL

Other *

Crime on Public Transport


As shown in Figure 12, crime in public transport locations increased by 15.2% in 2011/2012. However, several other crime categories increased in the same period, including sex (non-rape) offences and abduction/kidnap offences, by 8.1% and 21.4% respectively. Theft of motor vehicle and theft of bicycle also increased, by 7.5% and 17.0% respectively. However, there were decreases in rape offences (14.3%), robbery (by 16.1%), assaults (by 5.4%) and regulated public order (by 41.6%). The offence category that experienced the largest increase in 2011/2012 in public transport locations was property damage, which increased by 62.3% to 2,244 offences. This may reflect increased detection by police, particularly of graffiti offences. 1,436 of these offences were graffiti-related in 2011/2012, up 112.4% from 676 graffiti offences in 2010/2011. Figure 14: Offences occurring at public transport locations, by type of offence, 2011/2012
No. Offences Recorded 2007/2008 Graffiti offences Other property damage offences Total property damage offences Other offence categories Total offences 619 772 1,391 8,300 9,691 2008/2009 726 714 1,440 8,056 9,496 2009/2010 666 690 1,356 7,572 8,928 2010/2011 676 707 1,383 7,098 8,481 2011/2012 1,436 808 2,244 7,530 9,774 % Change from 2010/2011 112.4% 14.3% 62.3% 6.1% 15.2%

The most common location that public transport offences occurred in was train stations. Train stations, along with trains, were also the two location types that increased the most between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 (by 27.9% and 43.6% respectively). However, the amount of offences occurring in railway carparks, taxis, depot/terminals and public transport offices decreased between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. Figure 15: Offences occurring at public transport locations, by type of location, 2011/2012
No. Offences Recorded No. 2010/2011 Train station Railw ay carpark Train Bus/bus stop Tram/tram stop Tax i Depot/terminal Freight y ard Office Total Public Transport 3,970 1,940 792 708 377 415 195 24 60 8,481 No. 2011/2012 5,078 1,785 1,137 781 428 371 155 24 15 9,774 % Change from 2010/2011 27.9% -8.0% 43.6% 10.3% 13.5% -10.6% -20.5% 0.0% -75.0% 15.2%

Protective Service Officers were introduced in February 2012, to help improve safety in high risk train stations and train lines. Victoria Police aims to introduce 940 Protective Service Officers by the end of 2014.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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3.4

Alleged offenders processed

While total offences increased by 8.2%, Victoria Police processed 10.6% more offenders compared with 2010/2011. A total of 178,897 alleged offenders were processed in 2011/2012. Figure 16:
180,000 156,990 150,000 120,000 90,000 60,000 30,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

Alleged offenders processed, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012


168,969 170,361 178,897 161,693

There were 147,994 adult offenders processed during 2011/2012, which was an increase of 14.4% on the 129,421 processed in 2010/2011. There were 29,867 juvenile offenders processed in 2011/2012, which was a decrease of 4.8% on the 31,375 processed in 2010/2011. Figure 17: Alleged offenders processed, by age group and offence, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Juveniles (<18) % Change No. 2010/11 Crime against the person No. 2011/12 from 2010/11 No. 2010/11 No. 2011/12 Adults % Change from 2010/11 No. 2010/11 No. 2011/12 Total persons* % Change from 2010/11

Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total

9 122 427 1,170 5,098 46 6,872

14 118 437 1,174 4,864 35 6,642

55.6 -3.3 2.3 0.3 -4.6 -23.9 -3.3

136 797 2,414 1,555 24,408 450 29,760

166 757 2,500 1,707 28,409 584 34,123

22.1 -5.0 3.6 9.8 16.4 29.8 14.7

145 923 2,871 2,728 29,676 498 36,841

182 884 2,967 2,910 33,463 623 41,029

25.5 -4.2 3.3 6.7 12.8 25.1 11.4

Arson Property damage Burglary (aggrav ated) Crime against property Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor v ehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor v ehicle Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) Sub-total Drug offences

338 4,482 208 1,112 1,585 340 585 2,029 5,020 1,684 186 1,817 19,386

370 4,432 200 1,104 1,424 467 687 1,962 4,182 1,534 143 1,544 18,049

9.5 -1.1 -3.8 -0.7 -10.2 37.4 17.4 -3.3 -16.7 -8.9 -23.1 -15.0 -6.9

443 8,536 1,130 3,726 3,315 8,121 4,275 3,950 12,526 2,455 259 7,269 56,005

465 9,855 1,277 3,807 3,028 9,787 5,148 3,754 11,996 2,828 225 8,013 60,183

5.0 15.5 13.0 2.2 -8.7 20.5 20.4 -5.0 -4.2 15.2 -13.1 10.2 7.5

783 13,099 1,342 4,852 4,914 8,492 4,868 5,999 17,665 4,162 448 9,139 75,763

846 14,366 1,484 4,917 4,465 10,319 5,847 5,743 16,321 4,381 369 9,612 78,670

8.0 9.7 10.6 1.3 -9.1 21.5 20.1 -4.3 -7.6 5.3 -17.6 5.2 3.8

Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) Sub-total

79 713 792

78 788 866

-1.3 10.5 9.3

3,810 9,879 13,689

4,188 12,690 16,878

9.9 28.5 23.3

3,907 10,629 14,536

4,287 13,544 17,831

9.7 27.4 22.7

Going equipped to steal Other crime Justice procedures Regulated public order Weapons / Ex plosiv es Harassment Behav iour in public Other Sub-total TOTAL

64 1,126 633 724 97 594 1,087 4,325 31,375

62 1,313 326 712 119 561 1,217 4,310 29,867

-3.1 16.6 -48.5 -1.7 22.7 -5.6 12.0 -0.3 -4.8

324 13,141 488 5,642 1,519 6,026 2,827 29,967 129,421

389 17,514 573 7,380 1,777 5,645 3,532 36,810 147,994

20.1 33.3 17.4 30.8 17.0 -6.3 24.9 22.8 14.4

388 14,310 1,181 6,397 1,624 6,693 3,960 34,553 161,693

451 18,896 934 8,122 1,902 6,270 4,792 41,367 178,897

16.2 32.0 -20.9 27.0 17.1 -6.3 21.0 19.7 10.6

* Includes offenders where the sex and/or date of birth are unspecified. Note: Figures are based on the date charge records were created on LEAP, not the date the offender was processed. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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18-24 year olds represented a large proportion of offenders (27.3%) in 2011/2012. In particular, young males in this age group are significantly over-represented, comprising 22.9% of all offenders, while only making up 5.5% of the total Victorian population*. Figure 18: Alleged offenders processed, by age group and sex, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Males No. 2010/11 < 18 years 18-24 years 25-29 years 30-59 years 60+ years Unknown Total offenders 24,219 36,394 17,260 48,943 2,086 579 129,481 % Change No. from 2011/12 2010/11 23,329 40,846 20,926 56,495 2,389 711 144,696 -3.7% 12.2% 21.2% 15.4% 14.5% 22.8% 11.8% No. 2010/11 7,121 6,946 3,872 13,015 618 211 31,783 Females % Change from No. 2011/12 2010/11 6,502 7,766 4,645 13,927 625 219 33,684 -8.7% 11.8% 20.0% 7.0% 1.1% 3.8% 6.0% No. 2010/11 31,375 43,389 21,165 62,122 2,745 897 161,693 Total Persons No. 2011/12 29,867 48,680 25,616 70,634 3,064 1,036 178,897 % Change from 2010/11 -4.8% 12.2% 21.0% 13.7% 11.6% 15.5% 10.6%

While juvenile offenders decreased between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, young adult age groups 18-24 years and 25-29 years increased. The age group 18-24 years rose by 12.2%, to 48,680, while 25-29 years rose by 21.0% to 25,616 offenders.

Figure 19: Alleged offenders processed, by age, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012

Estimated resident population figures as at 30 June 2011 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3101.0). Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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3.5

Victims of Crime

In 2011/2012, 208,100 persons were recorded as victims of crime. This was 6.2% higher than number of victims recorded in 2010/2011. Figure 20:
250,000 209,998 200,000 204,648 199,655 208,100 195,943

Recorded person victims of crime, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

150,000

100,000

50,000

0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

There were also 77,676 business victims of crime, and 64,733 crimes against statute offences. Figure 21: Victims of crime, by victim type and offence, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Persons % Change No. 2011/12 from 2010/11 No. 2011/12 Business % Change from 2010/11 No. 2011/12 Statute % Change from 2010/11 No. 2011/12 Unspecified % Change from 2010/11 No. 2011/12 Total Victim s % Change from 2010/11

Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total Arson Property damage Burglary (aggravated) Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor vehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor vehicle Theft of bicycle Theft (other) Sub-total Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) Sub-total Going equipped to steal Justice procedures Regulated public order Weapons / Explosives Harassment Behaviour in public Other Sub-total

TOTAL

167 1,662 4,051 2,882 37,486 559 46,807 1,530 32,052 2,407 26,780 1,614 3,475 n/a 43,121 240 14,053 4,034 29,398 158,704 n/a n/a n/a n/a 58 29 25 1,619 44 814 2,589 208,100

14.4 14.8 18.8 -3.0 14.9 23.1 14.1 5.2 2.1 16.6 5.5 6.3 15.6 n/a 4.3 -12.4 7.7 3.8 0.5 4.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5.5 0.0 8.7 16.1 -17.0 14.8 14.4 6.2

n/a n/a n/a 341 n/a n/a 341 972 14,550 66 2,285 13,176 5,792 50 3,084 18,623 1,488 35 16,950 77,071 n/a n/a n/a n/a 7 18 6 6 7 220 264 77,676

n/a n/a n/a 12.9 n/a n/a 12.9 18.7 1.5 22.2 16.4 0.4 3.5 51.5 13.0 -2.9 23.3 -10.3 13.1 4.1 n/a n/a n/a n/a -58.8 100.0 -14.3 -33.3 -78.8 -1.3 -11.4 4.0

0 n/a 694 1 849 4 1,548 46 505 4 3 5 1,888 5,143 8 29 1 0 17 7,649 3,554 12,649 16,203 404 19,763 894 7,630 860 6,018 3,764 39,333 64,733

-100.0 n/a 24.6 n/a -7.3 0.0 11.0 84.0 -16.0 -33.3 -62.5 -54.5 34.9 20.8 100.0 -6.5 -50.0 n/a 0.0 17.9 7.8 27.5 22.1 18.1 33.1 -18.1 27.6 31.5 -5.3 21.9 21.3 21.2

5 9 71 28 1,514 11 1,638 520 521 15 94 65 683 33 307 185 79 71 636 3,209 7 15 22 1 47 5 13 52 4 89 211 5,080

66.7 12.5 61.4 -41.7 17.6 266.7 17.6 4.4 16.6 -40.0 23.7 -18.8 43.8 -31.3 -1.6 -6.6 -4.8 6.0 17.3 12.6 -58.8 -70.0 -67.2 -80.0 -7.8 -58.3 -51.9 30.0 -80.0 -2.2 -14.2 11.5

172 1,671 4,816 3,252 39,849 574 50,334 3,068 47,628 2,492 29,162 14,860 11,838 5,226 46,520 19,077 15,621 4,140 47,001 246,633 3,561 12,664 16,225 405 19,875 946 7,674 2,537 6,073 4,887 42,397 355,589

14.7 14.8 20.1 -2.0 14.5 24.5 13.8 9.7 1.8 15.9 6.3 0.9 13.0 20.5 4.8 -3.0 8.9 3.7 4.9 4.5 7.4 27.0 22.1 16.7 32.7 -17.1 27.1 21.0 -6.0 18.9 20.6 8.2

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

Other crime

offences

Drug

Crime against property

Crime against the person

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Victims of Crimes Against the Person


There were 46,807 people who were victims of crimes against the person in 2011/12. This was an increase of 14.1% on the previous year. Female victims of crimes against the person increased by 21.0% in 2011/12, a larger increase than male victims (8.0%). Female victims now comprise over half (50.5%) of all victims of crimes against the person. Of these female victims, 75.4% were victims of assault and 19.9% were victims of rape and sex (non-rape) offences. This result contrasts with male victims, of whom 85.0% were victims of assault offences, and 4.3% were victims of rape and sex (non-rape) offences. Of all victims of crime against the person, 9,170 (19.6%) were juvenile (under 18 years of age). This was an increase of 17.5% on the number of juvenile victims in 2010/2011, and was the largest increase of any age group. Adult victims over the age of 60 years experienced an increase of 16.9%. Figure 22: Victims of crime against the person, by sex, age group and offence, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Males No. 2010/11 Homicide Juvenile (<18) Adult (18-59) Adult (60+) Total Victim s Rape Juvenile (<18) Adult (18-59) Adult (60+) Total Victim s 7 75 19 101 64 49 0 115 443 78 11 543 447 1,715 54 2,245 2,329 14,606 743 18,018 37 100 5 146 3,327 16,623 832 % Change No. from 2011/12 2010/11 13 86 13 114 102 71 3 179 654 122 8 799 391 1,685 57 2,155 2,741 15,444 904 19,430 51 125 4 182 3,952 17,533 989 85.7 14.7 -31.6 12.9 59.4 44.9 n/a 55.7 47.6 56.4 -27.3 47.1 -12.5 -1.7 5.6 -4.0 17.7 5.7 21.7 7.8 37.8 25.0 -20.0 24.7 18.8 5.5 18.9 No. 2010/11 7 29 8 44 433 848 32 1,330 1,939 807 51 2,836 70 548 59 689 1,907 11,636 534 14,331 72 220 6 302 4,428 14,088 690 Fem ales % Change No. from 2011/12 2010/11 11 32 7 52 444 989 27 1,474 2,255 863 56 3,219 69 575 50 703 2,304 14,583 652 17,802 94 268 5 375 5,177 17,310 797 57.1 10.3 -12.5 18.2 2.5 16.6 -15.6 10.8 16.3 6.9 9.8 13.5 -1.4 4.9 -15.3 2.0 20.8 25.3 22.1 24.2 30.6 21.8 -16.7 24.2 16.9 22.9 15.5 21.0 Total Persons* % Change No. No. from 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 14 105 27 146 498 898 32 1,448 2,404 891 63 3,410 519 2,291 115 2,970 4,261 26,383 1,300 32,611 111 323 11 454 7,807 30,891 1,548 41,039 24 119 20 167 547 1,068 30 1,662 2,932 989 65 4,051 461 2,274 110 2,882 5,061 30,167 1,576 37,486 145 394 9 559 9,170 35,011 1,810 46,807 71.4 13.3 -25.9 14.4 9.8 18.9 -6.3 14.8 22.0 11.0 3.2 18.8 -11.2 -0.7 -4.3 -3.0 18.8 14.3 21.2 14.9 30.6 22.0 -18.2 23.1 17.5 13.3 16.9 14.1

Sex Juvenile (<18) (non rape) Adult (18-59) Adult (60+) Total Victim s Robbery Juvenile (<18) Adult (18-59) Adult (60+) Total Victim s Juvenile (<18) Adult (18-59) Adult (60+) Total Victim s

Assault

Abduction Juvenile (<18) / Kidnap Adult (18-59) Adult (60+) Total Victim s Total Juvenile (<18) Adult (18-59) Adult (60+)

TOTAL* 21,168 22,859 8.0 19,532 23,625 * Includes victims where age/sex is unknown. n.a. denotes that no calculation was possible.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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3.6

Family Incidents

Victoria Police formed the Violence Against Women and Children Strategy Group in order to comply with the Code of Practice for the Investigation of Family Violence, which was launched in 2004 and updated in December 2010. The Code of Practice was designed to improve police response to family violence and encourage community confidence to report these offences to police. Since the introduction of the Code of Practice, family incident reports have been increasing steadily. During 2011/2012, there were 50,382 incidents where police submitted family incident reports. This was 23.4% higher than the 40,839 reports submitted in 2010/2011. Figure 23:
60,000

Family Incidents Reports, 2002/2003 to 2011/2012

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

Family violence safety notices (FVSNs) were introduced on 8 December 2008 under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008. According to Section 31 of the Act, an FVSN is considered to be an application for a family violence intervention order (IVO). Victoria Police keeps separate statistics on IVOs and FVSNs so that no double counting occurs; however, for an accurate picture of IVOs, the two figures have been combined. In 2011/2012, police sought an IVO or issued an FVSN in 12,987 incidents, which was an increase of 25.6% from the previous financial year. In 2011/2012, there were 17,528 family incidents attended by police which resulted in charges being laid against one or more parties involved. This was a 45.1% increase from the previous year. Figure 24:
0

Family Incident Reports, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012


10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000

Family Incident Reports Submitted

50,382 40,839 17,528 12,076

Where Charges Laid

Where Intervention Orders (IVO) Sought by Police Where Family Violence Safety Notice (FVSN) Issued

8,761 6,732 4,226 3,609 2011/2012 12,987 10,341

IVO + FVSN

2010/2011

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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35,586 offences arose from family incident reports in 2011/12, an increase of 42.3% from 2010/11. Of all the offences arising from family incidents reported in 2011/2012, 45.1% were assaults. After assaults, justice procedures and property damage were the most common types of offences to arise from family incidents. Figure 25: Offences arising from family incidents, by offence, 2011/2012
Other types of offences 11.6% Sex Offences* 3.6% Property Damage 12.6% Assault 45.1%

Justice Procedures 27.1%


*Sex offences include rape and sex (non-rape) offences).

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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4.1

Crime against the person


Overall

In 2011/2012, there were 54,454 offences which fall into the category of crime against the person, which was an increase of 11.8% compared with 2010/2011. Crime against the person has increased by 52.4% since 2002/2003. Figure 26:
60,000

Crime against the person offences, 2002/2003 to 2011/2012

50,000

52.4%
40,000

Code of Practice into the investigation of Family Violence introduced

30,000

20,000

10,000

0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

In 2011/2012, total crime against the person offences expressed as a rate per 100,000 population increased by 10.3% compared with 2010/2011, and has increased by 33.8% since 2002/2002. Figure 27:
1,000.0 900.0
Code of Practice into the investigation of Family Violence introduced

Crime against the person as a rate per 100,000 population, 2002/2003 to 2011/2012

33.8%
800.0 700.0 600.0 500.0 400.0 300.0 200.0 100.0 0.0 2002/03 2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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This broad offence group had a total clearance rate of 84.4%, which was 1.5 percentage points lower than the clearance rate recorded in 2010/2011. Figure 28: Crime against the person offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
60,000 50,000 43,335 93.8% 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Total Recorded

54,454 44,226 88.7% 45,978 90.4% 48,712 85.8% 84.4%

Number of offences

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The number of crime against the person offences arising from family incidents has increased at a faster rate than non-family incident crime against the person offences. Since 2002/2003, the rate per 100,000 population of family incident-related crime against the person has increased by 288.2%, while the rate of offences not arising from family incidents has increased by only 1.1%. Offences arising from family incidents accounted for nearly a third (33.1%) of all crime against the person offences in 2011/2012. Figure 29: Crime against the person offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 2010/11 and 2011/12
No. of offences recorded Arising from family incidents Not arising from family incidents Total Crimes against the person % of Crimes against the person arising from family incidents 2010/2011 12,875 35,837 48,712 26.4% 2011/2012 18,007 36,447 54,454 33.1% % change from 2010/2011 39.9% 1.7% 11.8% Rate per 100,000 Population 2010/2011 234.1 651.7 885.8 2011/2012 323.0 653.8 976.8 % change from 2010/2011 38.0% 0.3% 10.3%

Figure 30:
50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0

Crime against the person, by whether arising from family incidents, 2002/03 to 2011/12

11.4%

17.6% 11.3%

19.6%

18.3%

18.5%

19.4%

21.3%

26.4%

33.1%

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

Not arising from family incidents

Arising from family incidents

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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4.2

Homicide

There were 173 homicide offences recorded in 2011/2012, an increase of 14.6% on the 151 offences recorded in 2010/2011. Of the 173 homicide offences recorded during 2011/2012, 120 were cleared within the financial year. An additional 40 homicide offences from previous years were also cleared, making a total clearance rate of 92.5%. This was 2.2 percentage points lower than the total clearance rate in 2010/2011. Figure 31:
250 182 200 207 173 151 150 112.7% 100 93.4% 104.8% 94.7% 92.5%

Homicide offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

Number of offences

166

50

0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The most common offence within homicide was murder, which increased 8.3% to 91 in 2011/2012 from the 81 recorded murders in 2010/2011. After murder, culpable driving or other dangerous driving offences was the next largest contributor to homicide offences. There were 70 culpable driving and related offences recorded in 2011/2012; an increase of 20.7% on the 58 offences recorded in 2010/2011. Figure 32: Homicide offences, by offence, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 % change No. of offences recorded from 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 Accident - Fail To Assist - Death 4 3 -25.0 Accident - Fail To Stop - Death 2 5 150.0 Murder 84 91 8.3 Accessory After The Fact To Murder 4 2 -50.0 Manslaughter 5 10 100.0 Culpable Driving 14 0 -100.0 Drive In Manner Dangerous Causing Death 21 21 0.0 Drive At Dangerous Speed Causing Death 3 3 0.0 Culpable Driving Causing Death 14 38 171.4 Total Homicide 151 173 14.6

In 2011/12, 140 (80.9%) of homicide offences were substantive, and 28 (16.2%) were attempted. A further 5 offences were conspiracy or incitement offences. Figure 33: Homicide offences, by degree, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 % change No. of offences recorded from 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 Substantive 109 140 28.4 Attempted 38 28 -26.3 Conspiracy 3 3 0.0 Incitement 1 2 100.0 Total Homicide 151 173 14.6

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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4.3

Rape

There were 2,044 rape offences recorded in 2011/2012, which was an increase of 11.8% on the 1,828 offences recorded in 2010/2011. Of the rape offences recorded in 2011/2012, 1,249 were cleared during the same period, and a further 650 rape offences from previous years were cleared in 2011/12. This gave a total clearance rate of 92.9%, which was 5.4 percentage points higher than the total clearance rate in 2010/2011. Figure 34:
2,500 2,044 2,000

Rape offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

Number of offences

1,619 1,500 105.3% 1,000

1,571

1,682

1,828

91.9%

96.6%

87.5%

92.9%

500

0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

Offences recorded during 2011/2012 were cleared by the processing of offenders in 633 offences, and 222 offences resulted in no offence being detected. The complaint was withdrawn in 371 offences and 23 were cleared by other means. Victoria Police recorded 1,662 rape victims* during 2011/2012, an increase of 14.8% on the 1,448 recorded in 2010/2011. There were 1,474 female victims (up 10.8% since 2010/2011) and 179 male victims (up by 55.7%). Juvenile and adult (18-59 years) victims increased between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, while older adult victims decreased by 6.3% to 30 victims. The increase in rape offences is primarily driven by a rise in family incident-related offences. Between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, the number of family incidents reports submitted by police rose 23.4% to 50,382 (see page 21). This increase in reporting may have increased the reporting of offences such as rape and assault, which often involve family violence. In 2011/12, family incident-related rapes rose by 39.6%, while other rape offences rose by 5.3%. The percentage of rape offences that were attributable to family incidents was 23.6% in 2011/2012, up from 18.9% in 2010/2011. Figure 35: Rape offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
No. of offences recorded 2010/2011 2011/2012 346 483 1,482 1,561 1,828 2,044 18.9% 23.6% % change from 2010/2011 39.6% 5.3% 11.8%

Arising from family incidents Not arising from family incidents Total rape offences % of rape offences arising from family incidents

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. * Note: the number of victims differs significantly from the number of offences recorded due to some victims reporting multiple counts of victimisation. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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In 2011/2012, the victim and offender(s) were related, living together, or in a relationship in 739 (35.7%) rape offences. This was an increase from 638 (34.4%) in the previous financial year. Figure 36: Rape offences, by relationship of offender to victim, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Number of offences recorded % change from 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 638 739 15.8% 773 823 6.5% 269 280 4.1% 175 227 29.7%

Relationship of offender to victim Related, living with or in a relationship with* Other known** Not known Cannot be determined

* Related, living with or in a relationship with includes the following categories: Parent/child, Step-parent/child, Spouse, Defacto, Former spouse/defacto, Sibling, Other lineal relationship, Boyfriend/girlfriend, Co-resident, Former boyfriend/girlfriend, Gay domestic partner, Lesbian domestic partner. ** Other known includes the following categories: Employer/employee, Acquaintance, Neighbour, Other known. Note: The above table includes offences with multiple offenders, and as such, the sum of the categories of relationships does not equal the total number of offences recorded.

Rape offences at residential locations have also increased, by 14.5% since 2010/11. In 2011/2012 residential locations accounted for 70.7% (1,446) of all rape offences. Figure 37: Rape offences, by location, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Number of offences recorded 2010/11 2011/12 1,263 1,446 483 551 82 47 1,828 2,044 % change from 2010/11 14.5% 14.1% -42.7% 11.8%

Location of rape offence Residential Non-residential Unspecified Total

4.4

Sex (non-rape)

There were 6,264 sex (non-rape) offences recorded in 2011/2012, an increase of 4.7% on the 5,982 offences recorded in 2010/2011. Of the 6,264 sex (non-rape) offences recorded in 2011/2012, 4,016 were cleared during the same period, and an additional 1,816 offences were cleared that had been reported in previous years. This gave a total clearance rate of 93.1%, which was 3.1 percentage point increase from the total clearance rate in 2010/2011. Figure 38:
7,000 6,000 5,102

Sex (non-rape) offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012


6,550 5,496 5,982 6,264

Number of offences

5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

99.3%

99.7%

95.7%

90.0%

93.1%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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As for rape, family-violence related sex (non-rape) offences increased at a faster rate than other sex (nonrape) offences. Sex offences arising from family incidents increased by 7.8% compared to 2010/2011, while other sex offences increased by 4.0%. Figure 39: Sex (non-rape) offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
No. of offences recorded Arising from family incidents Not arising from family incidents Total sex (non-rape) offences % of sex (non-rape) offences arising from family incidents 2010/2011 1,140 4,842 5,982 19.1% 2011/2012 1,229 5,035 6,264 19.6% % change from 2010/2011 7.8% 4.0% 4.7%

The most common location that sex (non-rape) offences occurred was residential locations, which accounted for 3,417 (54.5%) offences, followed by street/lane/footpath locations, which accounted for 666 (10.6%) offences. The number of victims* of sex (non-rape) offences recorded during 2011/2012 was 4,051, an increase of 18.8% from the 3,410 victims recorded in 2010/2011. Female victims increased by 13.5% in 2011/2012, to 3,219. Male victims increased by 47.1%, to 799. All victim age groups increased in 2011/2012, but the largest increase was seen in juvenile victims, which increased by 22.0% to 2,939 victims in 2011/2012.

4.5

Robbery

Robbery offences recorded in 2011/2012 decreased by 2.0% from 3,353 to 3,286. The rate per 100,000 population decreased by 3.3%. This was the only category of crime against the person to see a decrease in 2011/2012. Of all the robbery offences recorded in 2011/2012, 1,492 were cleared during the same period, and an additional 464 offences were cleared that had been reported in previous years. This gave a total clearance rate of 59.5%, which was a 3.2 percentage point increase on 2010/2011. Figure 40:
4,000 3,500 3,326 3,340 3,100 3,353 3,286

Robbery offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

Number of offences

3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

52.6%

56.2%

56.8%

56.3%

59.5%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

As with rape offences, the number of victims differs significantly from the number of offences recorded due to some victims reporting multiple counts of victimisation. The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Armed robberies accounted for 1,597 (48.6%) of all robberies in 2011/2012, an increase of 3.9% compared with 2010/2011. The number of unarmed robberies recorded during 2011/2012 was 1,689, a decrease of 7.0% from 1,816 unarmed robberies recorded in 2010/2011. Figure 41: Robbery offences, by offence and degree, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Total 1,537 1 1,772 43 3,353 2011/12 Substantive Attempted Conspiracy 1,285 298 14 0 0 0 1,340 315 0 34 0 0 2,659 613 14 Total 1,597 0 1,655 34 3,286 % Change 3.9% -100.0% -6.6% -20.9% -2.0%

Armed Robbery Accessory To Robbery Robbery Assault With Intent To Rob Robbery Total

2010/11 Substantive Attempted Conspiracy 1,235 300 2 1 0 0 1,439 333 0 42 1 0 2,717 634 2

The main locations for robberies occurring are on street/lane/footpaths. Robberies at these locations accounted for 42.0% (1,379) of all robberies in 2011/2012. Retail/financial locations accounted for 23.7% (778) of robbery offences in 2011/2012, while 9.3% (307) robberies occurred at public transport locations. Female victims increased by 2.0% between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, while male victims decreased by 4.0%. All victim age groups decreased between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, particularly the under 18 years age group, which decreased by 11.2%. In 2011/2012, 650 knives were used/threatened/displayed during robberies, a decrease of 1.7% in comparison to 2010/2011. Knives accounted for 50.7% of all weapons in robberies. There was a 10.1% increase in firearms involved in robberies (including imitation firearms), from 198 in 2010/2011 to 218 in 2011/2012. 17.0% of all weapons used/threatened/displayed during robberies were firearms. Figure 42: Type of weapon used/threatened/displayed in robbery offences, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Type of Weapon Rifle Air Rifle/Gun Shotgun Handgun Machine Gun Sawnoff Firearm Imitation Firearm Other Firearm Knife Axe/Tomahawk Bat/Bar/Club Knuckleduster/Numchuks Bottle/Glass Vehicle Syringe Other Weapon Other Edged Weapon Laser Pointer Explosive Device Aerosol Spray Unknown Weapon Total No. of offences recorded 2010/11 10 3 28 108 1 24 8 16 661 17 78 7 58 2 57 161 95 1 3 1 1 1,340 2011/12 14 4 32 121 2 15 11 19 650 35 90 4 12 3 34 138 84 0 3 5 5 1,281 % change from 2010/11 40.0 33.3 14.3 12.0 100.0 -37.5 37.5 18.8 -1.7 105.9 15.4 -42.9 -79.3 50.0 -40.4 -14.3 -11.6 -100.0 0.0 400.0 400.0 -4.4

Note: Multiple weapons can be used in robberies, or multiple victims can be recorded for the same robbery. Therefore, the number of armed robbery offences recorded does not match the number of weapons recorded.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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4.6

Assault

The number of recorded assaults in 2011/2012 (42,076) was 14.0% higher than the number recorded in 2010/2011 (36,907). Of the assault offences recorded during 2011/2012, 27,686 were cleared during the same period, and an additional 7,877 offences were cleared which were recorded in previous years. This gave a total clearance rate of 84.5%, which was 3.2 percentage points lower than in 2010/2011. Figure 43:
45,000 40,000 35,067 36,907

Assault offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012


42,076 33,686 31,335

Number of offences

35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0

96.3%

90.1%

92.2%

87.8%

84.5%

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10
Total Recorded

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

Despite the increase in assault offences, juvenile assault offenders decreased in 2011/2012, by 4.6%. Adult offenders increased during the same period, by 16.4%. Juvenile victims increased by 18.8% since 2010/2011, while adult victims aged between 18 and 59 increased by 14.3%. There was also a 21.2% increase in victims who are aged over 60. Female victims increased at a faster rate than male victims (by 24.2% and 7.8% respectively). Assaults at residential locations account for 48.8% of all assaults in 2011/2012. Assaults at these locations have increased by 27.8% since 2010/2010. After residential locations, the most common location type where assaults occurred was a street/lane/footpath (23.6%). Assaults at these locations have decreased by 0.5% since 2010/2011. During 2011/2012 there were 1,418 assaults occurring at licensed premises, 4.9% lower than in 2010/2011. Assaults at public transport locations accounted for 2.9% (1,231) of all assaults in 2011/2012, and overall have decreased by 5.4%. Within this location type, assaults on trains decreased by 4.6%, assaults at train stations have decreased by 14.0%, and assaults at railway car parks have decreased by 8.0%. However, assaults on trams or tram stops have increased by 5.3%. Figure 44: Assault offences in public transport locations, by location, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Type of public transport location Train Train Station Railway Carpark Tram/Tram Stop Bus/Bus Stop Depot/Terminal Taxi Total Number of offences recorded 2010/11 2011/12 152 145 795 684 50 46 94 99 160 198 5 11 45 48 1301 1231 % change from 2010/11 -4.6 -14.0 -8.0 5.3 23.8 120.0 6.7 -5.4

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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The number of weapons used/threatened/displayed during assaults increased by 1.9% (to 4,167) in comparison to 2010/2011. Knives accounted for 1,202 (28.8%) of all weapons used/threatened/displayed during assaults, an increase of 14.3% on 2010/2011. 292 firearms (including imitation firearms) were involved in assaults in 2011/12. The use/threat/display of firearms in assaults increased 9.0% in 2011/2012. Figure 45: Type of weapon used/threatened/displayed in assaults, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Type of Weapon Rifle Air Rifle/Gun Shotgun Handgun Machine Gun Sawnoff Firearm Imitation Firearm Other Firearm Knife Axe/Tomahawk Bat/Bar/Club Knuckleduster/Numchuks Bottle/Glass Vehicle Syringe Other Weapon Other Edged Weapon Laser Pointer Explosive Device Aerosol Spray Unknown Weapon Total No. of offences recorded 2010/11 45 8 37 84 1 22 30 41 1,052 45 458 21 478 285 20 1,058 247 2 20 31 104 4,089 2011/12 30 9 63 106 1 14 23 46 1,202 94 505 28 187 311 24 1,132 229 6 24 36 97 4,167 % change from 2010/11 -33.3 12.5 70.3 26.2 0.0 -36.4 -23.3 12.2 14.3 108.9 10.3 33.3 -60.9 9.1 20.0 7.0 -7.3 200.0 20.0 16.1 -6.7 1.9

Note: Multiple weapons can be recorded in assaults.

Family Incident-Related Assaults


Prior to 31 August 2004, approximately 15% of assaults were family incident-related. Since the introduction of the Code of Practice for the Investigation of Family Violence, launched on 31 August 2004, this figure has risen steadily, and in 2011/2012, family incident-related assaults accounted for 38.1% of all assaults. The Code of Practice was a program designed to improve police responses to family violence incidents and encourage community confidence to report these offences to police. Figure 46:
45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 15.4% 15.3% 23.2% 25.8% 23.4% 23.7%
Code of Practice into Family Violence introduced

Assault offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 2002/03 to 2011/12

38.1% 23.7% 25.3% 30.3%

Not arising from family incidents

Arising from family incidents

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Family incident-related assaults increased at a higher rate than non-family violence-related assaults (43.3% and 1.3% respectively). In terms of a rate per 100,000 population, non-family violence-related assaults fell slightly, by 0.1%, to 466.9 assaults per 100,000 population. Figure 47: Assault offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
No. of offences recorded 2010/2011 Arising from family incidents Not arising from family incidents Total Assaults % of assaults arising from family incidents 11,201 25,706 36,907 30.3% 2011/2012 16,047 26,029 42,076 38.1% % change Rate per 100,000 Population from 2010/2011 43.3% 1.3% 14.0% 2010/2011 203.7 467.5 671.2 2011/2012 287.9 466.9 754.8 % change from 2010/2011 41.3% -0.1% 12.5%

4.7

Abduction/kidnap

There were 611 abduction/kidnap offences recorded in 2011/2012, an increase of 24.4% on the 491 offences recorded in 2010/2011. Of the 611 abduction/kidnap offences recorded during 2011/2012, 444 were cleared during the same period, and an additional 85 offences were cleared which were recorded in previous years. This gave a total clearance rate of 86.6%, which was 5.7 percentage points higher than in 2010/2011. Figure 48:
700 611 600 491 426 339 95.9% 345 91.9% 88.7% 80.9% 86.6%

Abduction/kidnap offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

Number of offences

500 400 300 200 100 0 2007/08 2008/09

2009/10
Total Recorded

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The main offence category within abduction / kidnap was false imprisonment, with 413 offences recorded in 2011/2012 (20.8% increase from 2010/2011).

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Figure 49:

Abduction/kidnaps, by offence, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012


No. of offences recorded % change from 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 27 48 77.8 1 0 -100.0 0 1 n/a 3 11 266.7 27 28 3.7 58 56 -3.4 28 50 78.6 1 2 100.0 4 2 -50.0 342 413 20.8 491 611 24.4

Abduction-Act Of Sex Pen Abduction-Intent To Marry Abduction-Act Of Sex Pen With Another Abduction-Child U/16 For Sex Pen Child Stealing Kidnap Kidnapping (Common Law) Child Stealing With Intent Abduct/Detain For Sexual Penetration False Imprisonment (Common Law) Total Homicide

There has been a steady increase in abduction/kidnap offences over the last few years. Some of this rise is attributable to family incident-related offences. Abduction/kidnap offences arising from family incidents accounted for 32.6% of all abduction/kidnaps in 2011/2012, compared to 13.9% in 2002/2003. Figure 50: Abduction/kidnap offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
No. of offences recorded Arising from family incidents Not arising from family incidents Total Abductions % of abductions arising from family incidents 2010/11 151 340 491 30.8% 2011/12 199 412 611 32.6% % change from 2010/11 31.8% 21.2% 24.4%

Figure 51:

Abduction/kidnap offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 2002/2003 to 2011/2012

700

600 32.6%

500 30.8% 14.0% 13.9% 300 12.4% 17.6% 17.6% 23.6% 22.3% 23.9%

400

200

100

0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

Not arising f rom f amily incidents

Arising f rom f amily incidents

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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5
5.1

Crime against property


Overall

In 2011/2012 there were 265,472 offences against property, an increase of 4.7% compared with 2010/2011. However, there has been a decrease of 20.3% in crime against the property since 2002/2003. Figure 52:
350,000

Crime against property offences, 2002/2003 to 2011/2012

300,000

20.3%

250,000

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

Since 2002/2003, total crime against property as a rate per 100,000 population has decreased by 30.1%. Figure 53:
7,000.0

Crime against property as a rate per 100,000 population, 2002/2003 to 2011/2012

6,000.0

30.1%
5,000.0

4,000.0

3,000.0

2,000.0

1,000.0

0.0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Of the 265,472 offences against property, 71,778 were cleared in 2011/2012, and a further 16,327 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 33.2%, which is a decrease of 0.6 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 54:
300,000 250,000

Crime against property, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012


282,913 280,974 262,369 253,599 265,472

Number of offences

200,000 150,000 34.3% 100,000 50,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

35.6%

35.1%

33.8%

33.2%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

5.2

Arson

There were 3,091 offences of arson recorded during 2011/2012, an increase of 6.6% from the 2,899 arsons recorded in 2010/2011. Of the 3,091 offences recorded in 2011/2012, 547 were cleared in 2011/2012, and a further 140 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 22.2%, which is a decrease of 3.3 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 55:
4,000 3,500 3,469 3,203 3,034 2,899 3,091

Arson offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

Number of offences

3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

20.3%

20.8%

29.2%

25.5%

22.2%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The most common location type for arson offences to occur was a residential location (30.7% of offences), followed by a street/lane/footpath (22.1%). Both of these location types experienced increases in arson offences in 2011/2012 (by 7.5% and 9.6% respectively).

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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5.3

Property damage

In 2011/2012, there were 49,027 offences of property damage recorded by Victoria Police, an increase of 1.8% on the 48,169 offences recorded during 2010/2011. Of the property damage offences recorded during 2011/2012, 11,458 were cleared in the same year, and a further 2,869 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 29.2%, which is an increase of 0.6 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 56: Property damage offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
60,000 52,988 50,000 54,189 52,501 48,169 49,027

Number of offences

40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

26.3%

26.7%

28.3%

28.6%

29.2%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

During 2011/2012 there was a 8.7% increase in the number of graffiti* offences recorded. Offences involving graffiti constituted 15.1% of the total property damage offences in 2011/2012, 1.0 percentage points higher than in 2010/2011. Figure 57: Graffiti offences, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
No. of offences recorded Graffiti Offences Total Property Damage Offences % of property damage offences that involve graffiti 2007/08 6,432 52,988 12.1% 2008/09 7,661 54,189 14.1% 2009/10 6,933 52,501 13.2% 2010/11 6,828 48,169 14.2% % change from 2011/12 2010/11 7,420 8.7 49,027 1.8 15.1%

Figure 58:
9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2007/08 6,432

Graffiti offences, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012


7,661 6,933 6,828 7,420

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. * Graffiti involves Property Damage offences where either graffiti damage is recorded or the word "Graffiti" is found in the incident remark. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Family incident-related property damage


Property damage offences arising from family incidents have increased by 37.9% since 2010/2011, whereas the offences not arising from family incidents have decreased by 0.8% in the same time frame. Figure 59: Property damage, by whether arising from family incidents, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
No. of offences recorded Arising from family incidents Not arising from family incidents Total property damage % of property damage arising from family incidents 2010/2011 3,261 44,908 48,169 6.8% 2011/2012 4,496 44,531 49,027 9.2% % change Rate per 100,000 Population from 2010/2011 2010/2011 2011/2012 37.9% 59.3 80.7 -0.8% 1.8% 816.7 876.0 798.8 879.5 % change from 2010/2011 36.0% -2.2% 0.4%

Prior to 31 August 2004, approximately 3% of property damage offences were family incident-related. Since the introduction of the Code of Practice for the Investigation of Family Violence, launched on 31 August 2004, this figure rose to 9.2% in 2011/2012.

5.4

Burglary (aggravated)

The number of aggravated burglaries recorded increased 16.3%, from 2,163 in 2010/2011 to 2,516 during 2011/2012. Of these offences, 954 were cleared in the same year, and a further 234 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 47.2%, which is a decrease of 3.2 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 60: Aggravated burglary offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
3,000 2,516 2,500 2,182 1,914 1,737 57.1% 60.4% 1,000 500 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Total Recorded

Number of offences

2,163

2,000 1,500

54.1%

50.4%

47.2%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The number of aggravated burglary offences involving a weapon or injuries increased by 6.7% between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. These offences accounted for 21.7% of aggravated burglaries in 2011/2012. Other burglary offences increased more, by 19.3%. Figure 61: Aggravated burglary offences, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
No. of offences recorded % change from 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 511 545 6.7 1652 1971 19.3 2,163 2,516 16.3 23.6% 21.7%

Offences involving weapons or injuries Offences not involving weapons or injuries Total Aggravated Burglary Offences % of aggravated burglary offences that involved weapons or injuries

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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5.5

Burglary (residential)

The number of residential burglaries recorded increased 6.2%, from 27,519 in 2010/2011 to 29,235 in 2011/2012. Of these offences, 3,447 were cleared in the same year, and a further 947 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 15.0%, which is a decrease of 0.8 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 62:
35,000 30,000 28,824 28,026 27,350 27,519 29,235

Residential burglaries offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

Number of offences

25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 17.5% 5,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

17.5%

18.7%

15.9%

15.0%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

5.6

Burglary (other)

There were 14,977 non-residential burglaries recorded in 2011/2012, an increase of 0.3% from 2010/2011. Of these offences, 2,544 were cleared in the same year, and a further 826 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 22.5%, which is a decrease of 3.3 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 63:
25,000 19,332 17,206 16,229 14,929 14,977

Other burglary offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

20,000

Number of offences

15,000

10,000 24.0% 5,000 25.1% 23.5% 25.8%

22.5%

0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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5.7

Deception

There were 22,773 offences of deception recorded during 2011/2012, an increase of 14.5% on the 19,895 recorded during 2010/2011. Of the deception offences recorded in 2011/2012, 15,663 were cleared in the same period, and a further 2,944 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 81.6%, which is a decrease of 2.8 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 64:
25,000

Deception offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012


23,632 23,016 19,597 19,895 22,773

20,000

Number of offences

15,000

10,000

98.3%

91.5%

91.5%

84.3%

81.6%

5,000

0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

5.8

Handle stolen goods

There were 7,323 offences of handle stolen goods recorded during 2011/2012, 27.3% more than the 5,752 offences recorded in 2010/2011. Of these offences, 6,695 were cleared in the same period, and a further 395 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 96.8%, which is a decrease of 10.8 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 65:
8,000 7,000 6,709 5,906 5,752

Handle stolen goods offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
7,504 7,323

Number of offences

6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

109.5%

97.3%

109.4%

107.6%

96.8%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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5.9

Theft from motor vehicle

In 2011/2012, 46,696 theft from motor vehicle offences were recorded, 4.6% higher than the 44,654 offences recorded in 2010/2011. Of these offences, 3,730 were cleared in the same period, and a further 1,015 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 10.2%, which is a decrease of 1.6 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 66:
60,000 52,222 50,000 47,474 45,420 44,654 46,696

Theft from motor vehicles, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

Number of offences

40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

10.8%

11.3%

12.0%

11.8%

10.2%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The most common location type where thefts from motor vehicles occurred was residential locations, which had 17,585 offences in 2011/12. This location type increased by 12.4% in 2011/2012. Thefts from motor vehicles also increased in retail/financial locations, education/health/religious locations and open spaces, but decreased in public transport and other transport locations. Theft of number plates, which were the most common property type stolen during theft from motor vehicle offences, increased by 8.1%. The largest percentage decreases were seen in thefts of car stereos, GPS receivers, and CDs, while the largest percentage increases were in thefts of tools/power tools, jewellery and cash. Cash and wallet/purse together increased by 14.4% between 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. Figure 67: Most common types of property stolen during theft from motor vehicle offences, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 % change Rank Property Type No. of offences recorded from 2010/2011 2011/2012 2010/2011 1 Number plates 9,935 10,737 8.1 2 Cash / money related 7,716 8,921 15.6 3 Wallet / purse 5,275 5,936 12.5 4 Tools / powertool 4,033 5,079 25.9 5 Computer / laptop / notebook 4,413 4,208 -4.6 6 GPS receiver / navigation unit 4,691 3,526 -24.8 7 Handbag / bag 2,706 2,952 9.1 8 Mobile phone 2,661 2,645 -0.6 9 Sunglasses 2,303 2,467 7.1 10 Drivers Licence 2,026 2,189 8.0 11 Clothing 1,750 1,897 8.4 12 Ipod / MP3 player 2,004 1,748 -12.8 13 Photographic equipment 1,583 1,423 -10.1 14 CDs 1,199 1,004 -16.3 15 Jewellery 699 876 25.3 16 Car Stereo 623 433 -30.5

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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5.10 Theft (shopsteal)


In 2011/2012, 19,828 shopsteal offences were recorded, which was 3.6% lower than the 20,567 offences recorded during 2010/2011. Of these offences, 13,306 were cleared in the same period, and a further 1,962 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 77.0%, which is a decrease of 2.2 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 68:
25,000 20,175 20,000 21,445 83.1% 79.2% 77.0% 20,567 19,828

Theft (shopsteal) offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

Number of offences

15,841 15,000 89.7%

80.6%

10,000

5,000

0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

Penalty Infringement Notices and Offenders Warnings for the offence Shop theft less than $600 were introduced on 1 July 2008. After the introduction, shopsteal offences increased during 2008/2009 and 2009/2010, but have been decreasing in the last two years. During 2011/2012 there were 3,809 offences recorded where Penalty Notices and Offender Warnings were issued.

5.11 Theft of motor vehicle


There were 15,663 theft of motor vehicle offences recorded in 2011/2012, 9.0% higher than the 14,374 recorded in 2010/2011. Of these offences, 2,887 were cleared in the same period, and a further 924 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 24.3%, which is a decrease of 0.8 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 69: Theft of motor vehicle offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
17,993 15,983 15,067 15,663 14,374

20,000 18,000 16,000

Number of offences

14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Total Recorded

26.0%

29.6%

26.5%

25.1%

24.3%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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5.12 Theft (bicycle)


There were 4,187 bicycle thefts recorded in 2011/2012, 4.1% higher than the number recorded in 2010/2011 (4,023). Of these offences, 289 were cleared in the same period, and a further 103 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 9.4%, which is a decrease of 1.5 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 70:
7,000 6,000 5,853 5,021 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Total Recorded

Theft (bicycle) offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

Number of offences

4,393

4,023

4,187

11.0%

11.0%

10.8%

10.9%

9.4%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

5.13 Theft (other)


The number of theft (other) offences increased by 3.1% to 50,156 in 2011/2012. Theft (other) includes all forms of theft not elsewhere classified, and can range from trivial offences involving almost no monetary value to thefts of significant value. 10,288 other theft offences were cleared in 2011/2012, and a further 3,968 offences from previous years were also cleared in the same period. This gives a total clearance rate of 28.4%, which is an increase of 1.2 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 71:
60,000 50,000

Other theft offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012


54,579 56,997 49,245 48,655 50,156

Number of offences

40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10


Total Recorded

29.4%

34.0% 28.5% 27.3% 28.4%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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A common theft (other) offence is petrol drive-off offences, which account for around 10% of other theft offences each year. Petrol drive-offs decreased after a peak in 2005/2006, but have been increasing in the past two years. In 2011/2012, there were 5,932 petrol drive-offs, an increase of 16.5% from the previous year. Figure 72: Petrol drive-off offences37, 2002/2003 to 2011/2012

8,000

7,116
7,000

6,260
6,000

5,704 5,020 4,658

5,932 5,567 5,501 5,091 4,321

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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6
6.1

Drug offences
Overall

The number of drug offences recorded by Victoria Police during 2011/2012 was 18,732, an increase of 22.8% from the previous year. This is a large increase on the average ten year trend of drug offences, and may reflect larger police numbers after the recruitment increase that the Victorian Government committed to in 2011. Figure 73:
20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

Drug offences, 2002/2003 to 2011/2012

Of these offences, 17,221 were cleared in the same period, and a further 1,229 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 98.5%, which is a decrease of 0.8 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 74:
20,000 18,000 16,000 14,616 15,258 15,169 15,252

Recorded and cleared drug offences, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012


18,732

Number of offences

14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Total Recorded

102.7%

101.7%

102.0%

99.3%

98.5%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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6.2

Drug (cultivate/manufacture/traffick)

There were 4,741 drug (cultivate/manufacture/traffick) offences recorded in 2011/2012, an increase of 11.3% from the number of offences recorded in 2010/2011. Of these offences, 4,405 were cleared in the same period, and a further 324 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 99.7%, which is a decrease of 0.6 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 75:
5,000 4,500 4,000 4,301 4,476

Drug (cult./ manuf./ traff.) offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
4,599 4,258 4,741

Number of offences

3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Total Recorded

102.4%

102.1%

99.8%

100.3%

99.7%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The most common type of drug seized in cultivate/manufacture/traffick offences was cannabis, which accounted for 44.9% of these offences in 2011/2012. However, the largest percentage increase was seen in other drug (including amphetamine) manufacture/trafficking offences, which rose by 18.8% during 2011/2012. Heroin and cocaine trafficking offences both decreased in 2011/2012. Figure 76:
Type of drug Cannabis Heroin Cocaine Other, including amphetamine-type stimulants and precursor chemicals* Total Cultivation/Manufacture/Trafficking

Drug (cult./ manuf./ traff.) offences, by type of drug, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Number of offences % change recorded from 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 1,846 2,127 15.2 662 547 -17.4 48 45 -6.3 1,702 2,022 18.8 4,258 4,741 11.3

* Other includes anabolic agents, hallucinogens, pharmaceuticals and other drugs not elsewhere classified. For the purposes of this table, this category also includes amphetamine-type stimulants (including ecstasy) and precursor chemicals (chemicals used in the manufacture of other drugs).

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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6.3

Drug (possess/use)

There were 13,991 offences of drug possession and use in 2011/2012, an increase of 27.3% from 2010/2011. Of these offences, 12,816 were cleared in the same period, and a further 905 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 98.1%, which is a decrease of 0.8 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Figure 77:
16,000 13,991 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 102.9% 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Total Recorded

Drug (possess/use) offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012

Number of offences

10,315

10,782

10,570

10,994

101.5%

102.9%

98.9%

98.1%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The most common type of drug seized in possess/use offences was cannabis, which accounted for 47.5% of these offences in 2011/2012. The largest percentage increase (67.9%) was seen in cocaine possession offences, but offences for all drug types increased during the period. Figure 78: Recorded drug (possess/use) offences by type of drug, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
Type of drug Cannabis Heroin Cocaine Amphetamine-type stimulants Other* Total Possession/Use % change Number of offences from recorded 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 5,903 6,643 12.5 976 1,054 8.0 84 141 67.9 2,224 3,656 64.4 1,807 2,497 38.2 10,994 13,991 27.3

* Other includes anabolic agents, hallucinogens, pharmaceuticals and other drugs not elsewhere classified.

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Other crime
Figure 79:
50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

In 2011/2012 there were 52,667 other offences recorded, an increase of 19.6% from 2010/2011. Other Crime offences, 2002/2003 to 2011/2012

Of these offences, 44,194 were cleared in the same period, and a further 5,566 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2011/2012. This gives a total clearance rate of 94.5%, which is a decrease of 1.9 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. Other offences, recorded and total cleared, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
52,667 44,487 39,587 40,000 30,000 103.2% 20,000 10,000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Total Recorded

Figure 80:
60,000 50,000

46,500 44,048

Number of offences

97.3%

101.9%

96.4%

94.5%

2010/11
Total Cleared

2011/12

The most common offence category within the other crime group was justice procedures, followed by weapons/explosives offences.

The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Figure 81:

Other offence categories, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012


2007/08 2008/09 529 18,829 2,454 7,214 2,852 6,433 6,176 44,487 2009/10 549 19,522 2,059 6,904 2,945 8,322 6,199 46,500 2010/11 403 20,021 1,382 6,915 2,805 6,901 5,621 44,048 2011/12 489 25,563 1,354 8,697 3,786 6,414 6,364 52,667 % Change from 2010/11 21.3% 27.7% -2.0% 25.8% 35.0% -7.1% 13.2% 19.6%

Going equipped to steal Justice procedures Regulated public order Weapons / explosives Harassment Behaviour in public Other Total other offences

472 17,501 2,147 7,061 2,983 3,342 6,081 39,587

Justice Procedure Offences


In 2011/2012, there were 25,563 Justice Procedure offences, an increase of 27.7% compared with 2010/2011. Justice procedure offences account for 48.5% of all offences recorded in the other crime group. Of justice procedure offences in 2011/2012, 21,104 were cleared in the same period, and a further 3,208 offences from previous years were also cleared. This gives a total clearance rate of 95.1%, which is a decrease of 0.2 percentage points compared to 2010/2011. In 2011/2012, Justice Procedure offences arising from family incidents increased by 33.7% to 6,427, while offences not arising from family incidents decreased by 9.7%. Figure 82: Justice Procedures, by whether arising from family incidents, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
No. of offences recorded Arising from family incidents Not arising from family incidents Total Justice Procedure offences % of Justice Procedure offences arising from family incidents 2010/2011 6,789 13,232 20,021 33.9% 2011/2012 9,632 15,931 25,563 37.7% % change Rate per 100,000 Population from 2010/2011 2010/2011 2011/2012 41.9% 123.5 172.8 20.4% 240.6 285.8 27.7% 364.1 458.6 % change from 2010/2011 40.0% 18.8% 26.0%

In 2011/2012, 37.7% of Justice Procedures offences were arising from family incidents (up by 3.8 percentage points from 2010/2011). Figure 83: Justice Procedures, by whether arising from family incidents, 2002/2003 to 2011/2012
30,000 25,000 20,000
16.9% Code of Practice into Family Violence introduced 37.7% 18.0% 22.5% 24.9% 33.9%

15,000
13.3%

16.0% 11.9%

21.5%

10,000 5,000 0 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12

Not arising from family violence

Arising from family violence

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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The main offence category within justice procedures was contravene family violence intervention order with 9,117 offences recorded in 2011/2012 (15.1% increase from 2010/2011). There were 6,854 fail to answer bail offences recorded (36.8% increase from 2010/2011) and 1,750 resist police offences (10.7% increase from 2010/2011). These three offences make up 69.3% of all justice procedures offences. Figure 84: Top 10 types of Justice Procedure offences, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
% change from 2010/11 15.1 36.8 10.7 34.9 130.5 35.7 17.9 17.8 -14.2 65.8

Offence Type Contravene family violence intervention order Fail to answer bail Resist police Contravene family violence final intervention order Fail to comply with reporting obligations Contravene family violence interim intervention order State false name when requested Make false report to police Failure to comply with undertaking order Contravene Family Violence Safety Notice

2010/11 7,923 5,010 1,581 1,037 501 647 385 383 501 219

2011/12 9,117 6,854 1,750 1,399 1,155 878 454 451 430 363

Harassment
Harassment offences increased by 35.0% in 2011/2012, which was the largest percentage increase of any crime category in the period. Much of this increase was due to a large increase in family incident-related harassment offences. Family incident-related harassment offences rose by 86.7% in 2011/2012, compared to an 18.2% increase in non-family violence-related harassment. Figure 85: Harassment, by whether arising from family incidents, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
No. of offences recorded 2010/2011 Arising from family incidents Not arising from family incidents Total Harassment offences % of Harassment offences arising from family incidents 694 2,111 2,805 24.7% 2011/2012 1,296 2,496 3,792 34.2% % change from 2010/2011 86.7% 18.2% 35.2%

New harassment offence codes were also introduced on 8 June 2011, under Brodies Law. This amendment to the Crimes Act 1958 was designed to broaden the definition of bullying behaviour to include acting in any other way that could reasonably be expected to cause a victim to engage in self-harm. In 2011/2012, 40 of these new offences occurred in Victoria. 12 people were charged for these offences.

Behaviour in Public Offences


In 2011/2012, there were 6,414 behaviour in public offences, a decrease of 7.1% compared with 2010/2011. Figure 86: Behaviour in public offences recorded, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 3342 6901 6433 6414 8322

Note: The infringement notice statistics from Figure 89 are independent to Behaviour in Public offences and are not included in the figure above.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Penalty Infringement Notices for offences Behaves in a riotous indecent offensive or insulting manner and Uses profane indecent or obscene language or insulting words were introduced on 1 July 2008. Behaviour in public offences have been higher in the last four financial years than in years prior to this change. In 2011/2012, 3,951 penalty notices were issued for these two offences, making up 61.6% of all behaviour in public offences. This was a decrease of 10.0% from the previous financial year. In 2011/2012, most alleged offenders processed for these two offences were males aged 18-59 (86.8%). Note that the number of Penalty Notices issued may be slightly different than the number of offenders processed, due to offences with multiple offenders, or offenders being issued multiple Notices. Figure 87: Alleged offenders processed for Behaves in a riotous indecent offensive or insulting manner or Uses profane indecent or obscene language or insulting words, 2010/11 and 2011/12
2010/11 Female Juvenile Adult Adult 60+ Total Alleged Offenders* 11 338 3 359 Male 94 3787 36 3968 Total 105 4143 42 4351 Female 20 314 3 341 2011/12 Male 84 3428 36 3592 Total* 104 3754 39 3948 % change from 2010/11 Female 81.8% -7.1% 0.0% -5.0% Male -10.6% -9.5% 0.0% -9.5% Total* -1.0% -9.4% -7.1% -9.3%

* includes offenders where age or gender is unspecified

Behaviour in public offences that occurred at street/lane/footpath locations accounted for 64.6% of all behaviour in public offences. Offences at these locations decreased by 2.3% since 2010/2011. As a measure of public order in particular public drunkenness the below graph shows the number of persons taken into custody for reason being drunk (source: Victoria Police Attendance Register). In 2011/2012 there were 14,557 attendances where custody reason was Arrest-drunk, a decrease of 7.7% compared with 2010/2011. Figure 88: Attendance Register*: Attendances where custody reason was Arrest-drunk, 2007/2008 to 2011/2012
25,000 21,579 20,000 17,456 15,779 15,000 14,557 20,503

10,000

5,000

0 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 * Note: These statistics show the number of persons taken into custody for reason being drunk and are not offences. Attendances may or may not lead to criminal charges being laid (source: Victoria Police Attendance Register).

Amendments to the Summary Offences Act 1966 came into effect on 16th December 2009 and introduced new move on powers and the expansion of the use of infringement notices for offences relating to public drunkenness and anti-social behaviour. These changes are part of an initiative by Government to give police greater powers to combat violence and antisocial behaviour. Since their introduction, 36,378 infringement notices have been issued for these offences. Note that these are not criminal offences and are not included in total crime figures.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Figure 89:

Infringement notices issued since their introduction on 16 December 2009


% change from 2010/11 -8.9% -17.2% 91.8% 34.3% -11.7%

Contravene Police Direction To Move On Drunk In Public Place Drunk And Disorderly In Public Place Behave In Disorderly Manner Public Place Total

2009/10 249 8,031 517 178 8,975

2010/11 361 13,371 619 198 14,549

2011/12 329 11,072 1,187 266 12,854

Note: The number of infringement notices in 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 cannot be compared to the number in 2009/2010, as the notices th were introduced partway through the 2009/2010 financial year (on the 16 of December 2009).

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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8.1

Appendix 1
Definitions and Explanatory Notes
All statistics presented in this document have been obtained from a copy of the LEAP database taken on 18 July 2012. The current financial year is used as the reporting period (i.e. 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 inclusive). Consists of those offences reported to police and recorded on the LEAP system during the reporting period. Consists of those offences reported to police and recorded on the LEAP system that have been cleared within the reporting period. A clearance can either mean that at least one alleged offender has been processed, no offence has been detected, the complaint has been withdrawn, or the offender is known but for legal reasons cannot be charged. Offences cleared from previous reporting periods are also shown in this publication, but are not included in the clearance rate. The number of offences which were cleared within the reference period, regardless of when they were recorded. They are also represented as a ratio to the total number of offences recorded for the same period. All clearance rates referred to in this document (including in graphs and tables) are total clearance rates. There has been a change to the method of calculating clearance rates this year; details can be found in Appendix 2. The % change column refers to the percentage change in the number of recorded data and comparisons are made with the previous financial year. There are over 5,000 statutory and common law offences current on LEAP in 2011/2012 which have been grouped into 27 offence categories. These categories are further grouped into 4 broader categories: Crime Against the Person, Crime Against Property, Drugs and Other. For more detail on offences, refer to Victoria Police Crime Statistics Publication, Appendix Table A.1. The definitions of all the 27 offence categories referred to in the document are as follows: Includes offences such as accident (fail to assist death), murder, aid and abet suicide, manslaughter, culpable driving and abortion. Includes the offences of rape and buggery (repealed). Includes offences such as indecent assault, indecent act, wilful and obscene exposure in public, incest, sexual penetration of a child, and gross indecency. Includes offences of armed robbery and robbery/assault with intent to rob. Includes indictable and summary assault offences such as intentionally/recklessly cause injury, make threats to kill, reckless conduct endangering life/serious injury, unlawful assault, assault police (serious and summary) assault with weapon/instrument, and discharge missile/stone to injure/danger. Includes offences of abduction, child stealing, cause abduction, kidnap and false imprisonment. Includes offences of criminal damage by fire, light fire on PTC vehicle/premises, light/use fire and destroy/damage property and light/use fire to endanger property/life. Includes offences such as criminal damage (intent to damage/destroy), wilful damage/injure property and possess article for criminal damage. 51

Source of data:

Reporting period:

Offences recorded:

Offences cleared:

Total clearances:

% change:

Offences:

Offence categories:

Homicide:

Rape: Sex (non-rape):

Robbery: Assault:

Abduction/kidnap:

Arson:

Property damage:

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

Burglary (aggravated): Based on the offence of aggravated burglary. Please note that a change in the definition of the offence in the Crimes Act came into effect on 1 September 1997. Burglary (residential): Burglary (other): Based on the offence of burglary where the location type is residential. Based on the offence of burglary where the location type is other than a residential location. Includes offences such as obtain property by deception, obtain financial advantage by deception, make false document, false accounting and imposition (Commonwealth benefit/money). Includes unlawful possession and hand/receive/retention stolen goods. Based on the offence of theft from motor vehicle.

Deception:

Handle stolen goods: Theft from motor vehicle: Theft (shopsteal):

Based on the offence of theft from shop (shopsteal).

Theft of motor vehicle: Based on the offence of theft of motor vehicle. Theft of bicycle: Theft (other): Based on the offence of theft of bicycle. Includes the offence of theft, and excludes theft from motor vehicle, theft of motor vehicle, theft of bicycle and theft from shop (shopsteal).

Drug (cult./man./traff.): Includes offences of cultivate, traffick, conspire to traffick, and aid and abet traffick of illicit drugs, controlled substances and other drugs of dependence. The types of drugs include heroin, cocaine, cannabis, hashish, amphetamine and ecstasy. Drug (possess, use): Includes offences of possess, use and introduce drug into the body of another. The types of drugs include heroin, cocaine, cannabis, hashish, amphetamine and ecstasy. Based on the offence of going equipped to steal/cheat.

Going equipped to steal: Justice procedures:

Includes offences such as breach intervention order, fail to answer bail, escape from lawful custody, resist police/resist arrest, hinder police and make false report to police.

Regulated public order: Include offences involving betting, gaming, liquor, tobacco, censorship and prostitution. Weapons/explosives: Harassment: Based on offences related to firearms, controlled weapons and explosives. Includes offences of stalking and use phone/postal service/listening devices to menace/harass/offend. Includes offences related to drunkenness, indecent/offensive behaviour/language. Includes indictable and summary offences not covered by the previous offence categories.

Behaviour in public: Other:

Penalty Infringement Allow for offences to be punished without a court appearance. Note that the official Notices: crime offence count does not include penalty notices issued for Drunk or Drunk and Disorderly. Attendance Register: Records all persons who have attended a police station through being arrested, for an interview, drunkenness, various forensic procedures, or other reasons.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Offenders processed: Refers to persons who have allegedly committed a criminal offence and have been processed for that offence. Those persons who for legal or other reasons are not charged are also included. Persons are counted for each occasion they are processed and for each serious offence. Figures on the number of alleged offenders processed are based on the date the charge record was created on LEAP rather than the date the offender was processed. Recorded victims: Consists of those offences where the principal victim type is Person. Victim statistics presented in this report refer to the number of persons who have been recorded as a victim of crime. A person is counted for each occasion that they are a victim and for each serious offence. Based on the number of family incident reports submitted by police and recorded on LEAP in the reporting period. Defined as persons less than 18 years of age. Figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in the Recorded Crime Victims Australia (No. 4510.0) publication, differ to those published by the Victoria Police for a number of reasons including: ABS national crime statistics are compiled on a calendar year basis whereas Victoria Police crime statistics are based on a financial year; ABS crime definitions differ from those used by Victoria Police and do not contain all offences included in police statistics. ABS national crime statistics include approximately 70% of all crime recorded by Victoria Police; and ABS national crime statistics are based on the number of victims (vehicles in the case of motor vehicle theft), while police statistics are based on the number of offences committed against a victim (eg. a person raped on three occasions over a week - ABS count one offence of rape, Victoria Police count three).

Family incidents:

Juvenile: Comparison with ABS data:

i. ii.

iii.

Therefore, users should exercise caution in making comparisons between ABS and Victoria Police statistics.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Appendix 2
Changes to Clearance Rates

There have been two major changes to the method by which Victoria Police calculates clearance rates in 2011/2012. In previous Crime Media Releases, Victoria Police has reported on two types of clearance rates: Single year clearance rate o The rate of crimes recorded and cleared within the same financial year period. Total clearance rate o The single year clearance rate, plus the clearance rate of crimes from previous years. o Victoria Police has not previously published the total clearance rate in the annual Crime Statistics publication, but split it into two components as detailed.

In 2011/2012, clearance rates have been changed in two ways: Victoria Police are now mainly reporting total clearance rates, rather than on single year clearance rates. o This gives a better gauge of the amount of work that police do in a year. o Single year clearances are still available in the table below. Victoria Police have removed Intent to Summons (ITS) from the clearance rate calculation. o This is in accordance with a recommendation by the Office of Police Integrity in the Report of investigation into Victoria Police crime records and statistical reporting (May 2011), as detailed below. o Single year clearances with ITS are still available in the table below, to allow for time series comparison purposes.

The Intent to Summons process In May 2011, the Office of Police Integrity (OPI) tabled a report to Parliament on an investigation into Victoria Police crime records and statistical reporting. This investigation found an issue with the process by which Victoria Police computes clearance rates, including Intent to Summons as a clearance. The ITS process was introduced during March 1998 as part of a Data Improvement Project. The process allows police members to record a nexus between a suspect and a crime whist the summons authorising process is occurring, and is unique to Victoria Police crime recording. The 1997/98 annual Crime Statistics publication recorded the introduction of the new charge/summons process, and noted the possible effect it could have on crime statistics. An ITS is recorded in the Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) as pending authorisation until the ITS is authorised or declined by the police members supervisor. Currently, as soon as an ITS has been issued, the crime is recorded as cleared for reporting purposes, and will henceforth be recorded as cleared, even if the ITS has not yet been authorised. Historically, the majority of ITSs have been authorised and have resulted in an offender being processed for the crime; however, it is possible that the ITS will not be authorised, and the offender will never be processed for the offence. OPI has written that because of this, the ITS process is open to exploitation, as police members could theoretically issue an ITS and clear a crime while never expecting an offender to actually be processed. Though no evidence was found in the investigation that Victoria Police members have been manipulating clearance rates in this manner, OPI recommended that Victoria Police review its standards for recording clearance rates to prevent future exploitation. Victoria Police has complied with this recommendation and removed Intent to Summons from clearance rates. Data for both the new and old method of reporting crime clearance rates are provided in Figure 90 on the following page, for time series consistency.

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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Figure 90: Single Year Clearance Rates with and without Intent to Summons, and Total Clearance Rates without Intent to Summons, by offence, 2010/11 and 2011/12
Single Year Clearance RateswithITS Crime against the person Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total Arson Property damage Burglary (aggravated) Crime against property Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor vehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor vehicle Theft of bicycle Theft (other) Sub-total Drug offences Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) Sub-total Going equipped to steal Justice procedures Other crime Regulated public order Weapons / Explosives Harassment Behaviour in public Other Sub-total TOTAL 2010/11 86.8% 74.6% 77.1% 48.8% 80.5% 82.1% 77.7% 21.6% 25.8% 44.8% 12.4% 20.8% 72.5% 98.7% 9.7% 76.0% 20.8% 8.5% 22.9% 29.6% 97.7% 98.6% 98.3% 97.5% 92.6% 94.3% 98.1% 77.0% 97.1% 84.9% 92.3% 46.6% 2011/12 85.5% 74.0% 76.2% 49.1% 81.9% 80.9% 79.0% 19.9% 27.8% 42.1% 12.6% 18.0% 74.2% 98.2% 8.7% 73.3% 20.5% 7.8% 23.0% 29.9% 97.8% 98.4% 98.3% 98.0% 92.7% 93.5% 98.1% 78.6% 98.2% 85.5% 92.5% 48.4% %diff -1.2% -0.6% -0.9% 0.2% 1.4% -1.2% 1.2% -1.7% 2.1% -2.7% 0.2% -2.8% 1.7% -0.5% -1.0% -2.7% -0.4% -0.7% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% -0.1% 0.0% 0.4% 0.1% -0.8% 0.0% 1.6% 1.1% 0.6% 0.2% 1.8% Single YearClearance RatesnoITS 2010/11 65.6% 55.0% 59.3% 43.6% 66.3% 69.7% 63.5% 19.4% 22.3% 40.1% 11.7% 19.6% 66.9% 93.3% 8.9% 69.8% 19.1% 7.6% 19.6% 26.8% 91.9% 91.3% 91.4% 90.1% 81.4% 82.2% 88.1% 69.2% 94.7% 75.8% 83.1% 41.3% 2011/12 69.4% 61.1% 64.1% 45.4% 65.8% 72.7% 64.3% 17.7% 23.4% 37.9% 11.8% 17.0% 68.6% 91.4% 8.0% 67.1% 18.4% 6.9% 20.5% 27.0% 92.9% 91.6% 91.9% 91.0% 82.6% 84.0% 90.1% 71.8% 95.8% 75.6% 83.9% 43.0% %diff 3.8% 6.1% 4.8% 1.8% -0.5% 3.0% 0.8% -1.7% 1.0% -2.2% 0.1% -2.6% 1.7% -1.9% -1.0% -2.7% -0.6% -0.7% 0.9% 0.2% 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% 0.9% 1.2% 1.8% 2.0% 2.6% 1.1% -0.2% 0.8% 1.7% TotalClearance Rate noITS 2010/11 94.7% 87.5% 90.0% 56.3% 87.8% 80.9% 85.8% 25.5% 28.6% 50.4% 15.9% 25.8% 84.3% 107.6% 11.8% 79.2% 25.1% 10.9% 27.3% 33.8% 100.3% 98.9% 99.3% 105.2% 95.3% 105.2% 101.3% 88.5% 99.3% 91.9% 96.4% 51.2% 2011/12 92.5% 92.9% 93.1% 59.5% 84.5% 86.6% 84.4% 22.2% 29.2% 47.2% 15.0% 22.5% 81.6% 96.8% 10.2% 77.0% 24.3% 9.4% 28.4% 33.2% 99.7% 98.1% 98.5% 98.0% 95.1% 99.0% 99.2% 82.6% 100.0% 85.7% 94.5% 51.7% %diff -2.2% 5.4% 3.1% 3.2% -3.2% 5.7% -1.5% -3.3% 0.6% -3.2% -0.8% -3.3% -2.8% -10.8% -1.6% -2.2% -0.8% -1.5% 1.2% -0.6% -0.6% -0.8% -0.8% -7.3% -0.2% -6.2% -2.1% -5.9% 0.7% -6.2% -1.9% 0.5%

Crime Statistics 2011/2012 is produced by Corporate Statistics, Business Services Department, Victoria Police. www.police.vic.gov.au

Crime Statistics 2011/2012. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2012 and are subject to variation.

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