Family incidents, which include family violence, abuse and sex offending also jumped 5.7 per cent, from 75,055 to 79,348. 9News
Recorded offences rose by 1.7 per cent to 512,594, in the year to December 31, according to Crime Statistics Agency figures published today.
Family incidents, which include family violence, abuse and sex offending also jumped 5.7 per cent, from 75,055 to 79,348. Horsham in central Victoria recorded the steepest increase of recorded offences growing by more than 25 per cent, compared to 1.1 per cent in Yarra and 9 per cent in Melbourne. “What it represents is a great level of stability in the crime rate in Victoria,” Police Minster Lisa Neville said this morning.© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2019
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