Victorian Crime Statistics - The Real Story!

One-in-78 Victorians were caught committing a crime last financial year, according to official new crime statistics from the Victorian Crime Statistics Agency

Home invasions: UP - 224 in 2018-19, up from 208 the previous year.

Carjackings: UP - 297 in 2018-19, up from 227 the previous year.

Robbery: UP - 3429 in 2018-19, up from 3180 the previous year.

Family related incidents: UP - Increased by 6.4% to 1,253 incidents per 100,000 population.

Burglary: DOWN - Decreased by 11.2 per cent. 38,811 incidents in 2018-19, compared to 43,522 the year before.

Stalking and harassment: UP - increased from 11,728 in 2017-19 to 12,352 in the year ending June 30, 2019.

Homicide: DOWN - 185 offences in 2018-19, down from 219 in the previous year