Crime Statistics 211/212 Embargo: 3 September 212
Contents 1 PREAMBLE 2 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 2.1 State-wide crime statistics 211/212 3 3 TOTAL CRIME 5 3.1 Across Victoria 5 3.2 By region 8 3.3 Where crime occurred 13 3.4 Alleged offenders processed 16 3.5 Victims of Crime 18 3.6 Family Incidents 2 4 CRIME AGAINST THE PERSON 22 4.1 Overall 22 4.2 Homicide 24 4.3 Rape 25 4.4 Sex (non-rape) 26 4.5 Robbery 27 4.6 Assault 29 4.7 Abduction/kidnap 31 5 CRIME AGAINST PROPERTY 33 5.1 Overall 33 5.2 Arson 34 5.3 Property damage 35 5.4 Burglary (aggravated) 36 5.5 Burglary (residential) 37 5.6 Burglary (other) 37 5.7 Deception 38 5.8 Handle stolen goods 38 5.9 Theft from motor vehicle 39 5.1 Theft (shopsteal) 4 5.11 Theft of motor vehicle 4 5.12 Theft (bicycle) 41 5.13 Theft (other) 41 6 DRUG OFFENCES 43 6.1 Overall 43 6.2 Drug (cultivate/manufacture/traffick) 44 6.3 Drug (possess/use) 45 7 OTHER CRIME 46 8 APPENDIX 1 51 8.1 Definitions and Explanatory Notes 51 9 APPENDIX 2 54 9.1 Changes to Clearance Rates 54 1
1 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 211/212 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 212. 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 211). 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 35 Victoria, Australia Phone: (3) 9247 673 Fax: (3) 9247 645 Email: uma.rao@police.vic.gov.au 2
2 Executive summary 2.1 State-wide crime statistics 211/212 Overall crime In 211/212, Victoria Police recorded 391,325 offences state-wide. This was an increase of 8.2% from the number of offences recorded in 21/211. The 211/212 crime rate per 1, population was 72., an increase of 6.8% compared with 21/211. This is the first time that the annual crime rate has risen since 2/21. However, the crime rate in 211/212 is still significantly lower than in past years. Over the last ten financial years, the crime rate per 1, population has decreased by 18.4%. The total number of recorded offences has decreased by 7.% over the same period. Of the 391,325 offences recorded during 211/212, 168,2 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 34,54 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 51.7% (.5 percentage points higher than the total clearance rate recorded in 21/211). 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 211). Please see Appendix 2 for further details on these changes. While total offences increased by 8.2%, Victoria Police processed 1.6% more offenders compared with 21/211. A total of 178,897 alleged offenders were processed in 211/212. In 211/212, 28,1 persons were recorded as victims of total crime, an increase of 6.2% from 21/211. Of these, 46,87 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 211/212. 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 211/212. As a rate per 1, population, this represents an increase of 1.3%. 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 21/211 and 211/212. 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 211/212. All categories of crime against the person except for robbery increased between 21/211 and 211/212. Homicide offences increased by 14.6% from 151 in 21/11 to 173 in 211/12. 14 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 2,44 rape offences recorded in 211/212, an increase of 11.8% on the 1,828 offences recorded in 21/211. As a rate per 1, population, rape increased by 1.3%. 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 211/212. 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 1, population, sex (non-rape) rose by 3.3%. Female victims accounted for 79.5% of sex (non-rape) offence victims. Robbery decreased by 2.%, from 3,353 in 21/211 to 3,286 in 211/212. The rate per 1, population decreased by 3.3%. The majority of robbery victims were male (74.8%). A significant proportion of robbery offenders (4.3%) were juveniles. 3
Armed robberies accounted for 1,597 (48.6%) of all robberies in 211/212, an increase of 3.9% since 21/211. The most common weapon used in armed robberies was a knife (5.7%). 17.% of all weapons used in robberies were a firearm (including imitation firearms), an increase of 1.1%. During 211/212, the number of assault offences increased by 14.%, while the rate of assaults per 1, 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 21/211 and 211/212. The majority (51.8%) of assault victims were male, but the number of female victims grew at a faster rate since 21/211, increasing by 24.2%. Family Incidents During 211/212, there were 5,382 incidents where police submitted family incident reports. This was 23.4% higher than the 4,839 reports submitted in 21/211. 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 24, and legislative change brought about by the Family Violence Protection Act 28. Offences related to family incidents, such as assaults and abduction/kidnap, have risen as a result of this increased reporting. Crime against property In 211/212 there were 265,472 offences against property, an increase of 4.7% compared with 21/211. Crime against property has increased as a rate per 1, population by 3.3%. In 211/212, there were 49,27 offences of property damage recorded by Victoria Police, a decrease of 1.8% compared to 21/211. Property damage offences arising from family incidents increased by 37.9%, while those not arising from family incidents decreased by.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 211/212, and accounted for 21.7% of aggravated burglaries. The number of theft from motor vehicle offences recorded in 211/212 (46,696) was 4.6% higher than that recorded in 21/211. 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 211/212 (15,663) was 9.% higher than the 14,374 recorded in 21/211, 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 211/212 there were 18,732 drug offences recorded, an increase of 22.8% compared with 21/211. 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.% compared with 21/211. The number of offences recorded under the behaviour in public offence category in 211/212 (6,414) was 7.1% lower than the number recorded in 21/211. Behaviour in public offences peaked in 21/211, 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 28. There were 25,563 justice procedure offences in 211/212, an increase by 27.7% compared with 21/211. Justice procedure offences arising from family incidents increased by 41.9%, while those not arising from family incidents increased by 2.4%. 4
3 Total crime 3.1 Across Victoria During 211/212, 391,325 offences were recorded as occurring in Victoria. The total number of offences recorded in 211/212 was 8.2% higher than in 21/211. There were 72. recorded offences per 1, population in 211/212. This crime rate was 6.8% higher than the crime rate recorded during 21/211. This is the first time the annual crime rate has risen since 2/1. Figure 1: Summary of offences recorded and cleared, 21/211 and 211/212 Offences Recorded Rates per 1, Total Clearances % Change Rate per 1, % Change Single Year Cleared from No. No. from Population* from Clearances** previous 21/211 211/212 21/211 21/211 211/212 21/211 211/212 years Rate (%) Total Rate Total cleared diff from 211/12 21/11*** Crime against property Crime against the person Drug Other crime offences Homicide 151 173 14.6 2.7 3.1 13. 12 4 92.5-2.2 Rape 1,828 2,44 11.8 33.2 36.7 1.3 1,249 65 92.9 5.4 Sex (non rape) 5,982 6,264 4.7 18.8 112.4 3.3 4,16 1,816 93.1 3.1 Robbery 3,353 3,286-2. 61. 58.9-3.3 1,492 464 59.5 3.2 Assault 36,97 42,76 14. 671.2 754.8 12.5 27,686 7,877 84.5-3.2 Abduction / Kidnap 491 611 24.4 8.9 11. 22.8 444 85 86.6 5.7 Sub-total 48,712 54,454 11.8 885.8 976.8 1.3 35,7 1,932 84.4-1.5 Arson 2,899 3,91 6.6 52.7 55.4 5.2 547 14 22.2-3.3 Property damage 48,169 49,27 1.8 876. 879.5.4 11,458 2,869 29.2.6 Burglary (aggrav ated) 2,163 2,516 16.3 39.3 45.1 14.7 954 234 47.2-3.2 Burglary (residential) 27,519 29,235 6.2 5.4 524.4 4.8 3,447 947 15. -.8 Burglary (other) 14,929 14,977.3 271.5 268.7-1. 2,544 826 22.5-3.3 Deception 19,895 22,773 14.5 361.8 48.5 12.9 15,633 2,944 81.6-2.8 Handle stolen goods 5,752 7,323 27.3 14.6 131.4 25.6 6,695 395 96.8-1.8 Theft from motor v ehicle 44,654 46,696 4.6 812. 837.7 3.2 3,73 1,15 1.2-1.6 Theft (shopsteal) 2,567 19,828-3.6 374. 355.7-4.9 13,36 1,962 77. -2.2 Theft of motor v ehicle 14,374 15,663 9. 261.4 281. 7.5 2,887 924 24.3 -.8 Theft of bicy cle 4,23 4,187 4.1 73.2 75.1 2.7 289 13 9.4-1.5 Theft (other) 48,655 5,156 3.1 884.8 899.7 1.7 1,288 3,968 28.4 1.2 Sub-total 253,599 265,472 4.7 4,611.7 4,762.3 3.3 71,778 16,327 33.2 -.6 Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 4,258 4,741 11.3 77.4 85. 9.8 4,45 324 99.7 -.6 Drug (possess, use) 1,994 13,991 27.3 199.9 251. 25.5 12,816 95 98.1 -.8 Sub-total 15,252 18,732 22.8 277.4 336. 21.2 17,221 1,229 98.5 -.8 Going equipped to steal 43 489 21.3 7.3 8.8 19.7 445 34 98. -7.3 Justice procedures 2,21 25,563 27.7 364.1 458.6 26. 21,14 3,28 95.1 -.2 Regulated public order 1,382 1,354-2. 25.1 24.3-3.4 1,138 23 99. -6.2 Weapons / Ex plosiv es 6,915 8,697 25.8 125.7 156. 24.1 7,833 798 99.2-2.1 Harassment 2,85 3,786 35. 51. 67.9 33.1 2,72 47 82.6-5.9 Behav iour in public 6,91 6,414-7.1 125.5 115.1-8.3 6,144 271 1..7 Other 5,621 6,364 13.2 12.2 114.2 11.7 4,81 645 85.7-6.2 Sub-total 44,48 52,667 19.6 81. 944.8 17.9 44,194 5,566 94.5-1.9 TOTAL 361,611 391,325 8.2 6,575.9 7,2. 6.8 168,2 34,54 51.7.5 * Rates were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 31 December 21 and 31 December 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 311.). ** 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 21/11. This phenomenon is known as Simpson s Paradox. The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 5
Recorded offences Despite the recent rise in offences, over the past decade, the total number of recorded offences has decreased by 7.%. 45, Figure 2: Total offences recorded, 22/23 to 211/212 4, 7.% 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 As a rate of offences per 1, population, total crime has decreased by 18.4% since 22/23. 9,. Figure 3: Total offences recorded per 1, population, 22/23 to 211/212 8,. 18.4% 7,. 6,. 5,. 4,. 3,. 2,. 1,.. 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 6
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 211). 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 211/212, 168,2 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 34,54 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 51.7% (.5 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Figure 4: Recorded and total cleared offences, 27/28 to 211/212 4, 38,451 384,945 37,16 361,611 391,325 Number of offences 3, 2, 1, 5.9% 51.5% 53.1% 51.2% 51.7% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared Drug Other crime Crime against property Crime against the person offences Figure 5: Offences recorded, by status of investigation, 211/212 Offences Status of Investigation as at 3 June 212 Recorded Prior Recorded Intent to Offender Complaint No Offence to 211/12 and No. 211/12 Unsolved Summons Processed Withdrawn Detected Other Cleared in 211/12 Homicide 173 29 24 119 1 4 Rape 2,44 521 274 633 371 222 23 65 Sex (non rape) 6,264 1,522 726 3,1 44 488 87 1,816 Robbery 3,286 1,694 1 1,32 114 67 9 464 Assault 42,76 8,468 5,922 23,79 3,333 98 294 7,877 Abduction / Kidnap 611 119 48 369 24 5 1 85 Sub-total 54,454 12,353 7,94 28,53 4,282 1,88 414 1,932 Arson 3,91 2,477 67 51 21 25 14 Property damage 49,27 35,635 1,934 1,451 741 199 67 2,869 Burglary (aggravated) 2,516 1,475 87 875 45 31 3 234 Burglary (residential) 29,235 25,585 23 3,73 113 254 7 947 Burglary (other) 14,977 12,291 142 2,468 2 48 8 826 Deception 22,773 6,76 1,64 15,29 11 196 37 2,944 Handle stolen goods 7,323 146 482 6,687 7 1 395 Theft from motor vehicle 46,696 42,73 263 3,57 35 173 15 1,15 Theft (shopsteal) 19,828 5,53 1,19 13,15 73 58 25 1,962 Theft of motor v ehicle 15,663 12,49 286 2,123 128 616 2 924 Theft of bicy cle 4,187 3,865 33 245 14 24 6 13 Theft (other) 5,156 38,611 1,257 8,789 53 957 39 3,968 Sub-total 265,472 186,857 6,837 67,159 1,83 2,563 253 16,327 Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 4,741 146 19 4,399 5 1 324 Drug (possess, use) 13,991 359 816 12,763 4 27 22 95 Sub-total 18,732 55 1,6 17,162 4 32 23 1,229 Going equipped to steal 489 13 31 43 15 34 Justice procedures 25,563 2,225 2,234 2,762 112 188 42 3,28 Regulated public order 1,354 14 112 1,9 1 3 8 23 Weapons / Explosives 8,697 275 589 7,88 5 8 12 798 Harassment 3,786 833 233 2,519 17 84 1 47 Behav iour in public 6,414 147 123 6,87 6 5 46 271 Other 6,364 987 567 4,723 44 33 1 645 Sub-total 52,667 4,584 3,889 43,419 284 363 128 5,566 TOTAL 391,325 24,299 18,826 156,243 6,373 4,766 818 34,54 The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 7
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 8
Eastern Region Eastern Region experienced a 7.2% increase in the number of offences during 211/212, to 84,95 offences. Crime against the person rose by 13.% to 12,189 offences. The largest increases were seen in handle stolen goods offences (which rose by 6.%), 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 211/212, 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 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 54.9% (2.6 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Figure 7: Eastern Region offences recorded and cleared, 21/211 and 211/212 Offences Recorded Rates per 1, % Change Rate per 1, % Change Single Year No. No. from Population* from Clearances** 21/211 211/212 21/211 21/211 211/212 21/211 211/212 Total Clearances Cleared from previous years Rate (%) Total cleared Total Rate diff from 21/11 Crime against property Crime against the person Drug Other crime offences Homicide 46 39-15.2 3. 2.5-15.5 26 7 84.6-3.6 Rape 428 469 9.6 27.6 3.2 9.2 38 131 93.6 11.8 Sex (non rape) 1,666 1,683 1. 17.5 18.2.7 1,77 418 88.8.8 Robbery 494 491 -.6 31.9 31.6-1. 245 62 62.5 -.4 Assault 8,46 9,43 16.9 519.2 64.6 16.4 6,652 1,493 86.6-2.2 Abduction / Kidnap 12 14 2. 6.6 6.7 1.6 72 15 83.7.3 Sub-total 1,782 12,189 13. 695.8 783.8 12.6 8,38 2,126 86.2-1.1 Arson 665 698 5. 42.9 44.9 4.6 132 31 23.4-8.4 Property damage 11,873 12,45 4.9 766.2 8.6 4.5 3,371 655 32.3 3.4 Burglary (aggrav ated) 415 457 1.1 26.8 29.4 9.7 26 4 53.8-1.1 Burglary (residential) 5,873 6,38 2.8 379. 388.3 2.4 789 192 16.2.1 Burglary (other) 3,75 3,425-8.7 242. 22.2-9. 636 2 24.4-4.5 Deception 4,5 4,38 9.4 258.5 281.6 9. 3,242 949 95.7 17.8 Handle stolen goods 1,129 1,86 6. 72.9 116.1 59.4 1,738 54 99.2-1.7 Theft from motor v ehicle 8,843 9,39 5.3 57.7 598.6 4.9 884 212 11.8-1. Theft (shopsteal) 4,647 4,121-11.3 299.9 265. -11.6 2,785 444 78.4-3.7 Theft of motor v ehicle 2,558 2,764 8.1 165.1 177.7 7.7 615 156 27.9-1.2 Theft of bicy cle 674 71 5.3 43.5 45.7 5. 62 23 12. -5.1 Theft (other) 1,66 9,938-1.3 649.6 639. -1.6 2,175 929 31.2 1.2 Sub-total 54,498 56,96 2.9 3,516.9 3,67.1 2.6 16,635 3,885 36.6 1.7 Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 84 944 12.4 54.2 6.7 12. 888 47 99. -2.1 Drug (possess, use) 1,963 2,673 36.2 126.7 171.9 35.7 2,454 139 97. -1.2 Sub-total 2,83 3,617 29. 18.9 232.6 28.6 3,342 186 97.5-1.6 Going equipped to steal 56 88 57.1 3.6 5.7 56.6 76 3 89.8-26.3 Justice procedures 4,716 5,89 24.9 34.3 378.7 24.4 5,26 698 97.2 2.2 Regulated public order 41 346-15.6 26.5 22.2-15.9 3 48 1.6-3.3 Weapons / Ex plosiv es 1,393 1,849 32.7 89.9 118.9 32.3 1,684 133 98.3 -.8 Harassment 72 896 27.6 45.3 57.6 27.2 638 75 79.6-1.5 Behav iour in public 1,726 1,442-16.5 111.4 92.7-16.8 1,379 53 99.3 2.4 Other 1,37 1,682 22.8 88.4 18.2 22.3 1,333 177 89.8 3.9 Sub-total 1,373 12,193 17.5 669.4 784. 17.1 1,436 1,187 95.3.5 TOTAL 78,456 84,95 7.2 5,62.9 5,47.5 6.8 38,793 7,384 54.9 2.6 * Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 3 June 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.). ** 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 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 9
North West Metro Region North West Metro Region experienced a 1.6% increase in the number of offences during 211/212, to 156,633 offences. Crime against the person rose by 1.2% 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 211/212, 62,197 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 13,94 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 48.6% (.6 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Figure 8: North West Metro Region offences recorded and cleared, 21/211 and 211/212 Offences Recorded Rates per 1, Total Clearances % Change Rate per 1, % Change Single Year Cleared from Rate (%) No. No. from Population* from Clearances** previous Total 21/211 211/212 21/211 21/211 211/212 21/211 211/212 years cleared Total Rate diff from 21/11 Crime against property Crime against the person Drug Other crime offences Homicide 54 5-7.4 3.2 2.9-9.5 35 14 98. 14.7 Rape 567 668 17.8 33.3 38.3 15.1 388 21 88.2 -.7 Sex (non rape) 1,781 1,762-1.1 14.6 11.1-3.4 1,56 519 89.4-3.7 Robbery 1,858 1,785-3.9 19.1 12.4-6.2 715 3 56.9 4.5 Assault 13,461 15,215 13. 79.7 873.1 1.4 9,251 3,222 82. -2.7 Abduction / Kidnap 226 291 28.8 13.3 16.7 25.8 211 42 86.9 7.3 Sub-total 17,947 19,771 1.2 1,54.2 1,134.5 7.6 11,656 4,298 8.7-1.5 Arson 1,48 1,75 2.6 61.6 61.7.2 158 49 19.3 2.3 Property damage 15,62 16,426 5.2 917.5 942.5 2.7 3,234 1,49 26.1 -.9 Burglary (aggrav ated) 882 1,49 18.9 51.8 6.2 16.2 356 94 42.9-1.3 Burglary (residential) 11,59 12,729 9.8 68.8 73.4 7.3 1,258 378 12.9 -.3 Burglary (other) 4,894 5,351 9.3 287.5 37. 6.8 792 253 19.5-4.2 Deception 8,26 1,163 23. 485.2 583.2 2.2 6,94 1,241 8.1-4.6 Handle stolen goods 2,56 3,61 19.6 15.4 175.6 16.8 2,679 215 94.5-21. Theft from motor v ehicle 19,589 2,563 5. 1,15.6 1,179.9 2.5 1,188 41 7.7-1.6 Theft (shopsteal) 8,225 8,516 3.5 483.1 488.7 1.1 5,498 877 74.9.8 Theft of motor v ehicle 6,645 7,741 16.5 39.3 444.2 13.8 1,15 425 19.8.2 Theft of bicy cle 1,71 1,96 11.5 1.4 19.4 8.9 125 42 8.8.8 Theft (other) 2,457 21,512 5.2 1,21.6 1,234.4 2.7 4,265 1,749 28. 4.1 Sub-total 11,48 11,92 8.5 5,96.9 6,317.2 6. 27,562 6,773 31.2. Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 1,918 2,171 13.2 112.7 124.6 1.6 1,992 158 99. -.9 Drug (possess, use) 4,882 6,186 26.7 286.8 355. 23.8 5,65 481 98.4. Sub-total 6,8 8,357 22.9 399.4 479.5 2.1 7,597 639 98.6 -.3 Going equipped to steal 26 229 11.2 12.1 13.1 8.6 23 2 97.4-5.5 Justice procedures 6,955 9,51 3.1 48.5 519.4 27.1 7,526 1,28 96.5 3.5 Regulated public order 318 242-23.9 18.7 13.9-25.7 193 52 11.2-4.4 Weapons / Ex plosiv es 2,671 3,376 26.4 156.9 193.7 23.5 2,982 38 99.6-2.1 Harassment 952 1,63 11.7 55.9 61. 9.1 664 185 79.9-7.8 Behav iour in public 2,251 2,33 2.3 132.2 132.1 -.1 2,197 115 1.4.3 Other 2,17 2,149 6.5 118.5 123.3 4.1 1,617 27 87.8-9.2 Sub-total 15,37 18,413 19.8 92.8 1,56.6 17. 15,382 2,23 95.6 -.5 TOTAL 141,597 156,633 1.6 8,317.3 8,987.8 8.1 62,197 13,94 48.6.6 * Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 3 June 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.). ** 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 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 1
Southern Metro Region Southern Metro Region experienced a 6.9% increase in the number of offences during 211/212, to 9,152 offences. Crime against the person rose by 9.8% to 13,57 offences. The largest percentage increase was seen in homicide offences, which rose by 96.% to 49 offences, though these made up less than.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.% decrease) and robbery (3.2% decrease). Of the offences recorded in Southern Metro Region during 211/212, 4,34 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 7,765 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 53.3% (.9 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Figure 9: Southern Metro Region offences recorded and cleared, 21/211 and 211/212 Offences Recorded Rates per 1, % Change Rate per 1, % Change Single Year No. No. from Population* from Clearances** 21/211 211/212 21/211 21/211 211/212 21/211 211/212 Total Clearances Cleared from previous years Rate (%) Total cleared Total Rate diff from 21/11 Crime against property Crime against the person Drug Other crime offences Homicide 25 49 96. 1.9 3.7 93.6 29 6 71.4-8.6 Rape 473 556 17.5 35.8 41.6 16.1 327 182 91.5 4.2 Sex (non rape) 1,334 1,458 9.3 11. 19. 7.9 932 462 95.6 13.5 Robbery 8 774-3.2 6.6 57.9-4.4 43 85 63. 3.7 Assault 9,157 1,88 1.2 693.4 754.5 8.8 6,568 1,985 84.8-1.8 Abduction / Kidnap 13 132 28.2 7.8 9.9 26.6 95 18 85.6 5. Sub-total 11,892 13,57 9.8 9.5 976.5 8.4 8,354 2,738 85..8 Arson 655 665 1.5 49.6 49.7.3 128 28 23.5 -.1 Property damage 1,824 1,788 -.3 819.7 86.8-1.6 2,596 643 3. 1.4 Burglary (aggrav ated) 525 635 21. 39.8 47.5 19.5 213 57 42.5-1.4 Burglary (residential) 6,52 6,345 4.8 458.3 474.5 3.5 815 216 16.2-2.7 Burglary (other) 3,357 3,27-2.6 254.2 244.6-3.8 525 222 22.8-1. Deception 5,338 6,58 21.9 44.2 486.7 2.4 4,384 546 75.8-4.8 Handle stolen goods 1,245 1,59 27.7 94.3 118.9 26.1 1,477 88 98.4-1.1 Theft from motor vehicle 1,484 1,81 3.1 793.9 88.5 1.8 965 237 11.1-1.8 Theft (shopsteal) 5,233 4,839-7.5 396.3 361.9-8.7 3,42 42 79. -3. Theft of motor v ehicle 3,293 3,36.4 249.4 247.3 -.8 717 23 27.8-1.6 Theft of bicy cle 95 972 2.3 71.9 72.7 1. 47 2 6.9-2.1 Theft (other) 1,622 1,194-4. 84.4 762.4-5.2 1,982 779 27.1-2. Sub-total 58,578 59,922 2.3 4,435.9 4,481.5 1. 17,251 3,459 34.6 -.9 Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 927 1,3 11.1 7.2 77. 9.7 965 83 11.7 3.3 Drug (possess, use) 2,712 3,475 28.1 25.4 259.9 26.5 3,196 29 98. -1.1 Sub-total 3,639 4,55 23.8 275.6 336.9 22.3 4,161 292 98.8 -.1 Going equipped to steal 87 113 29.9 6.6 8.5 28.3 19 7 12.7-1.9 Justice procedures 5,2 6,75 21.5 378.8 454.3 19.9 4,82 846 93. -2.6 Regulated public order 317 48 51.4 24. 35.9 49.5 46 36 92.1-14.5 Weapons / Explosives 1,583 2,66 3.5 119.9 154.5 28.9 1,884 166 99.2-1.2 Harassment 73 1,218 73.3 53.2 91.1 71.1 943 75 83.6 -.3 Behaviour in public 1,349 1,386 2.7 12.2 13.7 1.5 1,344 43 1.1.2 Other 1,152 1,33 15.5 87.2 99.5 14. 1,5 13 86.7-2.2 Sub-total 1,193 12,668 24.3 771.9 947.4 22.7 1,538 1,276 93.3-2.5 TOTAL 84,32 9,152 6.9 6,383.9 6,742.3 5.6 4,34 7,765 53.3.9 * Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 3 June 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.). ** 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 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 11
Western Region Western Region experienced a 5.6% increase in the number of offences during 211/212, to 6,272 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 211/212, 28,895 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 4,9 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 52.8% (1.7 percentage points lower than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Figure 1: Western Region offences recorded and cleared, 21/211 and 211/212 Offences Recorded Rates per 1, % Change Rate per 1, % Change Single Year No. No. from Population* from Clearances** 21/211 211/212 21/211 21/211 211/212 21/211 211/212 Total Clearances Cleared Rate (%) from Total previous cleared Total Rate diff from 21/11 Crime against property Crime against the person Drug Other crime offences Homicide 26 34 3.8 2.9 3.8 3.2 29 13 123.5 31.2 Rape 359 349-2.8 4.1 38.8-3.2 225 127 1.9 12. Sex (non rape) 1,2 1,36 13.3 134. 151.2 12.9 951 392 98.8 8.8 Robbery 21 236 17.4 22.4 26.2 16.9 129 15 61. 1.3 Assault 6,242 7,369 18.1 696.8 819.2 17.6 5,215 1,176 86.7-5.9 Abduction / Kidnap 6 83 38.3 6.7 9.2 37.8 66 1 91.6 9.9 Sub-total 8,88 9,431 16.6 92.8 1,48.4 16.1 6,615 1,733 88.5-2.7 Arson 531 653 23. 59.3 72.6 22.5 129 32 24.7-12.3 Property damage 9,852 9,363-5. 1,99.8 1,4.9-5.4 2,257 521 29.7-1. Burglary (aggrav ated) 341 375 1. 38.1 41.7 9.5 179 43 59.2 3.5 Burglary (residential) 4,4 4,123 3. 447. 458.4 2.5 585 157 18. -.1 Burglary (other) 2,928 2,931.1 326.8 325.8 -.3 591 143 25. -1.9 Deception 2,272 1,71-25.1 253.6 189.1-25.4 1,96 28 76.7-23.2 Handle stolen goods 818 865 5.7 91.3 96.2 5.3 8 34 96.4-4.4 Theft from motor vehicle 5,659 5,946 5.1 631.7 661. 4.6 693 162 14.4-1.3 Theft (shopsteal) 2,462 2,352-4.5 274.8 261.5-4.9 1,621 22 78.3-5.2 Theft of motor v ehicle 1,878 1,852-1.4 29.6 25.9-1.8 45 136 31.6.7 Theft of bicy cle 689 599-13.1 76.9 66.6-13.4 55 18 12.2-1.3 Theft (other) 7,449 8,437 13.3 831.5 937.9 12.8 1,866 51 28.2-1.2 Sub-total 38,883 39,197.8 4,34.4 4,357.5.4 1,322 2,184 31.9-3.6 Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 573 596 4. 64. 66.3 3.6 56 36 1. -1.7 Drug (possess, use) 1,437 1,657 15.3 16.4 184.2 14.8 1,561 76 98.8 -.4 Sub-total 2,1 2,253 12.1 224.4 25.5 11.6 2,121 112 99.1 -.8 Going equipped to steal 54 59 9.3 6. 6.6 8.8 57 4 13.4 5.2 Justice procedures 3,336 4,546 36.3 372.4 55.4 35.7 3,75 456 92.5-5.9 Regulated public order 337 286-15.1 37.6 31.8-15.5 239 66 16.6 6. Weapons / Ex plosiv es 1,268 1,46 1.9 141.5 156.3 1.4 1,283 119 99.7-3. Harassment 448 68 35.7 5. 67.6 35.2 474 72 89.8 3. Behav iour in public 1,575 1,283-18.5 175.8 142.6-18.9 1,224 59 1..8 Other 1,8 1,23 11.4 12.6 133.7 1.9 81 95 75.2-14.8 Sub-total 8,98 9,391 16. 94. 1,44. 15.5 7,837 871 92.7-4.9 TOTAL 57,79 6,272 5.6 6,371.6 6,7.4 5.2 26,895 4,9 52.8-1.7 * Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 3 June 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.). ** 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 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 12
3.3 Where crime occurred In 211/212, 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 21/211 and 211/212. 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 211/212 were public transport (15.2%) and open space locations (16.8%). Licensed premises and educational/health/religious locations decreased in offences in 211/212. Figure 11: Offences recorded, by type of location, 211/212 Residential Retail / Financial Street / Lane / Footpath Educ. / Health / Religious Public Transport Other Transport Sports / Recreation Facilities Licensed Premises Open Space Other Community Other * TOTAL Crime Against The Person Homicide 59 4 85 3 1 2 3 5 11 173 Rape 1,446 8 123 76 12 33 1 25 16 5 2 2,44 Sex (non rape) 3,417 24 666 326 213 71 122 36 369 3 81 6,264 Robbery 187 778 1,379 22 37 132 52 64 214 151 3,286 Assault 2,532 2,574 9,921 935 1,231 99 489 1,418 77 47 3,313 42,76 Abduction / Kidnap 35 29 159 7 17 12 15 13 15 2 37 611 Sub-Total 25,946 3,633 12,333 1,369 1,781 1,159 688 1,559 1,416 57 4,513 54,454 Crime Against Property Arson 95 91 684 157 28 279 17 5 495 4 291 3,91 Property Damage 21,451 4,382 9,527 2,15 2,244 2,557 715 398 98 168 4,455 49,27 Burglary (Aggravated) 2,49 4 4 13 4 9 1 36 2,516 Burglary (Residential) 29,235 29,235 Burglary (Other) 5,327 33 2,359 3 82 1,218 36 24 111 5,271 14,977 Deception 2,581 1,682 1,246 375 35 95 265 185 1 16 7,13 22,773 Handle Stolen Goods 2,39 549 1,81 22 89 23 28 32 55 2,118 7,323 Theft From Motor Vehicle 17,585 1,16 13,15 351 878 5,745 341 13 486 51 7,35 46,696 Theft (Shopsteal) 28 18,46 37 12 1 1 22 531 2 8 78 19,828 Theft Of Motor Vehicle 4,238 793 6,719 67 713 979 78 114 67 1,895 15,663 Theft Of Bicycle 2,153 159 699 266 344 199 48 18 91 7 23 4,187 Theft (Other) 13,424 15,848 2,667 2,461 1,14 715 1,753 2,313 1,348 232 8,255 5,156 Sub-Total 96,444 57,347 36,531 8,233 5,781 1,891 4,579 4,14 3,775 597 37,28 265,472 Drug Offences Drug (Cult., Manuf., Traff.) 2,592 66 1,1 1 33 196 14 31 46 653 4,741 Drug (Possess, Use) 3,262 367 5,32 14 523 1,483 242 18 382 4 2,178 13,991 Sub-Total 5,854 433 6,42 15 556 1,679 256 139 428 4 2,831 18,732 Other Crime Going Equipped To Steal 48 8 196 2 17 16 2 2 6 12 489 Justice Procedures 9,52 535 2,556 157 29 162 82 94 193 24 12,31 25,563 Regulated Public Order 421 25 296 2 45 28 17 149 119 234 1,354 Weapons / Explosives 2,551 365 3,16 83 385 44 61 94 192 3 1,453 8,697 Harassment 1,654 192 331 6 37 14 14 9 29 1,446 3,786 Behaviour in Public 286 368 4,142 68 248 193 11 18 157 6 665 6,414 Other 1,855 537 977 386 715 168 156 261 158 15 1,136 6,364 Sub-Total 16,335 2,12 11,64 776 1,656 985 433 789 854 48 17,85 52,667 TOTAL 144,579 63,515 66,87 1,528 9,774 14,714 5,956 6,51 6,473 76 61,79 391,325 Percentage (%) 36.9% 16.2% 17.1% 2.7% 2.5% 3.8% 1.5% 1.7% 1.7%.2% 15.8% 1.% * Other includes: Justice, Administrative/Professional, Wholesale, Warehouse/Storage, Manufacturing, Agricultural, Other Location and unspecified locations. 13
Figure 12: Percentage change in recorded offences, by type of location, 21/211 to 211/212 Crime Against The Person Residential Retail / Financial Street / Lane / Footpath Educ. / Health / Religious Homicide. 3. 18.1 2. n/a -33.3-1. 2. 66.7 n/a 22.2 14.6 Rape 14.5-66.7 18.3 52. -14.3-1.8 11.1 38.9-5.4 4. 2. 11.8 Sex (non rape) 2.8 6.7 2.2 29.4 8.1-22. -6.2-14.3.3-57.1 1.1 4.7 Robbery 14. 5. -9. 22.2-16.1 36.1 1. 16.4 28.9-1. -26. -2. Assault 27.8 12.7 -.5-1.1-5.4-3. -3.6-4.9 4.9 3.6 23.1 14. Abduction / Kidnap 14.2 3.6 57.4 75. 21.4. 114.3 16. -6.3 n/a. 24.4 Sub-Total 22.7 1..1 7.8-5.9-1.5 1. -3.3 5.8 26.7 14.8 11.8 Crime Against Property Arson 7.5-1.8 9.6 8.3-2. 21.3 25.9 15. 14.8-6. -17.1 6.6 Property Damage 3.8-13.5.1-1.6 62.3. 6.6-6.1 21.7-1.2 -.8 1.8 Burglary (Aggravated) 15.7 21.2-6. 116.7 n/a -1. 3. 8. n/a n/a 5. 16.3 Burglary (Residential) 6.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6.2 Burglary (Other) n/a -3.4 65. -6.5 3.4 43.9 6.1-18.8 27. -7.5 6.4.3 Deception -18. 33.7 66.1 21.4 3.9 3.3 31.5 17.8-28.6 22. -1.7 14.5 Handle Stolen Goods 78.4 13. 38. -53.2-2.2 53.3 21.7 6. 12. n/a -6.2 27.3 Theft From Motor Vehicle 12.4 4..7 15.8-8.3-9.2-1.4-1.9 2.5-8.9 9.2 4.6 Theft (Shopsteal) 4. -.8-26. -25. 25. -28.6 1. -6.7-33.3 7. -43.3-3.6 Theft Of Motor Vehicle 13.2 1.5 5.9 13.6 7.5 9. 21.9 2.7 3.1-1. 15.4 9. Theft Of Bicycle 5.2-11.2 15. -5.7 17. -1.4-18.6 12.5-5.2-22.2-4.2 4.1 Theft (Other) 6.4.4 3.8-9.4-4.4 2.9 5.1-1.1 14.8 7.4 1.9 3.1 Sub-Total 7.5 3.3 4.9-6.6 18.3-3.1 1.3-7.9 15.2-1.3 3. 4.7 Drug Offences Drug (Cult., Manuf., Traff.) 14.3-9.6 22.2 42.9 22.2 75. -17.6 47.6 31.4-1. -18. 11.3 Drug (Possess, Use) 31.2 32.5 31.8-19.1 33.8 42.2 53.2 36.7 34.5 1. 4.8 27.3 Sub-Total 23.1 23.7 3. -16.7 33. 45.4 46.3 39. 34.2. -1.5 22.8 Other Crime Going Equipped To Steal 84.6 15.1 27.3-5. -1.5-23.8 n/a n/a 2. -1. -12.4 21.3 Justice Procedures 27.5 33.4 15. 1.9 3.6 29.6 36.7-5.1 78.7-77.6 31.9 27.7 Regulated Public Order 32. -49. -23.7 33.3-41.6-9.7-55.3 4.2 58.7 n/a -5.3-2. Weapons /Explosives 33.5 25.4 34.9 23.9 28.3 37.4 74.3 54.1 37.1 2. -4. 25.8 Harassment 9.6 65.5 25.4 15.4 68.2-17.6-3. 125. 52.6 n/a 84.9 35. Behaviour in Public 36.8 4.2-2.3 9.7 14.8-32.5-9.8-12.6.6 1. -37.3-7.1 Other 15.4 1.7 5.7-13.1 45.3 4. 59.2 24.3 46.3 65..4 13.2 Sub-Total 25.2 21.2 1.6-2.8 28.8 1.2 19.3 9.1 4.5-57.9 22.1 19.6 TOTAL 12.4 4.3 6.9-4.8 15.2 1.7 1.9-4.3 16.8-8.1 8.3 8.2 Figure 13: Offences recorded as rate per 1, population, by type of location, 211/212 Public Transport Residential Retail / Financial Other Transport Street / Lane / Footpath Sports / Recreation Facilities Educ. / Health / Religious Licensed Premises Open Space Other Community Other * TOTAL Public Transport Other Transport Sports / Recreation Facilities Licensed Premises Open Space Other Community Other * TOTAL Crime Against The Person Homicide 1.1.1 1.5.1....1.1..2 3.1 Rape 25.9.1 2.2 1.4.2.6.2.4 1.9.1 3.6 36.7 Sex (non rape) 61.3 4.3 11.9 5.8 3.8 1.3 2.2.6 6.6.1 14.4 112.4 Robbery 3.4 14. 24.7.4 5.5 2.4.9 1.1 3.8. 2.7 58.9 Assault 368.3 46.2 178. 16.8 22.1 16.3 8.8 25.4 12.7.8 59.4 754.8 Abduction / Kidnap 5.5.5 2.9.1.3.2.3.2.3..7 11. Sub-Total 465.4 65.2 221.2 24.6 31.9 2.8 12.3 28. 25.4 1. 81. 976.8 Crime Against Property Arson 17. 1.6 12.3 2.8.5 5. 1.9.1 8.9.1 5.2 55.4 Property Damage 384.8 78.6 17.9 38.6 4.3 45.9 12.8 7.1 17.6 3. 79.9 879.5 Burglary (Aggravated) 43.2.7.1.2...1.2...6 45.1 Burglary (Residential) 524.4.......... 524.4 Burglary (Other). 95.6.6 42.3.5 1.5 21.8 5.5 4.3 2. 94.6 268.7 Deception 46.3 191.6 22.4 6.7 5.5 1.7 4.8 3.3.2.3 125.8 48.5 Handle Stolen Goods 42.9 9.8 32.5.4 1.6 4.1.5.6 1.. 38. 131.4 Theft From Motor Vehicle 315.5 18.2 235.1 6.3 15.8 13.1 6.1 1.8 8.7.9 126.2 837.7 Theft (Shopsteal).5 331.2.7.2.2.2.4 9.5..1 12.7 355.7 Theft Of Motor Vehicle 76. 14.2 12.5 1.2 12.8 17.6 1.4 2. 1.2. 34. 281. Theft Of Bicycle 38.6 2.9 12.5 4.8 6.2 3.6.9.3 1.6.1 3.6 75.1 Theft (Other) 24.8 284.3 47.8 44.1 2.5 12.8 31.4 41.5 24.2 4.2 148.1 899.7 Sub-Total 1,73.1 1,28.7 655.3 147.7 13.7 195.4 82.1 72. 67.7 1.7 668.8 4,762.3 Drug Offences Drug (Cult., Manuf., Traff.) 46.5 1.2 19.7.2.6 3.5.3.6.8. 11.7 85. Drug (Possess, Use) 58.5 6.6 95.1 2.5 9.4 26.6 4.3 1.9 6.9.1 39.1 251. Sub-Total 15. 7.8 114.8 2.7 1. 3.1 4.6 2.5 7.7.1 5.8 336. Other Crime Going Equipped To Steal.9 1.4 3.5..3.3...1. 2.2 8.8 Justice Procedures 17.8 9.6 45.9 2.8 3.7 2.9 1.5 1.7 3.5.4 215.8 458.6 Regulated Public Order 7.6.4 5.3.4.8.5.3 2.7 2.1. 4.2 24.3 Weapons / Explosives 45.8 6.5 55.7 1.5 6.9 7.2 1.1 1.7 3.4.1 26.1 156. Harassment 29.7 3.4 5.9 1.1.7.3.3.2.5. 25.9 67.9 Behaviour in Public 5.1 6.6 74.3 1.2 4.4 3.5 1.8 3.2 2.8.1 11.9 115.1 Other 33.3 9.6 17.5 6.9 12.8 3. 2.8 4.7 2.8.3 2.4 114.2 Sub-Total 293. 37.7 28.2 13.9 29.7 17.7 7.8 14.2 15.3.9 36.5 944.8 TOTAL 2,593.6 1,139.4 1,199.6 188.9 175.3 264. 16.8 116.6 116.1 12.7 1,17. 7,2. Percentage (%) 36.9% 16.2% 17.1% 2.7% 2.5% 3.8% 1.5% 1.7% 1.7%.2% 15.8% 1.% * Includes: Justice, Administrative/Professional, Wholesale, Warehouse/Storage, Manufacturing, Agricultural, Other Location and unspecified locations. 14
Crime on Public Transport As shown in Figure 12, crime in public transport locations increased by 15.2% in 211/212. 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.% 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 211/212 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 211/212, up 112.4% from 676 graffiti offences in 21/211. Figure 14: Offences occurring at public transport locations, by type of offence, 211/212 No. Offences Recorded % Change from 27/28 28/29 29/21 21/211 211/212 21/211 Graffiti offences 619 726 666 676 1,436 112.4% Other property damage offences 772 714 69 77 88 14.3% Total property damage offences 1,391 1,44 1,356 1,383 2,244 62.3% Other offence categories 8,3 8,56 7,572 7,98 7,53 6.1% Total offences 9,691 9,496 8,928 8,481 9,774 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 21/211 and 211/212 (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 21/211 and 211/212. Figure 15: Offences occurring at public transport locations, by type of location, 211/212 No. Offences Recorded % Change No. No. from 21/211 211/212 21/211 Train station 3,97 5,78 27.9% Railw ay carpark 1,94 1,785-8.% Train 792 1,137 43.6% Bus/bus stop 78 781 1.3% Tram/tram stop 377 428 13.5% Taxi 415 371-1.6% Depot/terminal 195 155-2.5% Freight y ard 24 24.% Office 6 15-75.% Total Public Transport 8,481 9,774 15.2% Protective Service Officers were introduced in February 212, to help improve safety in high risk train stations and train lines. Victoria Police aims to introduce 94 Protective Service Officers by the end of 214. 15
3.4 Alleged offenders processed While total offences increased by 8.2%, Victoria Police processed 1.6% more offenders compared with 21/211. A total of 178,897 alleged offenders were processed in 211/212. Figure 16: Alleged offenders processed, 27/28 to 211/212 18, 15, 156,99 168,969 17,361 161,693 178,897 12, 9, 6, 3, 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 There were 147,994 adult offenders processed during 211/212, which was an increase of 14.4% on the 129,421 processed in 21/211. There were 29,867 juvenile offenders processed in 211/212, which was a decrease of 4.8% on the 31,375 processed in 21/211. Figure 17: Alleged offenders processed, by age group and offence, 21/211 and 211/212 Juveniles (<18) Adults Total persons* % Change % Change % Change No. No. from No. No. from No. No. from 21/11 211/12 21/11 21/11 211/12 21/11 21/11 211/12 21/11 Crime against the person Homicide 9 14 55.6 136 166 22.1 145 182 25.5 Rape 122 118-3.3 797 757-5. 923 884-4.2 Sex (non rape) 427 437 2.3 2,414 2,5 3.6 2,871 2,967 3.3 Robbery 1,17 1,174.3 1,555 1,77 9.8 2,728 2,91 6.7 Assault 5,98 4,864-4.6 24,48 28,49 16.4 29,676 33,463 12.8 Abduction / Kidnap 46 35-23.9 45 584 29.8 498 623 25.1 Sub-total 6,872 6,642-3.3 29,76 34,123 14.7 36,841 41,29 11.4 Crime against property Arson 338 37 9.5 443 465 5. 783 846 8. Property damage 4,482 4,432-1.1 8,536 9,855 15.5 13,99 14,366 9.7 Burglary (aggravated) 28 2-3.8 1,13 1,277 13. 1,342 1,484 1.6 Burglary (residential) 1,112 1,14 -.7 3,726 3,87 2.2 4,852 4,917 1.3 Burglary (other) 1,585 1,424-1.2 3,315 3,28-8.7 4,914 4,465-9.1 Deception 34 467 37.4 8,121 9,787 2.5 8,492 1,319 21.5 Handle stolen goods 585 687 17.4 4,275 5,148 2.4 4,868 5,847 2.1 Theft from motor vehicle 2,29 1,962-3.3 3,95 3,754-5. 5,999 5,743-4.3 Theft (shopsteal) 5,2 4,182-16.7 12,526 11,996-4.2 17,665 16,321-7.6 Theft of motor v ehicle 1,684 1,534-8.9 2,455 2,828 15.2 4,162 4,381 5.3 Theft of bicy cle 186 143-23.1 259 225-13.1 448 369-17.6 Theft (other) 1,817 1,544-15. 7,269 8,13 1.2 9,139 9,612 5.2 Sub-total 19,386 18,49-6.9 56,5 6,183 7.5 75,763 78,67 3.8 Drug offences Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 79 78-1.3 3,81 4,188 9.9 3,97 4,287 9.7 Drug (possess, use) 713 788 1.5 9,879 12,69 28.5 1,629 13,544 27.4 Sub-total 792 866 9.3 13,689 16,878 23.3 14,536 17,831 22.7 Other crime Going equipped to steal 64 62-3.1 324 389 2.1 388 451 16.2 Justice procedures 1,126 1,313 16.6 13,141 17,514 33.3 14,31 18,896 32. Regulated public order 633 326-48.5 488 573 17.4 1,181 934-2.9 Weapons / Explosives 724 712-1.7 5,642 7,38 3.8 6,397 8,122 27. Harassment 97 119 22.7 1,519 1,777 17. 1,624 1,92 17.1 Behav iour in public 594 561-5.6 6,26 5,645-6.3 6,693 6,27-6.3 Other 1,87 1,217 12. 2,827 3,532 24.9 3,96 4,792 21. Sub-total 4,325 4,31 -.3 29,967 36,81 22.8 34,553 41,367 19.7 TOTAL 31,375 29,867-4.8 129,421 147,994 14.4 161,693 178,897 1.6 * 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. 16
18-24 year olds represented a large proportion of offenders (27.3%) in 211/212. 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, 21/211 and 211/212 Males Females Total Persons No. 21/11 No. 211/12 % Change from 21/11 No. 21/11 No. 211/12 % Change from 21/11 No. 21/11 No. 211/12 % Change from 21/11 < 18 years 24,219 23,329-3.7% 7,121 6,52-8.7% 31,375 29,867-4.8% 18-24 years 36,394 4,846 12.2% 6,946 7,766 11.8% 43,389 48,68 12.2% 25-29 years 17,26 2,926 21.2% 3,872 4,645 2.% 21,165 25,616 21.% 3-59 years 48,943 56,495 15.4% 13,15 13,927 7.% 62,122 7,634 13.7% 6+ years 2,86 2,389 14.5% 618 625 1.1% 2,745 3,64 11.6% Unknown 579 711 22.8% 211 219 3.8% 897 1,36 15.5% Total offenders 129,481 144,696 11.8% 31,783 33,684 6.% 161,693 178,897 1.6% While juvenile offenders decreased between 21/211 and 211/212, young adult age groups 18-24 years and 25-29 years increased. The age group 18-24 years rose by 12.2%, to 48,68, while 25-29 years rose by 21.% to 25,616 offenders. Figure 19: Alleged offenders processed, by age, 21/211 and 211/212 * Estimated resident population figures as at 3 June 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 311.). 17
3.5 Victims of Crime In 211/212, 28,1 persons were recorded as victims of crime. This was 6.2% higher than number of victims recorded in 21/211. Figure 2: Recorded person victims of crime, 27/28 to 211/212 25, 2, 29,998 24,648 199,655 195,943 28,1 15, 1, 5, 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 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, 21/211 and 211/212 Statute Unspecified Total Victims % Change % Change % Change % Change % Change No. from No. from No. from No. from No. from 211/12 21/11 211/12 21/11 211/12 21/11 211/12 21/11 211/12 21/11 Homicide 167 14.4 n/a n/a -1. 5 66.7 172 14.7 Rape 1,662 14.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 12.5 1,671 14.8 Sex (non rape) 4,51 18.8 n/a n/a 694 24.6 71 61.4 4,816 2.1 Robbery 2,882-3. 341 12.9 1 n/a 28-41.7 3,252-2. Assault 37,486 14.9 n/a n/a 849-7.3 1,514 17.6 39,849 14.5 Abduction / Kidnap 559 23.1 n/a n/a 4. 11 266.7 574 24.5 Sub-total 46,87 14.1 341 12.9 1,548 11. 1,638 17.6 5,334 13.8 Arson 1,53 5.2 972 18.7 46 84. 52 4.4 3,68 9.7 Property damage 32,52 2.1 14,55 1.5 55-16. 521 16.6 47,628 1.8 Burglary (aggravated) 2,47 16.6 66 22.2 4-33.3 15-4. 2,492 15.9 Burglary (residential) 26,78 5.5 2,285 16.4 3-62.5 94 23.7 29,162 6.3 Burglary (other) 1,614 6.3 13,176.4 5-54.5 65-18.8 14,86.9 Deception 3,475 15.6 5,792 3.5 1,888 34.9 683 43.8 11,838 13. Handle stolen goods n/a n/a 5 51.5 5,143 2.8 33-31.3 5,226 2.5 Theft from motor vehicle 43,121 4.3 3,84 13. 8 1. 37-1.6 46,52 4.8 Theft (shopsteal) 24-12.4 18,623-2.9 29-6.5 185-6.6 19,77-3. Theft of motor vehicle 14,53 7.7 1,488 23.3 1-5. 79-4.8 15,621 8.9 Theft of bicycle 4,34 3.8 35-1.3 n/a 71 6. 4,14 3.7 Theft (other) 29,398.5 16,95 13.1 17. 636 17.3 47,1 4.9 Sub-total 158,74 4. 77,71 4.1 7,649 17.9 3,29 12.6 246,633 4.5 Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) n/a n/a n/a n/a 3,554 7.8 7-58.8 3,561 7.4 Drug (possess, use) n/a n/a n/a n/a 12,649 27.5 15-7. 12,664 27. Sub-total n/a n/a n/a n/a 16,23 22.1 22-67.2 16,225 22.1 Going equipped to steal n/a n/a n/a n/a 44 18.1 1-8. 45 16.7 Justice procedures 58 5.5 7-58.8 19,763 33.1 47-7.8 19,875 32.7 Regulated public order 29. 18 1. 894-18.1 5-58.3 946-17.1 Weapons / Explosives 25 8.7 6-14.3 7,63 27.6 13-51.9 7,674 27.1 Harassment 1,619 16.1 6-33.3 86 31.5 52 3. 2,537 21. Behaviour in public 44-17. 7-78.8 6,18-5.3 4-8. 6,73-6. Other 814 14.8 22-1.3 3,764 21.9 89-2.2 4,887 18.9 Sub-total 2,589 14.4 264-11.4 39,333 21.3 211-14.2 42,397 2.6 TOTAL 28,1 6.2 77,676 4. 64,733 21.2 5,8 11.5 355,589 8.2 Drug Other crime Crime against property Crime against the person offences Persons Busines s 18
Victims of Crimes Against the Person There were 46,87 people who were victims of crimes against the person in 211/12. This was an increase of 14.1% on the previous year. Female victims of crimes against the person increased by 21.% in 211/12, a larger increase than male victims (8.%). Female victims now comprise over half (5.5%) 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.% 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, 9,17 (19.6%) were juvenile (under 18 years of age). This was an increase of 17.5% on the number of juvenile victims in 21/211, and was the largest increase of any age group. Adult victims over the age of 6 years experienced an increase of 16.9%. Figure 22: Victims of crime against the person, by sex, age group and offence, 21/211 and 211/212 Males Females Total Persons* % Change % Change % Change No. No. from No. No. from No. No. from 21/11 211/12 21/11 21/11 211/12 21/11 21/11 211/12 21/11 Homicide Juvenile (<18) 7 13 85.7 7 11 57.1 14 24 71.4 Adult (18-59) 75 86 14.7 29 32 1.3 15 119 13.3 Adult (6+) 19 13-31.6 8 7-12.5 27 2-25.9 Total Victims 11 114 12.9 44 52 18.2 146 167 14.4 Rape Juvenile (<18) 64 12 59.4 433 444 2.5 498 547 9.8 Adult (18-59) 49 71 44.9 848 989 16.6 898 1,68 18.9 Adult (6+) 3 n/a 32 27-15.6 32 3-6.3 Total Victims 115 179 55.7 1,33 1,474 1.8 1,448 1,662 14.8 Sex Juvenile (<18) 443 654 47.6 1,939 2,255 16.3 2,44 2,932 22. (non rape) Adult (18-59) 78 122 56.4 87 863 6.9 891 989 11. Adult (6+) 11 8-27.3 51 56 9.8 63 65 3.2 Total Victims 543 799 47.1 2,836 3,219 13.5 3,41 4,51 18.8 Robbery Juvenile (<18) 447 391-12.5 7 69-1.4 519 461-11.2 Adult (18-59) 1,715 1,685-1.7 548 575 4.9 2,291 2,274 -.7 Adult (6+) 54 57 5.6 59 5-15.3 115 11-4.3 Total Victims 2,245 2,155-4. 689 73 2. 2,97 2,882-3. Assault Juvenile (<18) 2,329 2,741 17.7 1,97 2,34 2.8 4,261 5,61 18.8 Adult (18-59) 14,66 15,444 5.7 11,636 14,583 25.3 26,383 3,167 14.3 Adult (6+) 743 94 21.7 534 652 22.1 1,3 1,576 21.2 Total Victims 18,18 19,43 7.8 14,331 17,82 24.2 32,611 37,486 14.9 Abduction Juvenile (<18) 37 51 37.8 72 94 3.6 111 145 3.6 / Kidnap Adult (18-59) 1 125 25. 22 268 21.8 323 394 22. Adult (6+) 5 4-2. 6 5-16.7 11 9-18.2 Total Victims 146 182 24.7 32 375 24.2 454 559 23.1 Total Juvenile (<18) 3,327 3,952 18.8 4,428 5,177 16.9 7,87 9,17 17.5 Adult (18-59) 16,623 17,533 5.5 14,88 17,31 22.9 3,891 35,11 13.3 Adult (6+) 832 989 18.9 69 797 15.5 1,548 1,81 16.9 TOTAL* 21,168 22,859 8. 19,532 23,625 21. 41,39 46,87 14.1 * Includes victims where age/sex is unknown. n.a. denotes that no calculation was possible. 19
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 24 and updated in December 21. 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 211/212, there were 5,382 incidents where police submitted family incident reports. This was 23.4% higher than the 4,839 reports submitted in 21/211. 6, Figure 23: Family Incidents Reports, 22/23 to 211/212 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Family violence safety notices (FVSNs) were introduced on 8 December 28 under the Family Violence Protection Act 28. 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 211/212, 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 211/212, 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: Family Incident Reports, 21/211 and 211/212 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Family Incident Reports Submitted 4,839 5,382 Where Charges Laid 12,76 17,528 Where Intervention Orders (IVO) Sought by Police 8,761 6,732 Where Family Violence Safety Notice (FVSN) Issued IVO + FVSN 4,226 3,69 1,341 12,987 211/212 21/211 2
35,586 offences arose from family incident reports in 211/12, an increase of 42.3% from 21/11. Of all the offences arising from family incidents reported in 211/212, 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, 211/212 Other types of offences 11.6% Sex Offences* 3.6% Assault 45.1% Property Damage 12.6% Justice Procedures 27.1% *Sex offences include rape and sex (non-rape) offences). 21
4 Crime against the person 4.1 Overall In 211/212, there were 54,454 offences which fall into the category of crime against the person, which was an increase of 11.8% compared with 21/211. Crime against the person has increased by 52.4% since 22/23. 6, Figure 26: Crime against the person offences, 22/23 to 211/212 5, 4, 52.4% Code of Practice into the investigation of Family Violence introduced 3, 2, 1, 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 In 211/212, total crime against the person offences expressed as a rate per 1, population increased by 1.3% compared with 21/211, and has increased by 33.8% since 22/22. Figure 27: Crime against the person as a rate per 1, population, 22/23 to 211/212 1,. 9. 8. 33.8% Code of Practice into the investigation of Family Violence introduced 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.. 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 22
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 21/211. Figure 28: Crime against the person offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 Number of offences 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 43,335 44,226 45,978 48,712 93.8% 88.7% 9.4% 85.8% 54,454 84.4% 1, 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared 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 22/23, the rate per 1, 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 211/212. Figure 29: Crime against the person offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 21/11 and 211/12 No. of offences recorded % change % change Rate per 1, Population from from 21/211 211/212 21/211 21/211 211/212 21/211 Arising from family incidents 12,875 18,7 39.9% 234.1 323. 38.% Not arising from family incidents 35,837 36,447 1.7% 651.7 653.8.3% Total Crimes against the person 48,712 54,454 11.8% 885.8 976.8 1.3% % of Crimes against the person arising from family incidents 26.4% 33.1% Figure 3: Crime against the person, by whether arising from family incidents, 22/3 to 211/12 5, 45, 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, 11.4% 11.3% 17.6% 19.6% 18.3% 18.5% 19.4% 21.3% 26.4% 33.1% 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 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 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 23
4.2 Homicide There were 173 homicide offences recorded in 211/212, an increase of 14.6% on the 151 offences recorded in 21/211. Of the 173 homicide offences recorded during 211/212, 12 were cleared within the financial year. An additional 4 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 21/211. Figure 31: Homicide offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 Number of offences 25 2 15 1 5 27 182 166 173 151 112.7% 93.4% 14.8% 94.7% 92.5% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared The most common offence within homicide was murder, which increased 8.3% to 91 in 211/212 from the 81 recorded murders in 21/211. After murder, culpable driving or other dangerous driving offences was the next largest contributor to homicide offences. There were 7 culpable driving and related offences recorded in 211/212; an increase of 2.7% on the 58 offences recorded in 21/211. Figure 32: Homicide offences, by offence, 21/211 and 211/212 No. of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Accident - Fail To Assist - Death 4 3-25. Accident - Fail To Stop - Death 2 5 15. Murder 84 91 8.3 Accessory After The Fact To Murder 4 2-5. Manslaughter 5 1 1. Culpable Driving 14-1. Drive In Manner Dangerous Causing Death 21 21. Drive At Dangerous Speed Causing Death 3 3. Culpable Driving Causing Death 14 38 171.4 Total Homicide 151 173 14.6 In 211/12, 14 (8.9%) 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, 21/211 and 211/212 No. of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Substantive 19 14 28.4 Attempted 38 28-26.3 Conspiracy 3 3. Incitement 1 2 1. 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 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 24
4.3 Rape There were 2,44 rape offences recorded in 211/212, which was an increase of 11.8% on the 1,828 offences recorded in 21/211. Of the rape offences recorded in 211/212, 1,249 were cleared during the same period, and a further 65 rape offences from previous years were cleared in 211/12. This gave a total clearance rate of 92.9%, which was 5.4 percentage points higher than the total clearance rate in 21/211. Figure 34: Rape offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 2,5 2,44 Number of offences 2, 1,5 1, 5 1,619 1,828 1,682 1,571 15.3% 91.9% 96.6% 87.5% 92.9% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared Offences recorded during 211/212 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 211/212, an increase of 14.8% on the 1,448 recorded in 21/211. There were 1,474 female victims (up 1.8% since 21/211) and 179 male victims (up by 55.7%). Juvenile and adult (18-59 years) victims increased between 21/211 and 211/212, while older adult victims decreased by 6.3% to 3 victims. The increase in rape offences is primarily driven by a rise in family incident-related offences. Between 21/211 and 211/212, the number of family incidents reports submitted by police rose 23.4% to 5,382 (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 211/12, 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 211/212, up from 18.9% in 21/211. Figure 35: Rape offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 21/211 and 211/212 No. of offences recorded % change from 21/211 211/212 21/211 Arising from family incidents 346 483 39.6% Not arising from family incidents 1,482 1,561 5.3% Total rape offences 1,828 2,44 11.8% % of rape offences arising from family incidents 18.9% 23.6% The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. 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. 25
In 211/212, 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, 21/211 and 211/212 Relationship of offender to victim Number of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Related, living with or in a relationship with* 638 739 15.8% Other known** 773 823 6.5% Not known 269 28 4.1% Cannot be determined 175 227 29.7% * 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 21/11. In 211/212 residential locations accounted for 7.7% (1,446) of all rape offences. Figure 37: Rape offences, by location, 21/211 and 211/212 Location of rape offence Number of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Residential 1,263 1,446 14.5% Non-residential 483 551 14.1% Unspecified 82 47-42.7% Total 1,828 2,44 11.8% 4.4 Sex (non-rape) There were 6,264 sex (non-rape) offences recorded in 211/212, an increase of 4.7% on the 5,982 offences recorded in 21/211. Of the 6,264 sex (non-rape) offences recorded in 211/212, 4,16 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 21/211. Figure 38: Sex (non-rape) offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 Number of offences 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 6,55 6,264 5,982 5,496 5,12 99.3% 99.7% 95.7% 9.% 93.1% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 26
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 21/211, while other sex offences increased by 4.%. Figure 39: Sex (non-rape) offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 21/211 and 211/212 No. of offences recorded % change from 21/211 211/212 21/211 Arising from family incidents 1,14 1,229 7.8% Not arising from family incidents 4,842 5,35 4.% Total sex (non-rape) offences 5,982 6,264 4.7% % of sex (non-rape) offences arising from family incidents 19.1% 19.6% 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 (1.6%) offences. The number of victims * of sex (non-rape) offences recorded during 211/212 was 4,51, an increase of 18.8% from the 3,41 victims recorded in 21/211. Female victims increased by 13.5% in 211/212, to 3,219. Male victims increased by 47.1%, to 799. All victim age groups increased in 211/212, but the largest increase was seen in juvenile victims, which increased by 22.% to 2,939 victims in 211/212. 4.5 Robbery Robbery offences recorded in 211/212 decreased by 2.% from 3,353 to 3,286. The rate per 1, population decreased by 3.3%. This was the only category of crime against the person to see a decrease in 211/212. Of all the robbery offences recorded in 211/212, 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 21/211. Figure 4: Robbery offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 Number of offences 4, 3,5 3, 2,5 2, 1,5 1, 5 3,326 3,34 3,353 3,286 3,1 52.6% 56.2% 56.8% 56.3% 59.5% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared * 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 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 27
Armed robberies accounted for 1,597 (48.6%) of all robberies in 211/212, an increase of 3.9% compared with 21/211. The number of unarmed robberies recorded during 211/212 was 1,689, a decrease of 7.% from 1,816 unarmed robberies recorded in 21/211. Figure 41: Robbery offences, by offence and degree, 21/211 and 211/212 21/11 211/12 Substantive Attempted Conspiracy Total Substantive Attempted Conspiracy Total % Change Armed Robbery 1,235 3 2 1,537 1,285 298 14 1,597 3.9% Accessory To Robbery 1 1-1.% Robbery 1,439 333 1,772 1,34 315 1,655-6.6% Assault With Intent To Rob 42 1 43 34 34-2.9% Robbery Total 2,717 634 2 3,353 2,659 613 14 3,286-2.% The main locations for robberies occurring are on street/lane/footpaths. Robberies at these locations accounted for 42.% (1,379) of all robberies in 211/212. Retail/financial locations accounted for 23.7% (778) of robbery offences in 211/212, while 9.3% (37) robberies occurred at public transport locations. Female victims increased by 2.% between 21/211 and 211/212, while male victims decreased by 4.%. All victim age groups decreased between 21/211 and 211/212, particularly the under 18 years age group, which decreased by 11.2%. In 211/212, 65 knives were used/threatened/displayed during robberies, a decrease of 1.7% in comparison to 21/211. Knives accounted for 5.7% of all weapons in robberies. There was a 1.1% increase in firearms involved in robberies (including imitation firearms), from 198 in 21/211 to 218 in 211/212. 17.% of all weapons used/threatened/displayed during robberies were firearms. Figure 42: Type of weapon used/threatened/displayed in robbery offences, 21/211 and 211/212 Type of Weapon No. of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Rifle 1 14 4. Air Rifle/Gun 3 4 33.3 Shotgun 28 32 14.3 Handgun 18 121 12. Machine Gun 1 2 1. Sawnoff Firearm 24 15-37.5 Imitation Firearm 8 11 37.5 Other Firearm 16 19 18.8 Knife 661 65-1.7 Axe/Tomahawk 17 35 15.9 Bat/Bar/Club 78 9 15.4 Knuckleduster/Numchuks 7 4-42.9 Bottle/Glass 58 12-79.3 Vehicle 2 3 5. Syringe 57 34-4.4 Other Weapon 161 138-14.3 Other Edged Weapon 95 84-11.6 Laser Pointer 1-1. Explosive Device 3 3. Aerosol Spray 1 5 4. Unknown Weapon 1 5 4. Total 1,34 1,281-4.4 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. 28
4.6 Assault The number of recorded assaults in 211/212 (42,76) was 14.% higher than the number recorded in 21/211 (36,97). Of the assault offences recorded during 211/212, 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 21/211. Figure 43: Assault offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 Number of offences 45, 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, 42,76 33,686 35,67 36,97 31,335 96.3% 9.1% 92.2% 87.8% 84.5% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared Despite the increase in assault offences, juvenile assault offenders decreased in 211/212, by 4.6%. Adult offenders increased during the same period, by 16.4%. Juvenile victims increased by 18.8% since 21/211, 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 6. 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 211/212. Assaults at these locations have increased by 27.8% since 21/21. 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.5% since 21/211. During 211/212 there were 1,418 assaults occurring at licensed premises, 4.9% lower than in 21/211. Assaults at public transport locations accounted for 2.9% (1,231) of all assaults in 211/212, 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.%, and assaults at railway car parks have decreased by 8.%. However, assaults on trams or tram stops have increased by 5.3%. Figure 44: Assault offences in public transport locations, by location, 21/211 and 211/212 Type of public Number of offences recorded % change from transport location 21/11 211/12 21/11 Train 152 145-4.6 Train Station 795 684-14. Railway Carpark 5 46-8. Tram/Tram Stop 94 99 5.3 Bus/Bus Stop 16 198 23.8 Depot/Terminal 5 11 12. Taxi 45 48 6.7 Total 131 1231-5.4 The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 29
The number of weapons used/threatened/displayed during assaults increased by 1.9% (to 4,167) in comparison to 21/211. Knives accounted for 1,22 (28.8%) of all weapons used/threatened/displayed during assaults, an increase of 14.3% on 21/211. 292 firearms (including imitation firearms) were involved in assaults in 211/12. The use/threat/display of firearms in assaults increased 9.% in 211/212. Figure 45: Type of weapon used/threatened/displayed in assaults, 21/211 and 211/212 Type of Weapon No. of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Rifle 45 3-33.3 Air Rifle/Gun 8 9 12.5 Shotgun 37 63 7.3 Handgun 84 16 26.2 Machine Gun 1 1. Sawnoff Firearm 22 14-36.4 Imitation Firearm 3 23-23.3 Other Firearm 41 46 12.2 Knife 1,52 1,22 14.3 Axe/Tomahawk 45 94 18.9 Bat/Bar/Club 458 55 1.3 Knuckleduster/Numchuks 21 28 33.3 Bottle/Glass 478 187-6.9 Vehicle 285 311 9.1 Syringe 2 24 2. Other Weapon 1,58 1,132 7. Other Edged Weapon 247 229-7.3 Laser Pointer 2 6 2. Explosive Device 2 24 2. Aerosol Spray 31 36 16.1 Unknown Weapon 14 97-6.7 Total 4,89 4,167 1.9 Family Incident-Related Assaults Note: Multiple weapons can be recorded in assaults. Prior to 31 August 24, 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 24, this figure has risen steadily, and in 211/212, 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: Assault offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 22/3 to 211/12 45, 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15.4% 15.3% Code of Practice into Family Violence introduced 23.2% 25.8% 23.4% 23.7% 23.7% 25.3% 3.3% 38.1% 15, 1, 5, 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Not arising from family incidents Arising from family incidents 3