Victoria Police 2009/2010 Crime Statistics

SUMMARY OF OFFENCES RECORDED

R2D2 LGA - GREATER GEELONG

Offences recorded

Rate per 100,000 population*

2008/2009

2009/2010

% change

2008/2009

2009/2010

% change

Crime against the person

Homicide

50.0

4.7

6.9

47.3

Rape

-13.2

32.0

27.3

-14.8

Sex (non rape)

192

210

9.4

90.4

97.1

7.4

Robbery

49.1

25.0

36.5

46.3

Assault

1,228

1,122

-8.6

578.2

518.7

-10.3

Abduction / Kidnap

150.0

1.9

4.6

145.4

Sub-total

1,555

1,495

-3.9

732.2

691.1

-5.6

Crime against property

Arson

190

125

-34.2

89.5

57.8

-35.4

Property damage

2,648

2,700

2.0

1,246.9

1,248.1

0.1

Burglary (aggravated)

7.1

33.0

34.7

5.2

Burglary (residential)

1,215

1,167

-4.0

572.1

539.5

-5.7

Burglary (other)

729

585

-19.8

343.3

270.4

-21.2

Deception

471

349

-25.9

221.8

161.3

-27.3

Handle stolen goods

181

202

11.6

85.2

93.4

9.6

Theft from motor vehicle

1,663

1,617

-2.8

783.1

747.5

-4.5

Theft (shopsteal)

747

893

19.5

351.7

412.8

17.4

Theft of motor vehicle

589

474

-19.5

277.4

219.1

-21.0

Theft of bicycle

191

207

8.4

89.9

95.7

6.4

Theft (other)

1,994

1,853

-7.1

938.9

856.6

-8.8

Sub-total

10,688

10,247

-4.1

5,032.8

4,736.7

-5.9

Drug offences

Drug (cult., manuf., traff.)

120

138

15.0

56.5

63.8

12.9

Drug (possess, use)

234

256

9.4

110.2

118.3

7.4

Sub-total

354

394

11.3

166.7

182.1

9.3

Other crime

Going equipped to steal

157.1

3.3

8.3

152.4

Justice procedures

595

485

-18.5

280.2

224.2

-20.0

Regulated public order

18.9

17.4

20.3

16.7

Weapons / Explosives

272

231

-15.1

128.1

106.8

-16.6

Harassment

23.0

34.8

42.1

20.7

Behaviour in public

240

400

66.7

113.0

184.9

63.6

Other

180

211

17.2

84.8

97.5

15.1

Sub-total

1,405

1,480

5.3

661.6

684.1

3.4

TOTAL

14,002

13,616

-2.8

6,593.3

6,294.1

-4.5

* Rates for 2008/09 were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 30 June 2008 and obtained from the

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.0) released on 23 April 2009.

* Rates for 2009/10 were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 30 June 2009 and obtained from the

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.0) released on 30 March 2010.

The % change column is the percentage change in the rate per 100,000 population from 2008/2009.

N.B. Figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2010, and are subject to variation.

Produced by Corporate Statistics, Victoria Police