Victoria Police 2009/2010 Crime Statistics

SUMMARY OF OFFENCES RECORDED

R1D1 PSA - MELBOURNE

Offences recorded

Rate per 100,000 population*

2008/2009

2009/2010

% change

2008/2009

2009/2010

% change

Crime against the person

Homicide

-75.0

17.9

4.3

-76.0

Rape

103

-22.3

115.1

85.9

-25.3

Sex (non rape)

198

183

-7.6

221.2

196.6

-11.1

Robbery

350

337

-3.7

391.0

362.0

-7.4

Assault

2,428

2,568

5.8

2,712.1

2,758.2

1.7

Abduction / Kidnap

0.0

20.1

19.3

-3.8

Sub-total

3,113

3,190

2.5

3,477.2

3,426.2

-1.5

Crime against property

Arson

-4.3

52.5

48.3

-7.9

Property damage

1,772

1,706

-3.7

1,979.3

1,832.3

-7.4

Burglary (aggravated)

2.2

51.4

50.5

-1.8

Burglary (residential)

782

568

-27.4

873.5

610.1

-30.2

Burglary (other)

1,309

876

-33.1

1,462.2

940.9

-35.7

Deception

4,031

3,629

-10.0

4,502.7

3,897.7

-13.4

Handle stolen goods

563

405

-28.1

628.9

435.0

-30.8

Theft from motor vehicle

3,401

2,613

-23.2

3,798.9

2,806.5

-26.1

Theft (shopsteal)

2,253

2,149

-4.6

2,516.6

2,308.1

-8.3

Theft of motor vehicle

769

589

-23.4

859.0

632.6

-26.4

Theft of bicycle

664

446

-32.8

741.7

479.0

-35.4

Theft (other)

7,587

5,229

-31.1

8,474.7

5,616.2

-33.7

Sub-total

23,224

18,302

-21.2

25,941.4

19,657.4

-24.2

Drug offences

Drug (cult., manuf., traff.)

357

320

-10.4

398.8

343.7

-13.8

Drug (possess, use)

1,057

1,122

6.1

1,180.7

1,205.1

2.1

Sub-total

1,414

1,442

2.0

1,579.4

1,548.8

-1.9

Other crime

Going equipped to steal

37.8

50.3

66.6

32.5

Justice procedures

1,841

1,842

0.1

2,056.4

1,978.4

-3.8

Regulated public order

109

159

45.9

121.8

170.8

40.3

Weapons / Explosives

478

423

-11.5

533.9

454.3

-14.9

Harassment

204

171

-16.2

227.9

183.7

-19.4

Behaviour in public

1,902

2,413

26.9

2,124.5

2,591.7

22.0

Other

619

726

17.3

691.4

779.8

12.8

Sub-total

5,198

5,796

11.5

5,806.2

6,225.2

7.2

TOTAL

32,949

28,730

-12.8

36,804.2

30,857.6

-16.2

* 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.

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