Victoria Police 2009/2010 Crime Statistics
SUMMARY OF OFFENCES RECORDED
Victoria
				Offences recorded			Rate per 100,000 population*
				2008/2009	2009/2010	% change	2008/2009	2009/2010	% change
	Crime against the person
		Homicide		182	206	13.2	3.4	3.7	10.8
		Rape		1,561	1,540	-1.3	29.0	28.0	-3.4
		Sex (non rape)		5,007	5,125	2.4	93.0	93.2	0.2
		Robbery		3,338	3,108	-6.9	62.0	56.5	-8.8
		Assault		33,691	34,981	3.8	626.0	636.4	1.7
		Abduction / Kidnap		345	425	23.2	6.4	7.7	20.6
			Sub-total	44,124	45,385	2.9	819.9	825.7	0.7
	Crime against property	Arson		3,464	3,034	-12.4	64.4	55.2	-14.2
		Property damage		54,157	52,346	-3.3	1,006.3	952.4	-5.4
		Burglary (aggravated)		1,916	2,166	13.0	35.6	39.4	10.7
		Burglary (residential)		28,029	27,343	-2.4	520.8	497.5	-4.5
		Burglary (other)		17,208	16,223	-5.7	319.7	295.2	-7.7
		Deception		22,668	19,139	-15.6	421.2	348.2	-17.3
		Handle stolen goods		7,350	5,848	-20.4	136.6	106.4	-22.1
		Theft from motor vehicle		47,480	45,435	-4.3	882.2	826.6	-6.3
		Theft (shopsteal)		20,193	21,326	5.6	375.2	388.0	3.4
		Theft of motor vehicle		15,982	15,078	-5.7	297.0	274.3	-7.6
		Theft of bicycle		5,021	4,400	-12.4	93.3	80.1	-14.2
		Theft (other)		56,501	48,176	-14.7	1,049.8	876.5	-16.5
			Sub-total	279,969	260,514	-6.9	5,202.1	4,739.7	-8.9
	Drug offences
		Drug (cult., manuf., traff.)		4,458	4,388	-1.6	82.8	79.8	-3.6
		Drug (possess, use)		10,498	10,195	-2.9	195.1	185.5	-4.9
			Sub-total	14,956	14,583	-2.5	277.9	265.3	-4.5
	Other crime
		Going equipped to steal		527	552	4.7	9.8	10.0	2.6
		Justice procedures		18,936	19,471	2.8	351.9	354.2	0.7
		Regulated public order		2,278	1,951	-14.4	42.3	35.5	-16.1
		Weapons / Explosives		7,155	6,817	-4.7	132.9	124.0	-6.7
		Harassment		2,846	2,935	3.1	52.9	53.4	1.0
		Behaviour in public		6,428	8,266	28.6	119.4	150.4	25.9
		Other		5,871	5,893	0.4	109.1	107.2	-1.7
			Sub-total	44,041	45,885	4.2	818.3	834.8	2.0
	TOTAL			383,090	366,367	-4.4	7,118.2	6,665.6	-6.4
	* Rates for 2008/09 were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 31 December 2008 and obtained
	from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3101.0) released on 4 June 2009.
	* Rates for 2009/10 were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 31 December 2009 and obtained
	from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3101.0) released on 24 June 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