Crime Statistics 2012-13

Crime Statistics
2012/2013
Embargo: 28 August 2013
Crime Statistics 2012/13. All figures were extracted from the LEAP database on 18 July 2013 and are subject to variation.
Contents
1
PREAMBLE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2.1
State-wide crime statistics 2012/13
TOTAL CRIME
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
Across Victoria
By region
Where crime occurred
Alleged offenders processed
Victims of Crime
Family Incidents
6
9
14
17
19
21
CRIME AGAINST THE PERSON
23
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
Overall
Homicide
Rape
Sex (non-rape)
Robbery
Assault
Abduction/kidnap
23
25
26
27
28
30
32
CRIME AGAINST PROPERTY
34
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
Overall
Arson
Property damage
Burglary (aggravated)
Burglary (residential)
Burglary (other)
Deception
Handle stolen goods
Theft from motor vehicle
Theft (shopsteal)
Theft of motor vehicle
Theft (bicycle)
Theft (other)
34
35
36
37
38
38
39
39
40
41
41
42
42
DRUG OFFENCES
44
6.1
6.2
6.3
Overall
Drug (cultivate/manufacture/traffick)
Drug (possess/use)
44
45
46
OTHER CRIME
47
APPENDIX 1
52
8.1
Definitions and Explanatory Notes
52
APPENDIX 2
55
9.1
Changes to Clearance Rates
55
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 2012/13 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 2013.
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 since 2011/12 (see 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 large percentage changes where actual counts 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
Corporate Strategy and Governance
Victoria Police
PO Box 415
Melbourne 3005
Victoria, Australia
Phone: (03) 9247 6703
Fax: (03) 9247 6045
Email: uma.rao@police.vic.gov.au
Executive summary
2.1 State-wide crime statistics 2012/13

Overall crime
In 2012/13, Victoria Police recorded 406,497 offences state-wide, an increase of 3.4% from the number of
offences recorded in 2011/12. The 2012/13 crime rate per 100,000 population was 7157.1, an increase of
1.6% compared with 2011/12.
Despite the increase in crime rate in two consecutive years, the 2012/13 rate is still significantly lower than in
past years. Over the last ten financial years, the crime rate per 100,000 population has decreased by 12.0%
since 2003/04, however the total number of recorded offences has increased by 1.9% over the same period.
Of the 406,497 offences recorded during 2012/13, 189,065 were cleared (see Appendix 2 for clearance
definition) within the same financial year. A further 39,479 offences which had been recorded in previous
years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 56.2% (4.9% higher than the total
clearance rate recorded in 2011/12).
While total offences increased by 3.4%, Victoria Police processed 12.2% more offenders compared with
2011/12. A total of 200,380 alleged offenders were processed in 2012/13.
In 2012/13, 207,020 persons were recorded as victims of total crime, a decrease of 0.2% from 2011/12. Of
these, 51,048 were victims of crime against the person (e.g. homicides, rapes or assaults). This was an
increase of 9.8% on the previous year. There were also 77,301 business victims of crime recorded in
2012/13.
Crime against the person

The number of crime against the person offences has increased by 7.2% during the last financial year, to
58,312 offences recorded in 2012/13. As a rate per 100,000 population, this represents an increase of 5.3%.
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 18.4% between 2011/12 and 2012/13. In contrast, crime against the
person offences not arising from family incidents increased by just 1.0%. Offences arising from family
incidents accounted for 39.4% of all crime against the person offences during 2012/13.
All categories of crime against the person except for rape and robbery increased between 2011/12 and
2012/13.
Homicide offences increased by 6.6% from 167 in 2011/12 to 178 in 2012/13. 138 of these offences were
substantive, while 40 were attempted, conspiracy or incitement offences. The homicide crime category
consists of offences such as accident (fail to assist death), murder, aid and abet suicide, manslaughter,
culpable driving and abortion. The most common type of homicide offence was murder, with 94 offences, an
increase of 8.0% from 2011/12.
There were 1,985 rape offences recorded in 2012/13, a decrease of 3.1% on the 2,049 offences recorded in
2011/2012. As a rate per 100,000 population, rape also decreased by 4.8%. The number of rape offences
which were recorded as arising from family incidents decreased by 7.5%, and accounted for 29.2% of rape
offences. Female victims accounted for 88.6% of rape victims.
Sex (non-rape) offences also increased, rising 2.4% during the last financial year. As a rate per 100,000
population, sex (non-rape) rose by 0.6%. Female victims accounted for 79.5% of sex (non-rape) offence
victims.
Robbery decreased by 14.2%, from 3,281 in 2011/12 to 2,815 in 2012/13. The rate per 100,000 population
decreased by 15.7%. The majority of robbery victims were male (76.4%). A significant proportion of robbery
offenders (36.2%) were juveniles.
Armed robberies accounted for 1,447 (51.4%) of all robberies in 2012/13, a decrease of 9.3% since 2011/12.
The most common weapon used in armed robberies was a knife (47.0%). 15.8% of all weapons used in
robberies were a firearm (including imitation firearms), a decrease of 0.7%.
During 2012/13, the number of assault offences increased by 10.0%, while the rate of assaults per 100,000
population increased by 8.0%. Much of this increase can be attributed to the growth in assault offences
arising from family incidents (up 19.1%). However, assaults not arising from family incidents also increased,
by 3.9%. The most common type of location where assaults occurred was in residential locations. The
number of assaults occurring in residential locations increased by 16.0% between 2011/12 and 2012/13. The
majority (50.8%) of assault victims were male, but the number of female victims grew at a faster rate since
2011/12, increasing by 15.0%.
Family Incidents
During 2012/13, there were 60,829 incidents where police submitted family incident reports. This was 21.6%
higher than the 50,016 reports submitted in 2011/12. 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
2004, and legislative change brought about by the Family Violence Protection Act 2008. Offences related to
family incidents, such as assaults and abduction/kidnap, have risen as a result of this increased reporting.
Crime against property

In 2012/13 there were 263,577 offences against property, a decrease of 1.2% compared with 2011/12.
Crime against property has also decreased as a rate per 100,000 population by 3.0%.
In 2012/13, there were 45,580 offences of property damage recorded by Victoria Police, a decrease of 6.8%
compared to 2011/12. Property damage offences arising from family incidents increased by 29.0%, while
those not arising from family incidents decreased by 10.7%. Property damage offences arising from family
incidents make up 13.4% of all property damage offences, up from 9.7% in 2011/12.
The number of aggravated burglaries offences recorded increased by 8.6% in 2012/13, while residential
burglaries decreased by 1.1%. The number of aggravated burglaries involving weapons or injuries increased
by 21.6% in 2012/13, and accounted for 24.1% of aggravated burglaries.
The number of theft from motor vehicle offences recorded in 2012/13 (42,965) was 8.0% lower than that
recorded in 2011/12. A decrease of 3.1% 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 2012/13 (14,671) was 6.2% lower than the 15,647
recorded in 2011/12.
Drug offences
In 2012/13 there were 21,469 drug offences recorded, an increase of 14.0% compared with 2011/12. There
was an increase of 9.0% for cultivation, manufacture or trafficking of drugs, and an increase of 15.7% for
possession or use of drugs.
Other offences
Other offences increased by 19.4% in the last financial year. The largest percentage increase in this
category of crime was in weapons/explosives, which increased by 30.2% compared with 2011/12 to 11,376
offences..
Regulated Public Order offences were the only category to show a decrease for the current financial year,
down 4.5%. Behaviour in Public offences, significantly down last year, increased again in 2012/13 by 3.9%.
There were 30,795 justice procedure offences in 2012/13, an increase by 20.4% compared with 2011/12.
Justice procedure offences arising from family incidents increased by 41.8%, while those not arising from
family incidents increased by just 4.7%.
Total crime
3.1
Across Victoria
During 2012/13, 406,497 offences were recorded as occurring in Victoria. The total number of offences
recorded in 2012/2013 was 3.4% higher than in 2011/12. There were 7,157.1 recorded offences per 100,000
population in 2012/2013, this crime rate being 1.6% higher than that recorded during 2011/12. This is the
second year in a row in which the crime rate has risen since 2000/01.
Figure 1: Summary of offences recorded and cleared1, 2011/12 and 2012/13
Offences Recorded
Rates per 100,000
% Change
Homicide
from
2012/13
2011/12
2012/13
years
2012/13 2011/12***
178
6.6
3.0
3.1
4.7
125
50
98.3
1,985
-3.1
36.7
34.9
-4.8
1,235
621
93.5
1.7
Sex (non rape)
6,373
6,526
2.4
114.2
114.9
0.6
4,335
1,536
90.0
-1.3
4.3
Robbery
3,281
2,815
-14.2
58.8
49.6
-15.7
1,392
405
63.8
4.8
Assault
41,940
46,122
10.0
751.6
812.1
8.0
31,370
9,618
88.9
4.9
599
686
14.5
10.7
12.1
12.5
519
86
88.2
2.2
54,409
58,312
7.2
975.1
1,026.7
5.3
38,976
12,316
88.0
4.3
Abduction / Kidnap
Sub-total
3,091
3,312
7.1
55.4
58.3
5.3
645
163
24.4
2.2
48,920
45,580
-6.8
876.7
802.5
-8.5
12,160
3,564
34.5
5.4
Burglary (aggrav ated)
2,500
2,716
8.6
44.8
47.8
6.7
1,130
259
51.1
4.1
29,231
28,915
-1.1
523.8
509.1
-2.8
3,412
1,089
15.6
0.6
Burglary (other)
14,997
15,082
0.6
268.8
265.5
-1.2
2,537
848
22.4
0.0
Deception
23,337
26,177
12.2
418.2
460.9
10.2
16,706
4,196
79.8
-1.4
Handle stolen goods
7,433
8,174
10.0
133.2
143.9
8.0
7,615
643
101.0
5.0
Theft from motor v ehicle
46,702
42,965
-8.0
836.9
756.5
-9.6
4,105
1,167
12.3
2.1
Theft (shopsteal)
19,861
20,673
4.1
355.9
364.0
2.3
13,390
1,955
74.2
-2.5
Theft of motor v ehicle
15,647
14,671
-6.2
280.4
258.3
-7.9
3,129
1,207
29.6
5.3
4,188
4,664
11.4
75.1
82.1
9.4
360
78
9.4
0.0
50,964
50,648
-0.6
913.3
891.7
-2.4
12,571
3,925
32.6
4.6
266,871
263,577
-1.2
4,782.6
4,640.7
-3.0
77,760
19,094
36.7
3.6
4,829
5,263
9.0
86.5
92.7
7.1
4,822
354
98.3
0.3
14,009
16,206
15.7
251.1
285.3
13.7
14,981
1,121
99.4
1.8
18,838
21,469
14.0
337.6
378.0
12.0
19,803
1,475
99.1
1.4
488
601
23.2
8.7
10.6
21.0
545
42
97.7
0.3
0.5
Theft (other)
Sub-total
Drug
Population*
2011/12
167
Theft of bicy cle
offences
from
2011/12
Rate (%) Total Rate

Single Year Cleared from
previous Total cleared diff from
Clearances**
2,049
Arson
Drug (cult., manuf., traff.)

Drug (possess, use)
Sub-total
Going equipped to steal
Justice procedures
Other crime
No.
2012/13
Total Clearances
% Change
Rape
Property damage
25,582
30,795
20.4
458.5
542.2
18.3
25,365
3,876
95.0
Regulated public order
1,415
1,352
-4.5
25.4
23.8
-6.1
1,065
229
95.7
1.0
Weapons / Ex plosiv es
8,739
11,376
30.2
156.6
200.3
27.9
10,326
829
98.1
-0.5
Harassment
3,819
4,875
27.7
68.4
85.8
25.4
3,289
548
78.7
-2.6
Behav iour in public
6,437
6,685
3.9
115.4
117.7
2.0
6,244
231
96.9
-2.6
Other
6,420
7,455
16.1
115.1
131.3
14.1
5,692
839
87.6
3.0
52,900
63,139
19.4
948.0
1,111.7
17.3
52,526
6,594
93.6
0.0
393,018
406,497
3.4
7,043.2
7,157.1
1.6
189,065
39,479
56.2
4.9
Sub-total
TOTAL
No.
2011/12
Rate per 100,000
* Rates were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2012 obtained from the
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3101.0).
** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period.
The method of recording crime clearances was changed in 2011/12 in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in
May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%.
Recorded offences
Total recorded offences have risen by 1.9% over those recorded a decade ago, with the last two financial
years recording significant increases. A 3.4% increase was observed between 2011/12 and 2012/13.
Figure 2:
Total offences recorded, 2003/04 to 2012/13
Despite the increase in recorded offences, as a rate per 100,000 population Victoria has continued to see a
decline over the past decade. While the overall crime rate increased 1.6% between 2011/12 to 2012/13, the
rate has decreased 12.0% since 2003/04.
Figure 3: Total offences recorded per 100,000 population, 2003/04 to 2012/13
Cleared offences
Victoria Police has changed its method of calculating clearance rates in 2011/12, 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 2011). 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 406,497 offences recorded during 2012/13, 189,065 were cleared within the same financial year. A
further 39,479 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives
a total clearance rate of 56.2% (4.9 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 2011/12).
Figure 4: Recorded and total cleared1 offences, 2008/09 to 2012/13
Number of offences
400,000
406,497
393,018
384,918
370,082
362,088
300,000
200,000
100,000
51.5%
53.1%
51.1%
51.3%
56.2%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
Figure 5: Offences recorded, by status of investigation, 2012/13

Offences
No. 2012/13
Homicide
Rape
Detected
to 2012/13 and
Other Cleared in 2012/13
178
22
31
116
50
1,985
482
268
617
359
227
32
621
1,536
6,526
1,422
769
3,100
472
671
92
1,330
93
1,232
96
61
405
Assault
46,122
8,298
6,454
26,873
2,823
1,308
366
9,618
Abduction / Kidnap
Sub-total
686
129
38
448
25
44
86
58,312
11,683
7,653
32,386
3,777
2,313
500
12,316
3,312
2,587
80
586
32
27
163
45,580
31,354
2,066
11,246
644
219
51
3,564
2,716
1,504
82
1,035
58
32
259
28,915
25,262
241
3,028
101
276
1,089
Burglary (other)
15,082
12,410
135
2,481
12
38
848
Deception
26,177
8,275
1,196
16,258
209
189
50
4,196
Handle stolen goods
8,174
237
322
7,605
643
42,965
38,468
392
3,874
37
173
21
1,167
Theft (shopsteal)
20,673
6,384
899
13,205
75
54
56
1,955
14,671
11,214
328
2,347
158
597
27
1,207
4,664
4,257
47
298
18
39
78
50,648
36,917
1,160
11,068
505
956
42
3,925
263,577
178,869
6,948
73,031
1,849
2,582
298
19,094
5,263
241
200
4,816
354
Drug (possess, use)
16,206
391
834
14,943
22
15
1,121
Sub-total
21,469
632
1,034
19,759
27
16
1,475
601
15
41
545
42
30,795
2,797
2,633
25,009
82
211
63
3,876
1,352
177
110
980
23
40
22
229
11,376
368
682
10,252
16
39
19
829
Harassment
4,875
1,138
448
2,902
271
95
21
548
6,685
184
257
6,172
15
49
231
Theft (other)
Sub-total
Drug
Unsolved Summons Processed Withdrawn
2,815
Theft of bicy cle
offences
Offender Complaint No Offence
Robbery
Property damage

Justice procedures
Other crime
Intent to
Sex (non rape)
Arson
Other
Sub-total
TOTAL
Recorded Prior
Status of Investigation as at 30 June 2013
Recorded
7,455
1,203
560
5,547
51
66
28
839
63,139
5,882
4,731
51,407
458
459
202
6,594
406,497
197,066
20,366
176,583
6,085
5,381
1,016
39,479
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
Eastern Region
Eastern Region experienced a 4.2% increase in the number of offences during 2012/13, to 87,879 offences.
Crime against the person rose by 8.7% to 13,308 offences. The largest increases were seen in harassment
offences (up 39.3%), weapons/explosives (37.1%) and drug possession/use offences (29.5% increase). The
largest decreases were seen in handle stolen goods offences (down 17.5%), theft of motor vehicle (10.2%)
and property damage (8.7% decrease).
Of the offences recorded in Eastern Region during 2012/13, 42,424 were cleared within the same financial
year. A further 7,578 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This
gives a total clearance rate of 56.9% (2.3% higher than the clearance rate recorded in 2011/12).
Figure 7: Eastern Region offences recorded and cleared1, 2011/12 and 2012/13
Offences Recorded
Rates per 100,000
% Change
Homicide
Rape
Sex (non rape)
Robbery
Assault
Abduction / Kidnap
from
2012/13
2011/12
2012/13
years
2012/13
2011/12
36
34
-5.6
2.3
2.2
-6.2
23
13
105.9
17.0
467
475
1.7
30.0
30.3
1.0
257
116
78.5
-14.6
1,766
1,705
-3.5
113.6
108.9
-4.1
1,067
421
87.3
2.5
496
469
-5.4
31.9
29.9
-6.1
240
56
63.1
1.4
9,373
10,494
12.0
602.7
670.1
11.2
7,523
1,936
90.1
4.0
2.1
131
24.8
6.8
8.4
23.9
93
17
84.0
8.7
787.2
849.7
7.9
9,203
2,559
88.4
3.2
696
802
15.2
44.8
51.2
14.4
218
28
30.7
7.4
12,424
11,337
-8.7
798.9
723.9
-9.4
3,052
785
33.8
1.6
446
512
14.8
28.7
32.7
14.0
235
48
55.3
1.7
6,042
6,580
8.9
388.5
420.1
8.1
845
207
16.0
-0.2
Burglary (other)
3,429
3,661
6.8
220.5
233.8
6.0
673
169
23.0
-1.3
Deception
4,393
4,245
-3.4
282.5
271.0
-4.0
2,935
638
84.2
-11.1
Handle stolen goods
1,866
1,540
-17.5
120.0
98.3
-18.0
1,466
78
100.3
1.7
9,314
8,739
-6.2
598.9
558.0
-6.8
779
216
11.4
-0.4
Theft (shopsteal)
4,140
4,561
10.2
266.2
291.2
9.4
2,907
407
72.7
-5.1
2,763
2,481
-10.2
177.7
158.4
-10.8
577
200
31.3
3.4
713
717
0.6
45.8
45.8
-0.1
89
13
14.2
2.3
9,986
10,436
4.5
642.1
666.4
3.8
3,066
658
35.7
4.4
56,212
55,611
-1.1
3,614.5
3,550.8
-1.8
16,842
3,447
36.5
-0.1
Theft of bicy cle

Theft (other)
Sub-total
Drug
Population*
2011/12
13,308
Property damage
offences
from
2011/12
Rate (%) Total Rate

Clearances**
105

Drug (possess, use)
Sub-total
Justice procedures
Other crime
No.
2012/13
Total Clearances
% Change
12,243
Sub-total
Arson
962
1,181
22.8
61.9
75.4
21.9
1,110
74
100.3
3.4
2,665
3,452
29.5
171.4
220.4
28.6
3,189
199
98.1
1.6
3,627
4,633
27.7
233.2
295.8
26.8
4,299
273
98.7
2.0
88
91
3.4
5.7
5.8
2.7
86
10
105.5
15.7
-2.3
5,870
6,782
15.5
377.5
433.0
14.7
5,665
737
94.4
393
406
3.3
25.3
25.9
2.6
314
68
94.1
5.5
1,863
2,555
37.1
119.8
163.1
36.2
2,347
164
98.3
1.1
895
1,247
39.3
57.6
79.6
38.4
901
114
81.4
2.4
1,441
1,499
4.0
92.7
95.7
3.3
1,420
45
97.7
-1.4
Harassment
Other
Sub-total
TOTAL
No.
2011/12
Rate per 100,000
1,690
1,747
3.4
108.7
111.5
2.6
1,347
161
86.3
-2.7
12,240
14,327
17.1
787.1
914.8
16.2
12,080
1,299
93.4
-1.0
84,322
87,879
4.2
5,422.1
5,611.2
3.5
42,424
7,578
56.9
2.3
* Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 30 June 2012 obtained from the Australian
Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 3218.0).
10
North West Metro Region

North West Metro Region experienced a 1.2% increase in the number of offences during 2012/13, to
159,798 offences. Crime against the person rose by 5.4% to 20,803 offences. The largest percentage
increases were seen in harassment (up 66.4%), homicide (62.5%), and regulated public order offences
(39.1% increase). The largest percentage decreases were seen in robbery and theft from motor vehicle
(both down 13.9%), and residential burglaries (8.0%).
Of the offences recorded in North West Metro Region during 2012/13, 70,507 were cleared within the same
financial year. A further 15,735 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in
2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 54.0% (5.9 percentage points higher than the clearance rate
recorded in 2011/12).
Figure 8: North West Metro Region offences recorded and cleared1, 2011/12 and 2012/13
Offences Recorded
Rates per 100,000
% Change
Homicide
from
2012/13
2011/12
2012/13
years
2012/13
2011/12
78
62.5
2.8
4.4
58.4
54
15
88.5
-11.5
-3.4
38.6
36.3
-5.9
440
242
105.1
18.2
Sex (non rape)
1,771
1,928
8.9
101.6
107.8
6.1
1,280
426
88.5
-0.1
Robbery
1,779
1,531
-13.9
102.1
85.6
-16.1
715
219
61.0
4.4
Assault
15,183
16,330
7.6
871.2
913.2
4.8
10,250
3,658
85.2
3.7
278
287
3.2
16.0
16.0
0.6
213
42
88.9
2.5
19,731
20,803
5.4
1,132.2
1,163.3
2.7
12,952
4,602
84.4
4.2
1,071
1,116
4.2
61.5
62.4
1.5
174
58
20.8
1.5
16,397
15,044
-8.3
940.9
841.2
-10.6
3,702
1,254
32.9
7.0
1,047
1,097
4.8
60.1
61.3
2.1
399
112
46.6
4.1
12,724
11,701
-8.0
730.1
654.3
-10.4
1,240
439
14.3
1.5
5,359
5,229
-2.4
307.5
292.4
-4.9
821
311
21.6
2.2
10,592
11,423
7.8
607.8
638.8
5.1
7,004
1,574
75.1
-2.4
3,098
3,742
20.8
177.8
209.2
17.7
3,443
400
102.7
9.5
20,561
17,699
-13.9
1,179.8
989.7
-16.1
1,587
501
11.8
4.1
Theft (shopsteal)
8,535
8,201
-3.9
489.7
458.6
-6.4
5,088
823
72.1
-2.4
7,729
7,146
-7.5
443.5
399.6
-9.9
1,359
617
27.7
7.9
Theft of bicy cle
1,906
2,264
18.8
109.4
126.6
15.8
136
25
7.1
-1.7
Abduction / Kidnap
Sub-total
Burglary (other)
Deception
Handle stolen goods
Sub-total
Drug
Population*
2011/12
649
Theft (other)
offences
from
2011/12
Rate (%) Total Rate

Clearances**
48
Property damage
22,256
22,733
2.1
1,277.1
1,271.2
-0.5
5,842
1,950
34.3
7.3
111,275
107,395
-3.5
6,385.1
6,005.5
-5.9
30,795
8,064
36.2
5.4
2,215
2,091
-5.6
127.1
116.9
-8.0
1,860
170
97.1
-0.3
Drug (possess, use)
6,193
6,659
7.5
355.4
372.4
4.8
6,128
545
100.2
2.2
8,408
8,750
4.1
482.5
489.3
1.4
7,988
715
99.5
1.6
228
290
27.2
13.1
16.2
24.0
263
25
99.3
2.8
9,083
11,029
21.4
521.2
616.7
18.3
9,049
1,294
93.8
-2.1
238
331
39.1
13.7
18.5
35.5
263
35
90.0
-12.9
Sub-total
Justice procedures
Other crime
No.
2012/13
Total Clearances
% Change
672
Rape
Arson

3,391
4,083
20.4
194.6
228.3
17.3
3,639
364
98.0
-0.9
Harassment
1,094
1,820
66.4
62.8
101.8
62.1
1,187
215
77.0
-0.1
2,317
2,341
1.0
133.0
130.9
-1.5
2,119
88
94.3
-5.3
Other
2,164
2,956
36.6
124.2
165.3
33.1
2,252
333
87.4
0.7
18,515
22,850
23.4
1,062.4
1,277.8
20.3
18,772
2,354
92.5
-2.4
157,929
159,798
1.2
9,062.2
8,935.8
-1.4
70,507
15,735
54.0
5.9
Sub-total
TOTAL
No.
2011/12
Rate per 100,000
11
Southern Metro Region

Southern Metro Region experienced a 4.3% increase in the number of offences during 2012/13, to 94,169
offences. Crime against the person rose by 3.0% to 13,433 offences. The largest percentage increase was
seen in weapons/explosives offences (up 36.0%), justice procedures (21.8%), and going equipped to steal
(25.4% increase).
Offence categories which experience large percentage reductions included homicide (33.3% decrease),
regulated public order (30.8%) and harassment offences (down 24.4%).
Of the offences recorded in Southern Metro Region during 2012/13, 43,908 were cleared within the same
financial year. A further 10,020 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in
2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 57.3% (4.3 percentage points higher than the clearance rate
recorded in 2011/12).
Figure 9: Southern Metro Region offences recorded and cleared1, 2011/12 and 2012/2013
Offences Recorded
Rates per 100,000
% Change
Homicide
Rape
Sex (non rape)
Robbery
Assault
Abduction / Kidnap
Sub-total
Arson
Property damage
Drug
Population*
2011/12
from
2012/13
2011/12
2012/13
years
2012/13
2011/12
51.0
48
32
-33.3
3.6
2.4
-34.5
22
17
121.9
553
466
-15.7
41.4
34.2
-17.2
298
142
94.4
2.9
1,467
1,508
2.8
109.7
110.8
1.0
1,010
328
88.7
-5.9
9.5
771
608
-21.1
57.7
44.7
-22.5
329
108
71.9
10,065
10,662
5.9
752.7
783.3
4.1
7,353
2,408
91.5
7.4
132
157
18.9
9.9
11.5
16.8
119
19
87.9
2.3
13,036
13,433
3.0
974.9
986.9
1.2
9,131
3,022
90.5
6.1
665
751
12.9
49.7
55.2
10.9
127
28
20.6
-2.8
10,764
10,426
-3.1
805.0
766.0
-4.8
2,816
891
35.6
5.7
631
689
9.2
47.2
50.6
7.3
283
68
50.9
8.3
6,344
6,548
3.2
474.5
481.1
1.4
761
284
16.0
-0.2
3,279
3,410
4.0
245.2
250.5
2.2
562
198
22.3
-0.5
Deception
6,601
6,663
0.9
493.7
489.5
-0.8
3,545
1,473
75.3
0.3
Handle stolen goods
1,598
1,850
15.8
119.5
135.9
13.7
1,733
99
99.0
1.0
10,809
10,555
-2.3
808.4
775.5
-4.1
997
287
12.2
1.1
Theft (shopsteal)
4,874
5,686
16.7
364.5
417.7
14.6
3,932
469
77.4
-0.9
3,307
3,231
-2.3
247.3
237.4
-4.0
773
266
32.2
4.4
971
1,118
15.1
72.6
82.1
13.1
74
23
8.7
1.8
10,153
10,062
-0.9
759.3
739.3
-2.6
2,252
808
30.4
3.3
2.8
Sub-total
offences
from
2011/12
Rate (%) Total Rate

Clearances**
Burglary (other)
Theft (other)
59,996
60,989
1.7
4,487.0
4,480.8
-0.1
17,855
4,894
37.3
1,051
1,177
12.0
78.6
86.5
10.0
1,097
80
100.0
0.2
Drug (possess, use)
3,491
4,135
18.4
261.1
303.8
16.4
3,821
289
99.4
2.6
4,542
5,312
17.0
339.7
390.3
14.9
4,918
369
99.5
2.0
114
143
25.4
8.5
10.5
23.2
129
93.0
-8.7
6,083
7,410
21.8
454.9
544.4
19.7
5,927
1,140
95.4
3.2
487
337
-30.8
36.4
24.8
-32.0
279
76
105.3
14.4
2,074
2,821
36.0
155.1
207.3
33.6
2,604
186
98.9
0.2
Harassment
1,223
925
-24.4
91.5
68.0
-25.7
658
138
86.1
2.9
-0.6
Sub-total
Justice procedures
Other crime
No.
2012/13
Total Clearances
% Change
Theft of bicy cle
1,389
1,392
0.2
103.9
102.3
-1.6
1,335
41
98.9
Other
1,345
1,407
4.6
100.6
103.4
2.8
1,072
150
86.9
1.3
12,715
14,435
13.5
950.9
1,060.5
11.5
12,004
1,735
95.2
2.7
90,289
94,169
4.3
6,752.6
6,918.6
2.5
43,908
10,020
57.3
4.3
Sub-total
TOTAL
No.
2011/12
Rate per 100,000
12
Western Region
Western Region experienced a 6.7% increase in the number of offences during 2012/13, to 64,367 offences.
Crime against the person also rose by 14.6%. The largest increase was seen in deception offences
(118.4%), harassment (45.7%), and weapons/explosives (up 35.9%). The increase of 118.4% in the
deception offences was due to three incidents with very high counts of offences (between 300 and 999). The
largest decreases were seen in theft (other) (down 13.9%), robbery (11.9%), and regulated public order
offences (6.7% decrease).
Of the offences recorded in Western Region during 2012/13, 32,168 were cleared within the same financial
year. A further 6,073 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This
gives a total clearance rate of 59.4% (6.5% greater than the clearance rate recorded in 2011/12).
Figure 10:
Western Region offences recorded and cleared1, 2011/12 and 2012/13

Offences Recorded
Rates per 100,000
% Change
Homicide
Rape
Sex (non rape)
Robbery
Assault
Abduction / Kidnap
Sub-total
Arson
Property damage
Drug
Population*
2011/12
from
2012/13
2011/12
2012/13
years
2012/13
2011/12
34
34
0.0
3.8
3.7
-0.9
26
91.2
-32.4
355
395
11.3
39.5
43.5
10.2
240
116
90.1
-7.3
1,368
1,382
1.0
152.1
152.2
0.1
976
339
95.2
-2.6
235
207
-11.9
26.1
22.8
-12.7
108
21
62.3
1.9
7,318
8,633
18.0
813.5
950.8
16.9
6,243
1,612
91.0
4.8
83
111
33.7
9.2
12.2
32.5
94
91.0
-0.6
9,393
10,762
14.6
1,044.2
1,185.3
13.5
7,687
2,100
90.9
3.1
659
643
-2.4
73.3
70.8
-3.3
126
49
27.2
2.8
9,335
8,772
-6.0
1,037.8
966.1
-6.9
2,590
632
36.7
7.2
376
418
11.2
41.8
46.0
10.1
213
31
58.4
-0.7
4,086
-0.8
458.1
450.0
-1.8
566
153
17.6
-0.4
Burglary (other)
2,930
2,782
-5.1
325.7
306.4
-5.9
481
161
23.1
-1.9
Deception
1,730
3,778
118.4
192.3
416.1
116.4
3,172
507
97.4
4.3
870
1,040
19.5
96.7
114.5
18.4
971
61
99.2
3.0
5,949
5,880
-1.2
661.3
647.6
-2.1
742
162
15.4
1.0
Handle stolen goods

Theft (shopsteal)
2,312
2,225
-3.8
257.0
245.1
-4.7
1,463
256
77.3
-2.3
1,848
1,813
-1.9
205.4
199.7
-2.8
420
121
29.8
-1.7
598
565
-5.5
66.5
62.2
-6.4
61
17
13.8
1.6
8,493
7,309
-13.9
944.2
805.0
-14.7
1,411
504
26.2
-1.7
39,221
39,311
0.2
4,360.2
4,329.6
-0.7
12,216
2,654
37.8
5.2
601
814
35.4
66.8
89.7
34.2
755
30
96.4
-3.1
1,660
1,959
18.0
184.5
215.8
16.9
1,843
88
98.6
0.0
2,261
2,773
22.6
251.4
305.4
21.5
2,598
118
97.9
-0.9
-13.8
Sub-total
offences
from
2011/12
Rate (%) Total Rate

Clearances**
4,121
Theft (other)
Drug (possess, use)
Sub-total
58
77
32.8
6.4
8.5
31.5
67
89.6
4,545
5,570
22.6
505.3
613.5
21.4
4,723
704
97.4
5.3
297
277
-6.7
33.0
30.5
-7.6
208
49
92.8
-9.2
1,411
1,917
35.9
156.9
211.1
34.6
1,736
115
96.6
-2.9
606
883
45.7
67.4
97.3
44.4
543
81
70.7
-17.6
Justice procedures
Other crime
No.
2012/13
Total Clearances
% Change
Theft of bicy cle
Harassment
1,290
1,453
12.6
143.4
160.0
11.6
1,370
57
98.2
-1.1
Other
1,221
1,344
10.1
135.7
148.0
9.1
1,020
193
90.3
16.6
9,428
11,521
22.2
1,048.1
1,268.9
21.1
9,667
1,201
94.3
2.4
60,303
64,367
6.7
6,703.8
7,089.2
5.7
32,168
6,073
59.4
6.5
Sub-total
TOTAL
No.
2011/12
Rate per 100,000
13
3.3
Where crime occurred
In 2012/13, 37.3% of all offences occurred in residential locations. This was the most common type of
location where offences occurred, followed by retail/financial and street/lane/footpaths (both 16.1%).
Residential locations increased in the number of offences by 4.9% between 2011/12 and 2012/13. In
particular, crime against the person increased in residential locations by 13.6%. 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 2012/13 were
education/health/religious (19.4%) and open space locations (8.9%). Sports/recreation facilities showed a
6.5% decrease, and licensed premises decreased by 3.4%.
Street / Lane /
Footpath
Educ. / Health /
Religious
Public Transport
Licensed Premises
Open Space
Other Community
Other *
TOTAL
68
1,420
3,726
197
23,610
336
2
24
172
713
2,626
20
87
125
678
1,179
9,867
166
6
64
333
22
1,022
14
0
11
268
248
1,311
7
1
48
92
107
947
32
0
23
90
42
440
11
1
18
54
59
1,436
4
2
96
391
151
687
23
0
1
7
0
49
0
11
155
715
97
4,127
73
29,357
3,557
12,102
1,461
1,845
1,227
606
1,572
1,350
57
5,178
178
1,985
6,526
2,815
46,122
686
58,312
975
21,239
2,570
28,915
0
3,278
2,308
16,405
23
4,133
2,235
12,521
116
3,806
67
0
5,721
11,978
593
981
19,374
733
223
15,210
639
8,196
10
0
38
1,382
2,008
11,396
44
6,245
811
2,435
175
1,857
5
0
2,160
241
37
328
11
70
291
4,960
28
1,996
0
0
25
142
141
774
15
495
442
1,264
280
2,272
0
0
116
170
238
4,988
6
788
265
796
93
667
4
0
1,125
255
37
255
19
59
61
1,655
1
337
9
0
301
298
36
66
586
97
23
1,961
676
978
3
0
265
48
55
563
5
61
117
1,408
7
197
0
0
103
6
1
34
4
1
11
246
322
4,035
48
0
5,228
8,379
2,720
7,175
586
1,989
185
8,192
94,602
58,802
33,204
10,135
5,322
9,919
4,230
3,715
4,179
610
2,844
3,745
74
482
1,241
5,995
23
162
21
579
247
1,953
21
261
45
120
72
446
0
2
675
2,461
6,589
556
7,236
185
600
2,200
282
165
518
3,136
5,263
16,206
21,469
33
12,341
535
3,418
2,559
318
1,960
21,164
71
625
39
502
219
415
547
2,418
227
2,880
249
3,931
369
3,870
1,216
12,742
9
251
70
92
63
95
389
969
19
267
28
426
48
417
773
1,978
32
206
20
616
12
241
160
1,287
4
111
13
69
27
125
119
468
2
85
38
97
10
245
365
842
4
92
132
244
64
226
261
1,023
0
8
0
5
1
2
3
19
200
13,929
228
1,976
1,503
731
1,662
20,229
601
30,795
1,352
11,376
4,875
6,685
7,455
63,139
151,712
65,333
65,284
12,750
9,745
14,633
5,586
6,294
7,070
688
67,402
406,497
37.3%
16.1%
16.1%
3.1%
2.4%
3.6%
1.4%
1.5%
1.7%
0.2%
16.6%
100.0%
Other Transport
Sports /
Recreation
Facilities
Retail / Financial
Offences recorded, by type of location, 2012/13
Residential
Figure 11:
Crime Against The Person

Homicide
Rape
Sex (non rape)
Robbery
Assault
Abduction / Kidnap
Sub-Total
Crime Against Property
Arson
Property Damage
Burglary (Aggravated)
Burglary (Residential)
Burglary (Other)
Deception
Handle Stolen Goods
Theft From Motor Vehicle
Theft (Shopsteal)
Theft Of Motor Vehicle
Theft Of Bicycle
Theft (Other)
Sub-Total
3,312
45,580
2,716
28,915
15,082
26,177
8,174
42,965
20,673
14,671
4,664
50,648
38,859 263,577
Drug Offences
Drug (Cult., Manuf., Traff.)
Drug (Possess, Use)
Sub-Total
Other Crime
Going Equipped To Steal
Justice Procedures
Regulated Public Order
Weapons / Explosives
Harassment
Behaviour in Public
Other
Sub-Total
TOTAL
Percentage (%)
* Other includes: Justice, Administrative/Professional, Wholesale, Warehouse/Storage, Manufacturing, Agricultural, Other Location and
unspecified locations.
14
Retail / Financial
Street / Lane /
Footpath
Educ. / Health /
Religious
Public Transport
Other Transport
Sports / Recreation
Facilities
Licensed Premises
Open Space
Other Community
Other *
TOTAL
Percentage change in recorded offences, by type of location, 2011/12 to 2012/13

Residential
Figure 12:
25.9
-2.3
6.6
5.3
16.0
10.2
13.6
-50.0
200.0
-29.8
-8.5
1.5
-31.0
-2.6
2.4
0.0
-0.3
-14.4
-1.1
12.2
-2.3
100.0
-15.8
2.1
0.0
9.3
100.0
6.7
-100.0
-8.3
26.4
-19.0
5.7
-58.8
3.2
-50.0
45.5
29.6
-19.5
4.1
190.9
5.8
n/a
130.0
-37.1
-17.6
-9.7
-26.7
-14.2
-66.7
-28.0
50.0
-7.8
1.2
-69.2
0.8
-60.0
-11.9
6.3
-28.8
-3.1
53.3
-4.8
n/a
-80.0
133.3
n/a
2.1
-100.0
-1.7
10.0
-19.3
-9.9
-35.3
25.7
97.3
16.0
6.6
-3.1
2.4
-14.2
10.0
14.5
2.4
-0.7
7.4
-1.1
n/a
24.7
-4.5
-6.7
-17.9
-2.3
3.8
-6.7
-1.9
27.5
-13.0
71.8
n/a
7.0
10.2
7.6
-3.4
4.9
-7.6
41.1
-6.2
1.5
-6.6
-13.9
150.0
n/a
15.2
11.0
10.3
-13.1
18.9
-7.0
15.9
-8.5
-9.1
11.5
-13.6
-64.3
n/a
-8.3
-53.5
85.0
-6.6
-21.4
4.5
9.4
101.6
21.1
0.0
-10.5
n/a
n/a
-16.7
-16.5
60.2
-11.9
50.0
-30.6
28.5
11.1
-5.5
0.4
-11.1
n/a
n/a
39.8
77.1
-1.7
-13.2
-33.3
-19.3
33.8
11.5
-9.0
-13.1
-6.6
0.0
n/a
-7.9
-3.8
27.6
-25.2
-13.6
-23.4
27.1
-5.4
-7.6
-80.0
-16.2
0.0
n/a
-1.6
59.4
9.1
-35.9
7.3
-15.7
27.8
-14.6
-7.6
36.6
-0.3
200.0
n/a
10.4
380.0
0.0
16.1
150.0
-9.0
28.6
4.1
10.6
75.0
17.3
n/a
n/a
-8.0
-62.5
n/a
-33.3
-50.0
n/a
57.1
6.5
2.2
11.4
-9.0
37.1
n/a
-0.8
14.3
24.9
2.1
-17.5
5.0
-9.3
-6.2
2.0
7.1
-6.8
8.6
-1.1
0.6
12.2
10.0
-8.0
4.1
-6.2
11.4
-0.6
8.0
14.3
11.5
2.8
32.1
27.2
11.2
12.8
12.5
130.0
16.5
24.2
-36.4
10.3
7.5
19.9
32.2
30.7
50.0
8.3
10.6
45.2
11.1
18.7
60.0
14.1
18.8
n/a
-33.3
-33.3
1.0
13.4
10.5
9.0
15.7
-29.8
29.3
10.1
33.1
53.8
10.4
5.0
28.6
-11.3
16.6
56.0
37.2
13.5
11.3
3.0
14.9
14.6
13.3
-15.6
26.1
11.5
-6.9
23.7
9.7
350.0
58.9
250.0
10.8
3.3
39.7
-2.8
22.3
11.8
25.9
-37.8
10.4
29.7
64.2
6.9
18.2
88.2
25.6
-28.6
50.6
-14.3
24.9
-3.0
30.0
100.0
33.7
-23.5
11.3
92.9
23.8
-25.6
6.6
0.0
-15.0
-74.8
3.2
11.1
37.6
39.8
5.9
-33.3
-53.1
10.9
26.4
120.7
43.0
62.1
18.7
n/a
-66.7
n/a
66.7
n/a
-66.7
-80.0
-60.4
70.9
15.8
-0.4
35.5
2.5
10.3
43.9
18.2
23.2
20.4
-4.5
30.2
27.7
3.9
16.1
4.9
1.9
-2.5
19.4
1.0
-0.7
-6.5
-3.4
8.9
-2.5
7.8
3.4

Homicide
Rape
Sex (non rape)
Robbery
Assault
Abduction / Kidnap
Sub-Total
7.2

Arson
Property Damage
Burglary (Other)
Deception
Handle Stolen Goods
Theft (Shopsteal)
Theft Of Bicycle
Theft (Other)
Sub-Total
-1.2
Drug Offences
Drug (Possess, Use)
Sub-Total
14.0
Other Crime
Justice Procedures
Weapons /Explosives
Harassment
Behaviour in Public
Other
Sub-Total
TOTAL
Street / Lane /
Footpath
Educ. / Health /
Religious
Public Transport
Licensed Premises
Open Space
Other Community
Other *
TOTAL
1.2
25.0
65.6
3.5
415.7
5.9
516.9
0.0
0.4
3.0
12.6
46.2
0.4
62.6
1.5
2.2
11.9
20.8
173.7
2.9
213.1
0.1
1.1
5.9
0.4
18.0
0.2
25.7
0.0
0.2
4.7
4.4
23.1
0.1
32.5
0.0
0.8
1.6
1.9
16.7
0.6
21.6
0.0
0.4
1.6
0.7
7.7
0.2
10.7
0.0
0.3
1.0
1.0
25.3
0.1
27.7
0.0
1.7
6.9
2.7
12.1
0.4
23.8
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
0.0
1.0
0.2
2.7
12.6
1.7
72.7
1.3
91.2
3.1
34.9
114.9
49.6
812.1
12.1
1,026.7
17.2
2.0
374.0
67.0
45.2
1.2
509.1
0.0
0.0
100.7
57.7
210.9
40.6
10.4
288.8
17.3
0.4
341.1
72.8
12.9
39.4
3.9
220.5
267.8
1,665.6 1,035.3
11.3
144.3
0.2
0.0
0.7
24.3
35.4
200.6
0.8
110.0
14.3
42.9
584.6
3.1
32.7
0.1
0.0
38.0
4.2
0.7
5.8
0.2
1.2
5.1
87.3
178.4
0.5
35.1
0.0
0.0
0.4
2.5
2.5
13.6
0.3
8.7
7.8
22.3
93.7
4.9
40.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.0
4.2
87.8
0.1
13.9
4.7
14.0
174.6
1.6
11.7
0.1
0.0
19.8
4.5
0.7
4.5
0.3
1.0
1.1
29.1
74.5
0.0
5.9
0.2
0.0
5.3
5.2
0.6
1.2
10.3
1.7
0.4
34.5
65.4
11.9
17.2
0.1
0.0
4.7
0.8
1.0
9.9
0.1
1.1
2.1
24.8
73.6
0.1
3.5
0.0
0.0
1.8
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.2
4.3
10.7
5.7
71.0
0.8
0.0
92.0
147.5
47.9
126.3
10.3
35.0
3.3
144.2
684.2
58.3
802.5
47.8
509.1
265.5
460.9
143.9
756.5
364.0
258.3
82.1
891.7
4,640.7
Other Transport
Sports /
Recreation
Facilities
Retail / Financial
Offences recorded as rate per 100,000 population, by type of location, 2012/13

Residential
Figure 13:
19.4

Homicide
Rape
Sex (non rape)
Robbery
Assault
Abduction / Kidnap
Sub-Total
Arson
Property Damage
Burglary (Other)
Deception
Handle Stolen Goods
Theft (Shopsteal)
Theft Of Bicycle
Theft (Other)
Sub-Total
Drug Offences
Drug (Possess, Use)
Sub-Total
50.1
65.9
116.0
1.3
8.5
9.8
21.9
105.6
127.4
0.4
2.9
3.3
0.4
10.2
10.6
4.3
34.4
38.7
0.4
4.6
5.0
0.8
2.1
2.9
1.3
7.9
9.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.9
43.3
55.2
92.7
285.3
378.0
0.6
217.3
9.4
60.2
45.1
5.6
34.5
372.6
1.3
11.0
0.7
8.8
3.9
7.3
9.6
42.6
4.0
50.7
4.4
69.2
6.5
68.1
21.4
224.3
0.2
4.4
1.2
1.6
1.1
1.7
6.8
17.1
0.3
4.7
0.5
7.5
0.8
7.3
13.6
34.8
0.6
3.6
0.4
10.8
0.2
4.2
2.8
22.7
0.1
2.0
0.2
1.2
0.5
2.2
2.1
8.2
0.0
1.5
0.7
1.7
0.2
4.3
6.4
14.8
0.1
1.6
2.3
4.3
1.1
4.0
4.6
18.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
3.5
245.2
4.0
34.8
26.5
12.9
29.3
356.2
10.6
542.2
23.8
200.3
85.8
117.7
131.3
1,111.7
2,671.2
1,150.3
1,149.4
224.5
171.6
257.6
98.4
110.8
124.5
12.1
1,186.7
7,157.1
37.3%
16.1%
16.1%
3.1%
2.4%
3.6%
1.4%
1.5%
1.7%
0.2%
16.6%
100.0%
Other Crime
Justice Procedures
Harassment
Behaviour in Public
Other
Sub-Total
TOTAL
Percentage (%)
* Includes: Justice, Administrative/Professional, Wholesale, Warehouse/Storage, Manufacturing, Agricultural, Other Location and
unspecified locations.
15
Crime on Public Transport

As shown in Figure 12, crime in public transport locations increased by 1.0% in 2012/13. Several notable
crime categories increased in the same period, including behaviour in public (64.2%), sex (non-rape)
(26.4%), and assault (5.7%). There were decreases in theft of motor vehicle (30.6%), regulated public order
(37.8%), robberies (19.0%), and property damage (10.5%).
The offence category that experienced the largest increase in 2012/13 in public transport locations was
behaviour in public, which increased by 64.2% to 417 offences.
The tope five offence categories for offences occurring on public transport in 2012/13 were property
damage, assault, theft (other), theft from motor vehicle and other1. These five offence categories made up
62.8% of offences at public transport locations.
Figure 14:
Offences occurring at public transport locations, by type of offence, 2012/2013

% Change from
No. Offences Recorded

2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
Graffiti related property damage offences
658
570
607
1,329
1,321
-0.6%
Other property damage offences
782
786
774
902
675
-25.2%
Total property damage offences
1,440
1,356
1,381
2,231
1,996
-10.5%
Assault
1,163
1,290
1,301
1,240
1,311
5.7%
Theft (Other)
1,343
1,280
1,247
1,138
1,264
11.1%
1,503
1,087
957
879
774
-11.9%
510
474
492
723
773
6.9%
Remaining Offence Categories
3,537
3,441
3,109
3,440
3,627
5.4%
Total offences
9,496
8,928
8,487
9,651
9,745
1.0%
Other 1
Other category includes offences such as fail to have/provide a valid ticket, possess graffiti implement, consume liquor or possess
open liquor container, smoke in a prohibited area, behave in offensive manner or use offensive/indecent language, trespassing and
crossing railway lines or tracks when or where prohibited.
The most common location that public transport offences occurred in was train stations. Train stations and
tram/tram stops experienced the largest increase between 2011/12 and 2012/13 (by 8.8% and 21.3%
respectively). Offences recorded at railway carparks, trains, depot/terminals decreased between 2011/12
and 2012/13.
Detected offences on public transport increased by 21.0% in 2012/13 to 1,631 offences. They account for
16.7% of all offences on public transport. Reported offences decreased by 2.3% to 8,114 and account for
83.3% of total offences. Reported offences experienced a decrease in all location types except train station
and taxi (increased by 7.1% and 4.4% respectively) while detected offences experienced a decrease only in
train location (down by 7.0%).
Figure 15:
Offences occurring at public transport locations, by type of location, 2012/13

No. Offences recorded, 2011/12
Detected
Train
Reported
No. Offences recorded, 2012/13
Total
Detected
Reported
% Change from 2011/12
Total
Detected 2
Reported 3
Total
86
1,048
1,134
80
947
1,027
-7.0%
-9.6%
1,097
3,858
4,955
1,261
4,131
5,392
14.9%
7.1%
8.8%
Railw ay carpark
69
1,716
1,785
77
1,413
1,490
11.6%
-17.7%
-16.5%
Tram/tram stop
28
400
428
128
391
519
357.1%
-2.3%
21.3%
Bus/bus stop
54
731
785
55
719
774
1.9%
-1.6%
-1.4%
Depot/terminal
147
154
18
123
141
157.1%
-16.3%
-8.4%
Train Station
-9.4%
Freight y ard
24
24
10
n/a
-62.5%
-58.3%
Office
15
15
n/a
-93.3%
-93.3%
Tax i
364
371
11
380
391
57.1%
4.4%
5.4%
1,348
8,303
9,651
1,631
8,114
9,745
21.0%
-2.3%
1.0%
Total Public Transport Offences

2
Detected offences include Handle Stolen Goods, Drug (Possess/Use), Drug (Cultivate/Manufacture), Going Equipped to Steal,
Regulated Public Order, Weapons/Explosives and Behaviour in Public offences.
3
Reported offences include all non detected offences.
16
3.4
Alleged offenders processed
While total offences increased by 3.4%, Victoria Police processed 12.2% more offenders compared with
2011/12. A total of 200,380 alleged offenders were processed in 2012/13.
Figure 16:
Alleged offenders processed, 2008/09 to 2012/13

200,380
210,000
180,000
168,935
170,366
2008/09
2009/10
178,619
161,687
150,000
120,000
90,000
60,000
30,000
0
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
There were 170,213 adult offenders processed during 2012/13, which was an increase of 15.1% on the
147,831 processed in 2011/12. There were 29,198 juvenile offenders processed in 2012/13, which was a
decrease of 2.2% on the 29,851 processed in 2011/12.
Figure 17: Alleged offenders processed, by age group and offence, 2011/12 and 2012/13
Juveniles (<18)
Adults
Total persons*
% Change
Homicide
Rape
Sex (non rape)
from
No.
No.
from
No.
No.
from
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
14
-85.7
166
191
15.1
181
194
7.2
117
106
-9.4
764
713
-6.7
890
826
-7.2
437
423
-3.2
2,514
2,681
6.6
2,978
3,131
5.1
1,074
-10.6
1,703
1,664
-2.3
2,911
2,742
-5.8
Assault
4,853
4,975
2.5
28,387
33,069
16.5
33,413
38,249
14.5
35
35
0.0
594
599
0.8
633
634
0.2
6,657
6,615
-0.6
34,128
38,917
14.0
41,006
45,776
11.6
15.0
Abduction / Kidnap
Property damage
No.
1,201
Arson
369
383
3.8
461
584
26.7
841
967
4,422
4,072
-7.9
9,839
11,302
14.9
14,335
15,455
7.8
203
267
31.5
1,267
1,383
9.2
1,475
1,655
12.2
1,114
1,019
-8.5
3,809
3,996
4.9
4,928
5,020
1.9
Burglary (other)
1,424
1,136
-20.2
3,033
3,211
5.9
4,468
4,380
-2.0
Deception
467
804
72.2
9,810
11,206
14.2
10,341
12,073
16.7
Handle stolen goods
687
626
-8.9
5,148
6,339
23.1
5,846
6,981
19.4
1,953
2,149
10.0
3,744
4,377
16.9
5,711
6,548
14.7
Theft (shopsteal)
4,187
3,677
-12.2
12,022
12,504
4.0
16,351
16,306
-0.3
1,543
1,534
-0.6
2,819
3,451
22.4
4,379
4,994
14.0
Theft of bicycle
Theft (other)
Sub-total
Drug offences
% Change
No.
Robbery
Sub-total

Drug (possess, use)
Sub-total

Other crime
% Change
141
184
30.5
225
280
24.4
367
468
27.5
1,526
1,608
5.4
7,942
8,181
3.0
9,518
9,829
3.3
18,036
17,459
-3.2
60,119
66,814
11.1
78,560
84,676
7.8
15.5
79
103
30.4
4,210
4,860
15.4
4,309
4,978
789
897
13.7
12,607
14,952
18.6
13,456
15,909
18.2
868
1,000
15.2
16,817
19,812
17.8
17,765
20,887
17.6
62
59
-4.8
386
514
33.2
448
575
28.3
1,308
1,398
6.9
17,461
20,720
18.7
18,831
22,193
17.9
326
272
-16.6
572
690
20.6
931
987
6.0
713
734
2.9
7,378
9,666
31.0
8,119
10,432
28.5
Harassment
123
211
71.5
1,791
2,503
39.8
1,920
2,721
41.7
Behaviour in public
560
451
-19.5
5,661
5,934
4.8
6,280
6,436
2.5
1,198
999
-16.6
3,518
4,643
32.0
4,759
5,697
19.7
4,290
4,124
-3.9
36,767
44,670
21.5
41,288
49,041
18.8
29,851
29,198
-2.2
147,831
170,213
15.1
178,619
200,380
12.2
Justice procedures
Other
Sub-total
TOTAL
* 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.
17
18-24 year olds continue to represent a large proportion of offenders (26.1%) in 2012/13. In particular, young
males in this age group are significantly over-represented, comprising 21.6% of all offenders and 82.5% of
all offenders in this age group.
Figure 18: Alleged offenders processed, by age group and sex, 2011/12 and 2012/13
Males
Females
Total Persons
% Change
% Change
% Change
No.
No.
from
No.
No.
from
No.
No.
from
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
< 18 years
23,310
22,906
-1.7%
6,505
6,219
-4.4%
29,851
29,198
-2.2%
18-24 years
40,845
43,219
5.8%
7,742
9,090
17.4%
48,641
52,363
7.7%
25-29 years
20,913
24,774
18.5%
4,645
5,397
16.2%
25,600
30,215
18.0%
30-59 years
56,423
67,675
19.9%
13,906
16,212
16.6%
70,519
84,096
19.3%
60+ years
2,394
2,797
16.8%
627
713
13.7%
3,071
3,539
15.2%
Unknown
646
555
-14.1%
192
311
62.0%
937
969
3.4%
144,531
161,926
12.0%
33,617
37,942
12.9%
178,619
200,380
12.2%
Total offenders
While juvenile offenders decreased between 2011/12 and 2012/13 (down 2.2%), all other age groups show
an increase in offenders processed. The 18-24 age group years rose 7.7% to 52,363, while offenders aged
25-29 years rose 18.0% to 30,215, and offenders aged 30-59 years displayed the largest increase (19.3%)
to 84,096 offenders.
Figure 19: Alleged offenders processed, by age, 2011/12 and 2012/13

9000
8000
7000
6000
2012/13
2011/12
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
18
3.5
Victims of Crime
In 2012/13, 207,020 persons were recorded as victims of crime, 0.2% lower than recorded in 2011/12.
Figure 20:
Recorded person victims of crime, 2008/09 to 2012/13
250,000
204,635
199,634
195,857
2009/10
2010/11
200,000
207,538
207,020
2011/12
2012/13
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2008/09
There were also 77,301 business victims of crime, and 77,212 crimes against statute offences.
Figure 21:
Victims of crime, by victim type and offence, 2011/12 and 2012/13

Persons
Business
Drug
Other crime
offences
% Change
TOTAL
Homicide
Rape
Sex (non rape)
Robbery
Assault
Abduction / Kidnap
Sub-total
Arson
Property damage
Burglary (other)
Deception
Handle stolen goods
Theft (shopsteal)
Theft of bicycle
Theft (other)
Sub-total
Drug (possess, use)
Sub-total
Justice procedures
Harassment
Behaviour in public
Other
Sub-total
Statute
% Change
Unspecified
% Change
Total Victim s
% Change
% Change
No.
from
No.
from
No.
from
No.
from
No.
from
2012/13
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
175
1,669
4,444
2,461
41,675
624
51,048
1,590
30,387
2,566
26,879
1,667
4,012
n/a
39,571
247
13,003
4,496
28,591
153,009
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
41
35
21
2,083
37
746
2,963
207,020
8.0
1.5
10.5
-14.6
12.0
12.0
9.8
3.9
-4.9
7.2
0.4
3.0
17.3
n/a
-8.2
2.5
-7.4
11.4
-2.6
-3.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-22.6
25.0
0.0
29.0
-15.9
-7.3
15.5
-0.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
284
n/a
n/a
284
1,102
13,130
80
1,870
13,248
7,301
30
3,007
19,604
1,578
47
15,770
76,767
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
12
15
4
3
10
206
250
77,301
n/a
n/a
n/a
-17.0
n/a
n/a
-17.0
13.3
-9.7
21.2
-18.0
0.5
25.4
-31.8
-2.6
4.9
6.3
38.2
-6.2
-0.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
71.4
-11.8
-33.3
-50.0
42.9
-3.7
-2.7
-0.4
0
n/a
659
1
896
2
1,558
113
394
1
14
7
2,402
6,265
9
31
2
1
9
9,248
4,291
14,942
19,233
520
23,203
1,065
9,935
1,354
6,246
4,850
47,173
77,212
-100.0
n/a
-5.2
0.0
6.8
-50.0
1.2
140.4
-22.0
-75.0
366.7
40.0
28.0
22.2
12.5
10.7
100.0
n/a
-50.0
21.3
20.6
18.8
19.2
30.0
18.5
19.3
30.7
57.8
3.8
29.9
20.7
19.9
0
1
83
29
1,580
23
1,716
452
530
32
92
63
746
32
252
172
67
94
648
3,180
2
8
10
0
10
10
6
67
7
89
189
5,095
-100.0
-88.9
18.6
11.5
5.5
130.0
6.3
-12.7
3.5
146.2
-2.1
-3.1
10.8
0.0
-17.4
-5.5
-16.3
32.4
2.4
0.1
-71.4
-46.7
-54.5
-100.0
-78.7
100.0
-53.8
28.8
75.0
3.5
-9.1
1.4
175
1,670
5,186
2,775
44,151
649
54,606
3,257
44,441
2,679
28,855
14,985
14,461
6,327
42,839
20,054
14,650
4,638
45,018
242,204
4,293
14,950
19,243
520
23,266
1,125
9,966
3,507
6,300
5,891
50,575
366,628
5.4
1.0
8.3
-14.7
11.6
13.7
9.3
6.2
-6.4
8.2
-1.0
0.8
22.6
21.6
-7.9
4.8
-6.1
12.0
-3.9
-1.7
20.4
18.8
19.1
29.7
18.2
19.3
30.4
38.6
3.7
21.7
20.1
3.4
19
Victims of Crimes Against the Person

There were 51,048 people who were victims of crimes against the person offences in 2012/13, an increase
of 9.8% on the previous year.
Female victims of crimes against the person increased by 12.6% in 2012/13, a larger increase than male
victims (7.2%). Female victims now comprise over half (51.6%) of all victims of crimes against the person. Of
these female victims, 76.9% were victims of assault and 19.0% were victims of rape and sex (non-rape)
offences. This result contrasts with male victims, of whom 86.7% were victims of assault offences, and 4.4%
were victims of rape and sex (non-rape) offences.
Of all victims of crime against the person, 9,719 (19.0%) were juvenile (under 18 years of age). This was an
increase of 6.8% on the number of juvenile victims in 2011/12, however was the smallest increase of any
age group overall. Adult victims over the age of 60 years experienced an increase of 14.3%, which was the
largest overall percentage increase of the age groups.
Figure 22:
Victims of crime against the person, by sex, age group and offence,
2011/12 and 2012/13
Males
No.
2011/12
Fem ales
% Change
No.
from
2012/13
2011/12
No.
2011/12
% Change
No.
from
2012/13
2011/12
Total Persons*
% Change
No.
No.
from
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
Homicide Juvenile (<18)

Adult (18-59)
Adult (60+)
Total Victim s
12
86
13
113
8
85
21
115
-33.3
-1.2
61.5
1.8
9
31
7
48
10
37
13
60
11.1
19.4
85.7
25.0
21
118
20
162
18
122
34
175
-14.3
3.4
70.0
8.0
Rape
Juvenile (<18)
Adult (18-59)
Adult (60+)
Total Victim s
99
70
3
175
102
77
1
182
3.0
10.0
-66.7
4.0
438
983
27
1,462
437
993
31
1,479
-0.2
1.0
14.8
1.2
538
1,060
30
1,645
542
1,074
32
1,669
0.7
1.3
6.7
1.5
Sex
Juvenile (<18)
(non rape) Adult (18-59)
Adult (60+)
Total Victim s
649
120
8
792
743
111
6
883
14.5
-7.5
-25.0
11.5
2,241
857
56
3,198
2,473
971
45
3,535
10.4
13.3
-19.6
10.5
2,912
981
65
4,022
3,231
1,087
51
4,444
11.0
10.8
-21.5
10.5
Robbery
Juvenile (<18)
Adult (18-59)
Adult (60+)
Total Victim s
392
1,686
58
2,157
341
1,471
52
1,881
-13.0
-12.8
-10.3
-12.8
69
574
50
703
55
455
42
562
-20.3
-20.7
-16.0
-20.1
462
2,274
111
2,883
400
1,934
95
2,461
-13.4
-15.0
-14.4
-14.6
Assault
Juvenile (<18)
Adult (18-59)
Adult (60+)
Total Victim s
2,721
15,394
898
19,341
2,839
16,955
1,043
21,159
4.3
10.1
16.1
9.4
2,285
14,439
646
17,622
2,512
16,730
764
20,268
9.9
15.9
18.3
15.0
5,022
29,968
1,563
37,210
5,366
33,846
1,828
41,675
6.8
12.9
17.0
12.0
Abduction Juvenile (<18)

/ Kidnap Adult (18-59)
Adult (60+)
Total Victim s
51
126
4
183
52
112
9
177
2.0
-11.1
125.0
-3.3
94
266
5
372
108
324
7
444
14.9
21.8
40.0
19.4
145
393
9
557
162
436
16
624
11.7
10.9
77.8
12.0
3,924
17,482
984
4,085
18,811
1,132
4.1
7.6
15.0
5,136
17,150
791
5,595
19,510
902
8.9
13.8
14.0
9,100
34,794
1,798
9,719
38,499
2,056
6.8
10.6
14.3
12.6
46,479
51,048
9.8
Total
Juvenile (<18)
Adult (18-59)
Adult (60+)
TOTAL*
22,761
24,397
7.2
23,405
26,348
* Includes victims where age/sex is unknown. n.a. denotes that no calculation was possible.
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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 2004 and updated in
December 2010. 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 2012/13, there were 60,829 incidents where police submitted family incident reports. This was 21.6%
higher than the 50,016 reports submitted in 2011/12.
Figure 23:
Family Incidents Reports, 2003/04 to 2012/13
70,000
60,829
60,000
50,016
50,000
40,812
40,000
27,665
30,000
31,660
29,647
29,157
28,293
2004/05
2005/06
35,685
33,891
20,000
10,000
0
2003/04
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Family violence safety notices (FVSNs) were introduced on 8 December 2008 under the Family Violence
Protection Act 2008. 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 2012/13, police sought an IVO or issued an FVSN in 15,543 incidents, which was an increase of 20.4%
from the previous financial year.
In 2012/13, there were 25,574 family incidents attended by police which resulted in charges being laid
against one or more parties involved. This was a 42.1% increase from the previous year.
Figure 24:
0
Family Incident Reports, 2011/12 and 2012/13

10,000
20,000
30,000
60,000
70,000
50,016
25,574
Where Charges Laid
Where Family
Violence Safety
Notice (FVSN) Issued
50,000
60,829
Family Incident
Reports Submitted
Where Intervention
Orders (IVO) Sought
by Police
40,000
17,998
10,487
8,682
5,056
4,229
2012/13
IVO + FVSN
15,543
2011/12
12,911
21
49,443 offences arose from family incident reports in 2012/13, an increase of 27.2% from 2011/12. Of all the
offences arising from family incidents reported in 2011/2012, 40.3% were assaults, followed by justice
procedures (31.0%) and property damage (12.4%) as the most common types of offences to arise from
family incidents.
Figure 25:
Offences arising from family incidents, by offence, 2012/13

Other types of
offences
10.9%
Assault
40.3%
Sex Offences*
5.4%
Property
Damage
12.4%
Justice
Procedures
31.0%
*Sex offences include Rape and Sex (non-rape) offences.
22
4.1
Overall
In 2012/13, there were 58,312 offences which fall into the category of crime against the person, which was
an increase of 7.2% compared with 2011/12. Since 2003/04, crimes against the person offences have
increased by 65.5%.
Figure 26:
Crime against the person offences, 2003/04 to 2012/13
70,000
60,000
58,312
54,409
Code of Practice into the
investigation of Family
Violence introduced
50,000
65.5%
48,743
45,984
42,409
40,000
43,344
44,223
40,739
38,981
35,227
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
In 2012/13, crime against the person offences expressed as a rate per 100,000 population increased by
5.3% compared with the rate recorded for 2011/12, and has increased by 42.8% since 2003/04.
Figure 27:
Crime against the person as a rate per 100,000 population, 2003/04 to 2012/13
1,100.0
1,000.0
900.0
1,026.7
42.8%
Code of Practice into the

investigation of Family
Violence introduced.
886.9
800.0
786.4
700.0
975.1
811.0
830.9
833.6
832.3
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
848.5
718.9
600.0
500.0
400.0
300.0
200.0
100.0
0.0
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
23
2012/13
This broad offence group had a total clearance rate of 88.0%, which was 4.3% higher than the clearance
rate recorded in 2011/12.
Figure 28:
Crime against the person offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
70,000
58,312
Number of offences
60,000
50,000
54,409
83.7%
85.7%
90.4%
88.7%
88.0%
48,743
45,984
44,223
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
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 2003/04, the rate per 100,000 population
of family incident-related crime against the person has increased by 396.7%, while the rate of offences not
arising from family incidents has actually decreased by 2.4%. Offences arising from family incidents
accounted for over a third (39.4%) of all crime against the person offences in 2012/13.
Figure 29:
Crime against the person offences, by whether arising from family incidents,
2011/12 and 2012/13
No. of offences recorded
Arising from family incidents

Not arising from family incidents
Total Crimes against the person
% of Crimes against the person arising from family incidents
Figure 30:
2011/12
19,401
35,008
54,409
35.7%
2012/13
22,969
35,343
58,312
39.4%
% change
from
2011/12
18.4%
1.0%
7.2%
Rate per 100,000 Population

2011/12
347.7
627.4
975.1
2012/13
404.4
622.3
1,026.7
% change
from
2011/12
16.3%
-0.8%
5.3%
Crime against the person, by whether arising from family incidents, 2003/04 to 2012/13
60,000
55,000
39.4%
35.7%
50,000
45,000
40,000
17.6%
35,000
30,000
19.6%
18.3%
18.5%
19.4%
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
21.4%
27.0%
11.3%
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
24
4.2
Homicide
There were 178 homicide offences recorded in 2012/13, an increase of 6.6% on the 167 offences recorded
in 2011/12. Of the 178 homicide offences recorded during 2012/13, 125 were cleared within the financial
year. An additional 50 homicide offences from previous years were also cleared, making a total clearance
rate of 98.3%, which was 4.3% higher than the total clearance rate in 2011/12.
Figure 31:
Homicide offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
250
207
Number of offences
200
183
178
167
151
150
100
92.9%
104.8%
98.3%
94.0%
94.7%
50
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
The most common homicide offence recorded in 2012/13 was murder, which increased 8.0% to 94, up from
the 87 recorded murders in 2011/12. After murder, culpable driving or other dangerous driving offences was
the next largest contributor to homicide offences. There were 66 culpable driving or similar offences
recorded; a decrease of 2.9% on the 68 offences recorded in 2011/12.
Figure 32:
Homicide offences, by offence, 2011/12 and 2012/13

Accident - Fail To Assist - Death

Accident - Fail To Stop - Death
Murder
Aid And Abet Suicide
Accessory After The Fact To Murder
Manslaughter
Survivor Suicide Pact
Accessory After The Fact To Manslaughter
Drive In Manner Dangerous Causing Death
Drive At Dangerous Speed Causing Death
Culpable Driving Causing Death
Total Homicide
2011/12
2
5
87
0
2
10
0
0
22
3
36
167
2012/13
2
5
94
2
3
11
1
1
30
4
25
178
% change
from
2011/12
0.0
0.0
8.0
n/a
50.0
10.0
n/a
n/a
36.4
33.3
-30.6
6.6
In 2012/13, 138 (77.5%) of homicide offences were substantive, and 33 (18.5%) were attempted. A further 7
offences were conspiracy or incitement offences.
Figure 33:
Homicide offences, by degree, 2011/12 and 2012/13

2011/12
133
29
3
2
167
Substantive
Attempted
Conspiracy
Incitement
Total Homicide
2012/13
138
33
5
2
178
% change
from
2011/12
3.8
13.8
66.7
0.0
6.6
25
4.3
Rape
There were 1,985 rape offences recorded in 2012/13, which was a decrease of 3.1% on the 2,049 offences
Of the rape offences recorded in 2012/13, 1,235 were cleared during the same period, as well as a further
621 rape offences from previous years. This gave a total clearance rate of 93.5%, which was 1.7% higher
than the total clearance rate in 2011/12.
Figure 34:
Rape offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
2,500
2,049
Number of offences
2,000
1,985
1,838
1,683
1,571
1,500
1,000
91.8%
86.7%
96.4%
91.8%
93.5%
500
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
Offences recorded during 2012/13 were cleared by the processing of offenders in 617 offences, 227
offences resulted in no offence being detected, the complaint was withdrawn in 359 offences and 32 were
cleared by other means.
Victoria Police recorded 1,669 rape victims2 during 2012/13, an increase of 1.5% on the 1,645 recorded in
2011/12. There were 1,479 female victims (up 1.2% since 2011/12) and 182 male victims (up 4.0%).
Juvenile and adult (18-59 years) victims increased by 0.7% and 1.3% respectively, while adults aged over 60
experienced the largest increase of 6.7%.
The decrease in rape offences in 2012/13 is reflected in the decrease of family incident-related rape
offences. While the number of family incident reports submitted by police rose 21.6% to 60,829 (see page
20), family incident related rape offences decreased by 7.5% from 626 in 2011/12 to 579 in 2012/13. The
proportion of rape offences which were family incident related was also slightly down, going from 30.6% to
29.2%.
Figure 35:
Rape offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 2011/12 and 2012/13
2011/12
2012/13
626
579
1,423
1,406
2,049
1,985
30.6%
29.2%

Total rape offences
% of rape offences arising from family incidents
% change from
2011/12
-7.5%
-1.2%
-3.1%
2
Note: the number of victims differs significantly from the number of offences recorded due to some victims reporting multiple counts of
victimisation.
26
In 2012/13, the victim and offender(s) were related, living together, or in a relationship in 638 (32.1%) rape
offences. This was an increase from 723 (35.3%) in the previous financial year.
Figure 36:
Rape offences, by relationship of offender to victim, 2011/12 and 2012/13
Relationship of offender to victim

Related, living with or in a relationship with*
Other known**
Not known
Cannot be determined
Number of offences recorded % change from

2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
723
638
-11.8%
837
857
2.4%
291
271
-6.9%
229
246
7.4%
* 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 decreased by 2.3% since 2011/12. In 2012/13 residential
locations accounted for 71.5% (1,420) of all rape offences.
Figure 37:
Rape offences, by location, 2011/12 and 2012/13
Location of rape offence

Residential
Non-residential
Unknown/Unspecified
Total
4.4
% change from
2011/12
-2.3%
-1.5%
-17.8%
-3.1%
Number of offences recorded

2011/12
2012/13
1,454
1,420
466
459
129
106
2,049
1,985
Sex (non-rape)
There were 6,526 sex (non-rape) offences recorded in 2012/13, an increase of 2.4% on the 6,373 offences
Of the 6,526 sex (non-rape) offences recorded in 2012/13, 4,335 were cleared during the same period, and
an additional 1,536 offences were cleared that had been reported in previous years. This gave a total
clearance rate of 90.0%, which was 1.3% lower than the total clearance rate for 2011/12.
Sex (non-rape) offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
Figure 38:
7,000
6,000
6,526
6,373
6,026
5,503
Number of offences
5,098
5,000
4,000
3,000
99.7%
95.5%
89.3%
91.3%
90.0%
2,000
1,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
27
Unlike family incident related rape offences which decreased by 7.5% in 2012/13, family incident related sex
(non-rape) offences increased by 18.0%, going from 1,757 offences recorded in 2011/12 to 2,074 in
2012/13. Non-family incident related sex (non rape) offences decreased by 3.6%.
Figure 39:
Sex (non-rape) offences, by whether arising from family incidents,

2011/12 and 2012/13
2011/12
1,757
4,616
6,373
27.6%

Total sex (non-rape) offences
% of sex (non-rape) offences arising from family incidents
2012/13
2,074
4,452
6,526
31.8%
% change
from
2011/12
18.0%
-3.6%
2.4%
As shown in Figure 11 (page 13), the most common location that sex (non-rape) offences occurred was
residential locations, which accounted for 3,726 (57.1%) offences, followed by street/lane/footpath locations
which accounted for 678 (10.4%) offences.
The number of victims1 of sex (non-rape) offences recorded during 2012/13 was 4,444, an increase of 10.5%
from the 4,022 victims recorded in 2011/12.
Female victims increased by 10.5% in 2012/13 to 3,535, and accounted for 79.5% of victims of sex (nonrape). Male victims increased by 11.5% to 883. Juvenile and Adult (18-59) age group victims of sex (nonrape) both increased, by 11.0% and 10.8% respectively, whilst Adults aged over 60 decreased by 21.5%.
4.5
Robbery
Robbery offences recorded in 2012/13 continued the reduction seen in 2011/12, this time decreasing by
14.2%, with total robberies going from 3,281 down to 2,815 this year. Similarly, the rate per 100,000
population decreased by 15.7%. Robbery and rape were the only categories of crime against the person to
see a decrease in 2012/13.
Of all the robbery offences recorded in 2012/13, 1,392 were cleared during the same period, and an
additional 405 offences were cleared that had been reported in previous years. This gave a total clearance
rate of 63.8%, which was 4.8% greater than recorded in 2011/12.
Figure 40:
Robbery offences, recorded and total cleared2, 2008/09 to 2012/13
4,000
Number of offences
3,500
3,353
3,340
3,281
3,100
2,815
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
56.1%
56.3%
56.8%
59.1%
63.8%
1,000
500
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
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.
2
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Armed robberies accounted for 1,447 (51.4%) of all robberies in 2012/13, a decrease of 9.3% compared with
2011/12. The number of unarmed robberies recorded during 2012/13 was 1,368, a decrease of 18.9% from
1,686 unarmed robberies recorded in 2011/12.
Figure 41:
Armed Robbery
Accessory To Robbery
Robbery
Assault With Intent To Rob
Robbery Total
Robbery offences, by offence and degree, 2011/12 and 2012/13
2011/12
Substantive Attempted Conspiracy
1,286
295
14
0
0
0
1,341
312
0
33
0
0
2,660
607
14
Total
1,595
0
1,653
33
3,281
2012/13
Substantive Attempted Conspiracy
1,161
278
8
2
0
0
1,098
244
0
22
2
0
2,283
524
8
Total
1,447
2
1,342
24
2,815
% Change
-9.3%
n/a
-18.8%
-27.3%
-14.2%
The main locations for robberies occurring are on street/lane/footpaths. Robberies at these locations
accounted for 41.9% (1,179) of all robberies in 2012/13. Retail/financial locations accounted for 25.3% (713)
of robbery offences in 2012/13, while 8.8% (248) robberies occurred at public transport locations.
Female victims of robberies decreased by 20.1% between 2011/12 and 2012/13, and male victims also
decreased by 12.8%. As with last year, all age groups experienced a decrease in victimisation between
2011/12 and 2012/13, particularly the Adult (18-59) age group which had the largest decrease with 15.0%.
In 2012/13, knives were used/threatened/displayed during 513 robberies, a decrease of 20.5% in
comparison to 2011/12. Knives were the most commonly used weapon and accounted for 47.0% of all
weapons in robberies. There was a 21.1% decrease in firearms involved in robberies (including imitation
firearms), from 218 in 2011/12 to 172 in 2012/13. 15.8% of all weapons used/threatened/displayed during
robberies were firearms.
Figure 42:
Type of weapon used/threatened/displayed in robbery offences,

2011/12 and 2012/13
Type of Weapon

2011/12
14
4
32
121
2
15
11
19
645
35
90
4
30
3
34
139
84
0
3
5
33
1,323
Rifle
Air Rifle/Gun
Shotgun
Handgun
Machine Gun
Sawnoff Firearm
Imitation Firearm
Other Firearm
Knife
Axe/Tomahawk
Bat/Bar/Club
Knuckleduster/Numchuks
Bottle/Glass
Vehicle
Syringe
Other Weapon
Other Edged Weapon
Laser Pointer
Explosive Device
Aerosol Spray
Unknown Weapon
Total
2012/13
20
2
31
88
0
16
6
9
513
16
80
2
28
2
28
142
76
0
3
6
23
1,091
% change
from
2011/12
42.9
-50.0
-3.1
-27.3
-100.0
6.7
-45.5
-52.6
-20.5
-54.3
-11.1
-50.0
-6.7
-33.3
-17.6
2.2
-9.5
n/a
0.0
20.0
-30.3
-17.5
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.
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4.6
Assault
The number of recorded assaults in 2012/13 (46,122) was 10.0% higher than the number recorded in
2011/12 (41,940).
Of the assault offences recorded during 2012/13, 31,370 were cleared during the same period, and an
additional 9,618 offences were cleared which were recorded in previous years. This gave a total clearance
rate of 88.9%, which was 4.9% greater than 2011/12.
Figure 43:
Assault offences, recorded and total cleared, 2008/09 to 2012/13
50,000
46,122
45,000
41,940
Number of offences
40,000
35,000
36,884
35,065
33,686
30,000
25,000
20,000
90.0%
92.2%
84.0%
87.8%
88.9%
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
In 2012/13, 38,249 offenders were processed for assault offences, up 14.5% from 2011/12. The majority
(86.5%) of these offenders were adults, with this age group showing a 16.5% increase in offenders
processed over 2011/12 figures.
Juvenile victims increased by 6.8% since 2011/12, while adult victims aged between 18 and 59 increased by
12.9%. There was also a 17.0% increase in victims aged over 60. Female victims of assault increased at a
faster rate than male victims, with a 15.0% rise in recorded female victims compared to 9.4% increase for
males.
Assaults at residential locations account for 51.2% of all assaults in 2012/13. Assaults at these locations
have increased by 16.0% since 2011/12. After residential locations, the most common location type where
assaults occurred was a street/lane/footpath (21.4%). Assaults at these locations have decreased 1.1%
since 2011/12. During 2012/13 there were 1,436 assaults occurring at licensed premises, 1.2% more than in
2011/12.
Assaults at public transport locations accounted for 2.8% (1,311) of all assaults in 2012/13, and an overall
increase of 5.7%. Within this location type, assaults on trains decreased by 12.5%, assaults at railway
station carparks decreased 26.1%, tram/tram stops down 11.0%, and bus/bus stops down 5.0%. Train
stations were up 15.4%, taxi increased 25.0%, and depot/terminals also had an increase of 36.4%.
Figure 44:
Assault offences in public transport locations, by location, 2011/12 and 2012/13

Type of public
transport location
Train
Train Station
Railway Carpark
Tram/Tram Stop
Bus/Bus Stop
Depot/Terminal
Taxi
Total
Number of offences recorded

2011/12
2012/13
144
126
690
796
46
34
100
89
201
191
11
15
48
60
1240
1311
% change from
2011/12
-12.5
15.4
-26.1
-11.0
-5.0
36.4
25.0
5.7
May 2011. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 100%. Further details on this
change can be found in Appendix 2.
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The number of weapons used/threatened/displayed during assaults increased by 3.4% to 4,724 in

comparison to 2011/12. Knives were the most commonly used single weapon and accounted for 1,217
(25.8%) of all weapons used/threatened/displayed during assaults, an increase of 1.2% on 2011/12. 368
firearms (including imitation firearms) were involved in assaults in 2012/13. The use/threat/display of
firearms in assaults increased 25.6% in 2012/13.
Figure 45:
Type of weapon used/threatened/displayed in assaults, 2011/12 and 2012/13

Type of Weapon

2011/12
30
9
64
107
1
14
23
45
1,202
94
506
28
583
311
24
1,128
231
6
24
40
98
4,568
Rifle
Air Rifle/Gun
Shotgun
Handgun
Machine Gun
Sawnoff Firearm
Imitation Firearm
Other Firearm
Knife
Axe/Tomahawk
Bat/Bar/Club
Knuckleduster/Numchuks
Bottle/Glass
Vehicle
Syringe
Other Weapon
Other Edged Weapon
Laser Pointer
Explosive Device
Aerosol Spray
Unknown Weapon
Total
2012/13
49
14
82
109
0
15
29
70
1,217
84
532
14
462
368
41
1,228
227
2
16
26
139
4,724
% change
from
2011/12
63.3
55.6
28.1
1.9
-100.0
7.1
26.1
55.6
1.2
-10.6
5.1
-50.0
-20.8
18.3
70.8
8.9
-1.7
-66.7
-33.3
-35.0
41.8
3.4
Note: Multiple weapons can be recorded in assaults.
Family Incident-Related Assaults

Prior to 31 August 2004, 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 2004, this figure has
risen steadily, and in 2012/13, family incident-related assaults accounted for 43.2% 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, 2003/04 to 2012/13
50,000
45,000
43.2%
Code of Practice into Family

Violence introduced.
40,000
39.9%
35,000
23.7%
30,000
23.2%
25,000
20,000
25.8%
23.4%
25.3%
30.6%
23.7%
15.3%
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13
31
Family incident-related assaults increased at a higher rate than non-family violence-related assaults (19.1%
compared to 3.9% respectively). In terms of a rate per 100,000 population, family violence related assaults
rose by 17.0% (351.0), compared to non-family violence-related assaults which increased by just 2.1%
(461.0).
Figure 47:
Assault offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 2011/12 and 2012/13
% change
from
% change
from
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
16,740
19,937
19.1%
300.0
351.0
17.0%
25,200
26,185
3.9%
451.6
461.0
2.1%
Total Assaults
41,940
46,122
10.0%
751.6
812.1
8.0%
% of assaults arising from family incidents
39.9%
43.2%
4.7
Abduction/kidnap
There were 686 abduction/kidnap offences recorded in 2012/13, an increase of 14.5% on the 599 offences
Of the 686 abduction/kidnap offences recorded during 2012/13, 519 were cleared during the same period,
and an additional 86 offences were cleared which were recorded in previous years. This gave a total
clearance rate of 88.2%, which was 2.2% higher than in 2011/12.
Figure 48:
Abduction/kidnap offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
800
686
700
Number of offences
599
600
491
500
400
426
345
300
200
91.9%
80.9%
88.7%
86.0%
88.2%
100
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
As shown in Figure 49 (page 32), the most common offence within abduction/kidnap was false
imprisonment, with 489 offences recorded in 2012/13, a 19.3% increase on 2011/12 and accounting for
71.3% of all abduction/kidnap category offences.
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Figure 49:
Abduction/kidnaps, by offence, 2011/12 and 2012/13

% change
from
2011/12
8.8
200.0
-63.6
41.2
-5.2
-13.2
500.0
25.0
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.0
19.3
14.5

Abduction-Act Of Sex Pen
Abduction-Act Of Sex Pen With Another
Abduct Child Under 16 To Sex. Penetrate
Child Stealing
Kidnap
Kidnapping (Common Law)
Child Stealing With Intent
Child Stealing
Forcefully Take Away/Detain -Carnal Know
Stole/Unlaw Carry Away Against Ones Will
Abduct/Detain For Sexual Penetration
Abduct/Detain For Sexual Penetration
False Imprisonment (Common Law)
Total Homicide
2011/12
34
1
11
17
58
53
1
12
0
0
0
2
410
599
2012/13
37
3
4
24
55
46
6
15
1
1
3
2
489
686
There has been a steady increase in abduction/kidnap offences over the last few years. Some of this rise is
attributable to family incident-related offences. Abduction/kidnap offences arising from family incidents
accounted for 43.9% of all abduction/kidnaps in 2012/13, compared to 12.4% in 2003/04.
Figure 50:
Abduction/kidnap offences, by whether arising from family incidents,

2011/12 and 2012/13
2011/12
218
381
599
36.4%

Total Abduction/Kidnaps
% of abduction/kidnap offences arising from family incidents
Figure 51:
2012/13
301
385
686
43.9%
% change
from
2011/12
38.1%
1.0%
14.5%
Abduction/kidnap offences, by whether arising from family incidents,

2003/04 to 2012/13
800
700
43.9%
600
36.4%
500
31.6%
400
300
14.0%
23.9%
17.6%
12.4%
17.6%
23.6%
22.3%
200
100
0
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13
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5.1
Overall
In 2012/13 there were 263,577 offences against property, a decrease of 1.2% compared with 2011/12. Since
2003/04, crimes against property offences have decreased 15.1%.
Figure 52:
Crime against property offences, 2003/04 to 2012/13
350,000
300,000
15.1%
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
As a rate per 100,000 population, crimes against property dropped 3.0% in 2012/13, and since 2003/04 has
decreased 26.7%.
Figure 53:
Crime against property as a rate per 100,000 population, 2003/04 to 2012/13
7,000.0
6,000.0
26.7%
5,000.0
4,000.0
3,000.0
2,000.0
1,000.0
0.0
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
34
2012/13
Of the 263,577 crime against property offences, 77,760 were cleared in 2012/13, and a further 19,094
offences from previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 36.7%, which
is a 3.6% improvement on clearance figures recorded in 2011/12.
Crime against property, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
Figure 54:
300,000
280,960
262,433
266,871
254,045
263,577
Number of offences
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
35.6%
50,000
35.1%
33.7%
33.1%
36.7%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
5.2
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
Arson
There were 3,312 arson offences recorded during 2012/13, an increase of 7.1% from the 3,091 arsons
Of the 3,312 offences recorded in 2012/13, 645 were cleared in 2012/13 and a further 163 offences from
previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 24.4%, which is an increase
of 2.2% on 2011/12.
Arson offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
Figure 55:
4,000
3,469
3,312
3,500
Number of offences
3,033
3,091
2,902
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
20.8%
29.1%
25.4%
22.2%
24.4%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
The most common location type for arson offences to occur was at residential locations (29.4% of offences),
followed by open spaces (20.4%) and street/lane/footpath (19.3%). Residential and open space locations
both increased from 2011/12, up by 2.4% and 36.6% respectively, whereas street/lane/footpath decreased
by 6.6%.
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5.3
Property damage
In 2012/13, there were 45,580 offences of property damage recorded by Victoria Police, a decrease of 6.8%
on the 48,920 offences recorded during 2011/12.
Of the property damage offences recorded during 2012/13, 12,160 were cleared in the same year, and a
further 3,564 offences from previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of
34.5%, which is an increase of 5.4% compared to 2011/12.
Property damage offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
Figure 56:
60,000
54,189
52,501
Number of offences
48,920
48,166
50,000
45,580
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
26.7%
28.3%
28.6%
34.5%
29.1%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
During 2012/13 there was a 10.8% reduction in the number of graffiti2 offences recorded. Offences involving
graffiti constituted 14.2% of the total property damage offences in 2012/13, 0.6% less than in 2011/12.
Figure 57:
Graffiti offences, 2008/09 to 2012/13

Graffiti Offences
Total Property Damage Offences
% of property damage offences that involve graffiti
2008/09
7,482
54,189
13.8%
2009/10
6,746
52,501
12.8%
2010/11
6,688
48,166
13.9%
2011/12
7,235
48,920
14.8%
% change
from
2012/13
2011/12
6,452
-10.8
45,580
-6.8
14.2%
Family incident-related property damage

Property damage offences arising from family incidents have increased by 29.0% since 2011/12, whereas
the offences not arising from family incidents have decreased substantially, down 10.7% in the same period.
Figure 58:
Property damage, by whether arising from family incidents, 2011/12 and 2012/13
2011/12
84.9
2012/13
107.6
% change
from
2011/12
26.7%
-10.7%
791.8
694.9
-12.2%
-6.8%
876.7
802.5
-8.5%
2011/12
4,738
2012/13
6,110
% change
from
2011/12
29.0%
44,182
39,470
Total property damage
48,920
45,580
9.7%
13.4%

% of property damage arising from family incidents
Prior to 31 August 2004, approximately 3% of property damage offences were family incident-related. Since
the introduction of the Code of Practice for the Investigation of Family Violence, launched on 31 August
2004, this figure rose to 13.4% in 2012/13.
2
Graffiti involves Property Damage offences where either graffiti damage is recorded or the word "Graffiti" is found in the incident
remark.
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5.4
The number of aggravated burglaries recorded increased 8.6%, from 2,500 in 2011/12 to 2,716 during
2012/13. Of these offences, 1,130 were cleared in the same year, and a further 259 offences from previous
years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 51.1%, an increase of 4.1%
compared to 2011/12.
Figure 59:
Aggravated burglary offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13

3,000
2,716
2,500
Number of offences
2,500
2,000
2,182
2,169
1,913
1,500
1,000
54.0%
500
50.2%
57.1%
47.0%
51.1%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
The number of aggravated burglary offences involving a weapon or injuries increased by 25.4% between
2011/12 and 2012/13. These offences accounted for 24.9% of aggravated burglaries in 2012/13. Other
burglary offences also increased, up 4.0%.
The proportion of offences involving weapons or injuries where the alleged offender was known to the victim
increased by 25.6% to 299 offences in 2012/13 and accounts for 44.2% of all offences involving weapons or
injuries, same as in 2011/12.
Figure 60:
Aggravated burglary offences, 2011/12 and 2012/13
Related, living with or in a relationship witth*

Other known**
Not known
Offences involving weapons or injuries
Other known**
Not known
Offences not involving weapons or injuries
Other known**
Not known
Total Aggravated Burglary Offences
% of aggravated burglary offences that involved weapons or injuries
No. of offences recorded % change from

2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
104
118
13.5%
134
181
35.1%
103
132
28.2%
198
245
23.7%
539
676
25.4%
125
116
-7.2%
137
156
13.9%
349
326
-6.6%
1,350
1,442
6.8%
1,961
2,040
4.0%
229
234
2.2%
271
337
24.4%
452
458
1.3%
1,548
1,687
9.0%
2,500
2,716
8.6%
21.6%
24.9%
* 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.
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5.5
The number of residential burglaries recorded decreased 1.1%, from 29,231 in 2011/12 to 28,915 in
2012/13. Of these offences, 3,412 were cleared in the same year, and a further 1,089 offences from
previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 15.6%, a 0.6%
improvement on the 2011/12 clearance figures.
Residential burglaries offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
Figure 61:
35,000
Number of offences
30,000
28,026
29,231
27,512
27,351
28,915
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
17.5%
5,000
18.7%
15.9%
15.6%
15.0%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
5.6
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
Burglary (other)
There were 15,082 non-residential burglaries recorded in 2012/13, a small increase of 0.6% from 2011/12.
Of these offences, 2,537 were cleared in the same year, and a further 848 offences from previous years
were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 22.4%, approximately the same as last
financial year.
Figure 62:
Other burglary offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
20,000
17,206
16,229
Number of offences
15,082
14,997
14,931
15,000
10,000
5,000
25.1%
25.8%
23.5%
22.4%
22.4%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
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5.7
Deception
There were 26,177 deception offences recorded during 2012/13, an increase of 12.2% on the 23,337
offences recorded in 2011/12.
Of deception offences recorded in 2012/13, 16,706 were cleared in the same period, and a further 4,196
offences from previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 79.8, which is
a decrease of 1.4% when compared to 2011/12.
Figure 63:
Deception offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
30,000
26,177
Number of offences
25,000
23,337
23,011
20,281
19,662
20,000
15,000
91.5%
82.7%
91.2%
79.8%
81.2%
10,000
5,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
5.8
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
Handle stolen goods
There were 8,174 offences of handle stolen goods recorded during 2012/13, 10.0% more than the 7,433
offences recorded in 2011/12. Of these offences, 7,615 were cleared in the same period, and a further 643
offences from previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 101.0%, up
5.0% when compared to 2011/12.
Figure 64:
Handle stolen goods offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
9,000
Number of offences
8,000
8,174
7,502
7,433
7,000
5,906
6,000
5,758
5,000
4,000
97.3%
109.3%
107.6%
96.0%
101.0%
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
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5.9
In 2012/13, 42,965 theft from motor vehicle offences were recorded, 8.0% less than in the 46,702 offences
recorded in 2011/12. Of these offences, 4,105 were cleared in the same period and a further 1,167 offences
from previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 12.3%, which is an
increase of 2.1% compared to 2011/12.
Theft from motor vehicles, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
Figure 65:
50,000
47,474
45,419
46,702
44,643
42,965
Number of offences
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
11.3%
12.0%
11.8%
10.1%
12.3%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
The most common location type where thefts from motor vehicles occurred was residential locations, which
had 16,405 offences in 2012/13, however this was a decrease of 6.7% on 2011/12. Most location types
showed a decrease in theft from motor vehicle offences, notable locations including street/lane/footpath
(down 13.1%) and other transport locations (down 13.2%).
Theft of number plates, which were the most common property type stolen from motor vehicles in 2012/13,
was down 3.1%. In fact, as shown in Figure 67 below, all typical items stolen from motor vehicles were down
significantly during 2012/13.
Figure 66:
Most common types of property stolen during theft from motor vehicle offences,
2011/12 and 2012/13
% change
Rank
Property Type
from
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
1
Number plates
10,745
10,417
-3.1
2
Cash / money related
8,922
8,131
-8.9
3
Wallet / purse
5,935
5,240
-11.7
4
Tools / powertool
5,082
4,178
-17.8
5
Computer / laptop / notebook
4,210
3,628
-13.8
6
Handbag / bag
2,952
2,483
-15.9
7
GPS receiver / navigation unit
3,537
2,453
-30.6
8
Sunglasses
2,468
2,280
-7.6
9
Mobile phone
2,643
2,215
-16.2
10
Drivers Licence
2,188
1,815
-17.0
11
Clothing
1,899
1,699
-10.5
12
Ipod / MP3 player
1,751
1,242
-29.1
13
Photographic equipment
1,426
1,036
-27.3
14
CDs
1,005
767
-23.7
15
Jewellery
877
747
-14.8
16
Car Stereo
433
329
-24.0
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5.10 Theft (shopsteal)

In 2012/13, 20,673 shopsteal offences were recorded, which was 4.1% higher than the 19,861 offences
recorded during 2011/12. Of these offences, 13,390 were cleared in the same period, and a further 1,955
offences from previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 74.2%, a
decrease of 2.5% compared to 2011/12.
Theft (shopsteal) offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
Figure 67:
25,000
21,442
20,576
20,168
20,673
19,861
Number of offences
20,000
15,000
80.5%
10,000
79.1%
83.1%
76.7%
74.2%
5,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
Penalty Infringement Notices and Offenders Warnings for the offence Shop theft less than $600 were
introduced on 1 July 2008. In 2012/13 there were 3,975 shospteal offences recorded where Penalty Notices
or Offender Warnings were issued, up 4.2% on the 3,815 in 2011/12.
5.11 Theft of motor vehicle

There were 14,671 theft of motor vehicle offences recorded in 2012/13, 6.2% fewer than the 15,647
recorded in 2011/12. Of these offences, 3,129 were cleared in the same period, and a further 1,207 offences
from previous years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 29.6%, which is an
increase of 5.3% compared to 2011/12.
Figure 68:
Theft of motor vehicle offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
18,000
15,982
Number of offences
15,647
15,067
16,000
14,671
14,376
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
29.6%
26.5%
25.1%
24.3%
29.6%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
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5.12 Theft (bicycle)

There were 4,664 bicycle thefts recorded in 2012/13, 11.4% higher than the number recorded in 2011/12
(4,188). Of these offences, 360 were cleared in the same period, and a further 78 offences from previous
years were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 9.4%, which is unchanged from the
total clearance figures of 2011/12.
Figure 69:
Theft (bicycle) offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
6,000
5,021
Number of offences
5,000
4,664
4,393
4,188
4,024
4,000
3,000
2,000
11.0%
1,000
10.8%
10.9%
9.4%
9.4%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
5.13 Theft (other)

The number of theft (other) offences decreased by 0.6% to 50,648 in 2012/13 from the 50,964 recorded in
2011/12. Theft (other) includes all forms of theft not elsewhere classified, and can range from trivial offences
involving almost no monetary value to thefts of significant value. 12,571 theft (other) offences were cleared
in 2012/13, and a further 3,925 offences from previous years were also cleared in the same period. This
gives a total clearance rate of 32.6%, which is an increase of 4.6% compared to 2011/12.
Figure 70:
60,000
Other theft offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13

56,999
49,248
Number of offences
50,000
50,964
48,707
50,648
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
34.0%
28.5%
27.2%
27.9%
32.6%
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
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A common theft (other) offence is petrol drive-off offences, which account for around 10% of other theft
offences each year. Petrol drive-offs decreased after a peak in 2005/06, and began increasing again steadily
through 2010/11 and 2011/12. In 2012/13 there were 5,063 petrol drive-off offences, down 14.5% from
2011/12s figure of 5,925.
Figure 71:
Petrol drive-off offences, 2003/04 to 2012/13
8,000
7,116
7,000
6,264
6,000
5,000
5,567
4,658
5,925
5,501
5,091
5,020
5,063
4,324
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
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Drug offences
6.1
Overall
The number of drug offences recorded by Victoria Police during 2012/13 was 21,469, an increase of 14.0%
from the previous year. The 10 financial year chart below (figure 73) shows that since 2003/04, there has
been a 39.7% increase in total drug offence recorded.
Figure 72:
Drug offences, 2003/04 to 2012/13
25,000
21,469
20,000
18,838
15,369
15,000
14,056
13,861
2004/05
2005/06
14,936
14,612
2006/07
2007/08
15,259
15,167
15,265
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
10,000
5,000
0
2003/04
2011/12
2012/13
Of these offences, 19,803 were cleared in the same period, and a further 1,475 offences from previous years
were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 99.1%, which is an increase of 1.4%
Recorded and cleared drug offences1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
Figure 73:
25,000
21,469
18,838
Number of offences
20,000
15,259
15,265
15,167
15,000
10,000
101.7%
99.3%
102.0%
97.7%
99.1%
5,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
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6.2
Drug (cultivate/manufacture/traffick)
There were 5,263 drug (cultivate/manufacture/traffick) offences recorded in 2012/13, an increase of 9.0%
from the number of offences recorded in 2011/12.
Of these offences, 4,822 were cleared in the same period, and a further 354 offences from previous years
were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 98.3%, which is an increase of 0.3%
Drug (cult./ manuf./ traff.) offences, recorded and total cleared1,
2008/09 to 2012/13
Figure 74:
6,000
5,263
Number of offences
5,000
4,829
4,598
4,477
4,270
4,000
3,000
102.1%
99.8%
100.2%
98.1%
98.3%
2,000
1,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
The most common type of drug seized in cultivate/manufacture/traffick offences was amphetamine type
stimulants, which recorded a large increase in 2012/13 of 54.4% and accounted for 38.6% of these offences.
Cannabis recorded a decrease in 2012/13 of 15.1%, and accounted for 35.0% of drug
(cultivate/manufacture/traffick) offences. There was also a decrease in heroin related drug offences, down
39.4%.
Figure 75:
Drug (cult./ manuf./ traff.) offences, by type of drug, 2011/12 and 2012/13
Type of drug
Cannabis
Heroin
Cocaine
Amphetamine-type stimulants
Other*
Total Cultivation/Manufacture/
% change
Number of
from
offences recorded
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
2,172
1,844
-15.1
556
337
-39.4
45
64
42.2
1,317
2,034
54.4
739
984
33.2
4,829
5,263
9.0
* Other includes anabolic agents, hallucinogens, pharmaceuticals and other drugs not elsewhere classified.
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6.3
Drug (possess/use)
There were 16,206 offences of drug possession and use in 2012/13, an increase of 15.7% from 2011/12.
were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 99.4%, an increase of 1.8% compared to
2011/12.
Drug (possess/use) offences, recorded and total cleared1,
2008/09 to 2012/13
Figure 76:
18,000
16,206
16,000
Number of offences
14,009
14,000
12,000
10,782
10,995
10,569
10,000
8,000
6,000
101.5%
98.9%
102.9%
97.5%
99.4%
4,000
2,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
The most common type of drugs in possess/use offences was cannabis, which accounted for 43.4% of these
offences in 2012/13, up 5.5% from 2011/12. The largest percentage increase (32.8%) was seen in
amphetamine offences. Heroin possess/use offences were down 10.0%.
Figure 77:
Recorded drug (possess/use) offences by type of drug, 2011/12 and 2012/13

% change
Number of
from
offences recorded
2011/12
2012/13
2011/12
6,672
7,037
5.5
1,062
956
-10.0
146
161
10.3
3,700
4,915
32.8
2,429
3,137
29.1
14,009
16,206
15.7
Type of drug
Cannabis
Heroin
Cocaine
Amphetamine-type stimulants
Other*
Total Possession/Use
* Other includes anabolic agents, hallucinogens, pharmaceuticals and other drugs not elsewhere classified.
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Other crime
In 2012/13 there were 63,139 other offences recorded, an increase of 19.4% from 2011/12.
Figure 78:
Other Crime offences, 2003/04 to 2012/13
70,000
63,139
60,000
52,900
50,000
46,498
44,476
42,128
40,000
44,035
41,975
37,813
39,459
39,579
2006/07
2007/08
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
were also cleared in 2012/13. This gives a total clearance rate of 93.6%, which is unchanged from 2011/12.
Figure 79:
Other offences, recorded and total cleared1, 2008/09 to 2012/13
70,000
63,139
Number of offences
60,000
50,000
52,900
46,498
44,476
44,035
40,000
30,000
97.3%
101.8%
96.4%
93.6%
93.6%
20,000
10,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
Total Recorded
2011/12
2012/13
Total Cleared
The most common offence category within the other crime group was justice procedures, followed by
weapons/explosives offences.
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Figure 80:
Other offence categories, 2008/09 to 2012/13
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
% Change from
2011/12
529
549
403
488
601
23.2%
18,820
19,521
20,008
25,582
30,795
20.4%
2,454
2,059
1,380
1,415
1,352
-4.5%
7,215
6,903
6,913
8,739
11,376
30.2%
Harassment
2,852
2,946
2,808
3,819
4,875
27.7%
Behaviour in public
6,431
8,322
6,900
6,437
6,685
3.9%
Other
6,175
6,198
5,623
6,420
7,455
16.1%
44,476
46,498
44,035
52,900
63,139
19.4%
Justice procedures
Total other offences
Justice Procedure Offences

In 2012/13, there were 30,795 Justice Procedure offences, an increase of 20.4% compared with 2011/12.
Justice procedure offences account for 48.8% of all offences recorded in the other crime group.
Of justice procedure offences in 2012/13, 25,365 were cleared in the same period, and a further 3,876
offences from previous years were also cleared. This gives a total clearance rate of 95.0%, which is 0.5%
greater than recorded in 2011/12.
In 2012/13, justice procedure offences arising from family incidents increased by 41.8% to 15,341, while
offences not arising from family incidents increased by 4.7% to 15,454.
Figure 81:
Justice Procedures, by whether arising from family incidents, 2011/12 and 2012/13

Total Justice Procedure offences
% of Justice Procedure offences arising from family incidents
2011/12
10,822
14,760
25,582
42.3%
2012/13
15,341
15,454
30,795
49.8%
% change
from
2011/12
41.8%
4.7%
20.4%

2011/12
193.9
264.5
458.5
2012/13
270.1
272.1
542.2
% change
from
2011/12
39.3%
2.9%
18.3%
In 2012/13, 49.8% of Justice Procedures offences were arising from family incidents (up 7.5% on 2011/12).
Figure 82:
Justice Procedures, by whether arising from family incidents, 2003/04 to 2012/13
35,000
30,000
49.8%
Code of Practice into

Family Violence
25,000
20,000
42.3%
16.9%
16.0%
15,000
18.0%
21.5%
22.5%
24.9%
34.5%
11.9%
10,000
5,000
0
2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13
Not arising from family violence
Arising from family violence
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The main offence category within justice procedures was Contravene Family Violence Intervention Order
with 10,160 offences recorded in 2012/13 (16.2% increase from 2011/12). There were 7,070 Fail to Answer
Bail offences recorded (3.0% increase from 2011/12) and 2,854 Contravene Family Violence Final
intervention Order offences (78.2% increase from 2011/12). These three offences make up 65.2% of all
justice procedures offences.
New contravention offences were introduced on 17 April 2013 under the Family Violence Protection Act
2008. These are Contravene Family Violence Safety Notice Intending Harm/Fear, Contravene Family
Violence Intervention Order Intending Harm/Fear and Persist Contravening Family Violence Safety
Notice/Intervention Order. The number of offences recorded for these new offences is 5, 469 and 88
respectively. The offences are designed to target persons who repeatedly show disregard for a family
violence safety notice/order, and those who commit contraventions with an intent or knowledge that their
actions will likely cause harm and/or fear.
Figure 83:
Top 10 types of Justice Procedure offences, 2011/12 and 2012/13
Offence Type
Contravene Family Violence Intervention Order
Fail To Answer Bail
Contravene Family Violence Final Intervention Order
Resist Police
Contravene Family Violence Interim Intervention Order
Fail Comply With Reporting Obligations
Contravene Final Personal Safety Intervention Order
State False Name When Requested
Contravene Family Violence Safety Notice
Contravene Family Violence Intervention Order-Intending Harm/Fear
2011/12
8,744
6,862
1,602
1,767
981
1,188
325
454
352
0
% change
2012/13 from 2011/12
10,160
16.2
7,070
3.0
2,854
78.2
1,789
1.2
1,556
58.6
1,372
15.5
709
118.2
510
12.3
508
44.3
469
n/a
Harassment
Harassment offences increased by 27.7% in 2012/13, which was the second largest percentage increase of
any crime category in the period. Family incident-related harassment offences rose 18.5% in 2012/13,
compared to a 33.9% increase in non-family violence-related harassment.
Figure 84:
Harassment, by whether arising from family incidents, 2011/12 and 2012/13

Total Harassment offences
% of Harassment offences arising from family incidents
2011/12
1,549
2,270
3,819
40.6%
2012/13
1,836
3,039
4,875
37.7%
% change
from
2011/12
18.5%
33.9%
27.7%
Last financial year, new harassment offence codes were introduced on 8 June 2011, under Brodies Law.
This amendment to the Crimes Act 1958 was designed to broaden the definition of bullying behaviour to
include acting in any other way that could reasonably be expected to cause a victim to engage in self-harm.
In 2012/13, 53 of these new offences were recorded, and 24 people were charged for these offences.
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Behaviour in Public Offences

In 2012/13, there were 6,685 behaviour in public offences, an increase of 3.9% compared with 2011/12.
Figure 85:
Behaviour in public offences recorded, 2008/09 to 2012/13
9,000
8,322
8,000
7,000
6,900
6,685
6,437
6,431
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Note: The infringement notice statistics from Figure 89 are independent to Behaviour in Public offences and are not included in the figure above.
Penalty Infringement Notices for offences Behave in a riotous indecent offensive or insulting manner and
Uses profane indecent or obscene language or insulting words were introduced on 1 July 2008. Behaviour
in public offences have been higher in the last five financial years than in years prior to this change. In
2012/13, 3,931 penalty notices were issued for these two offences, making up 58.8% of all behaviour in
public offences.
In 2012/13, most alleged offenders processed for these two offences were males aged 18-59 (85.9%). Note
that the number of Penalty Notices issued may be slightly different than the number of offenders processed,
due to offences with multiple offenders, or offenders being issued multiple Notices.
Figure 86:
Alleged offenders processed for Behave in a riotous indecent offensive or insulting
manner or Use profane indecent or obscene language or insulting words, 2011/12 and 2012/13
2011/12
Female
Juvenile
Adult
Adult 60+
Total Alleged Offenders*
Male
2012/13
Total
Female
Male
% change from 2011/12

Total*
Female
Male
Total*
20
83
103
11
76
88
-45.0%
-8.4%
311
3425
3746
360
3380
3753
15.8%
-1.3%
-14.6%
0.2%
35
38
48
51
0.0%
37.1%
34.2%
338
3585
3936
379
3539
3934
12.1%
-1.3%
-0.1%
* includes offenders where age or gender is unspecified
Behaviour in public offences that occurred at street/lane/footpath locations accounted for 57.9% of all
behaviour in public offences. Behaviour in public offences at these locations decreased by 6.9% since
2011/12.
As a measure of public order in particular public drunkenness the below graph shows the number of
persons taken into custody for reason being drunk (source: Victoria Police Attendance Register). In
2012/13 there were 13,687 attendances where custody reason was Arrest-drunk, a decrease of 6.1%
compared with 2011/12.
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Figure 87:
Attendance Register*: Attendances where custody reason was Arrest-drunk, 2008/09

to 2012/13
25,000
21,580
20,504
20,000
15,798
14,582
15,000
13,687
10,000
5,000
0
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
* Note: These statistics show the number of persons taken into custody for reason being drunk and are not offences. Attendances may
or may not lead to criminal charges being laid (source: Victoria Police Attendance Register).
Amendments to the Summary Offences Act 1966 came into effect on 16th December 2009 and introduced
new move on powers and the expansion of the use of infringement notices for offences relating to public
drunkenness and anti-social behaviour. These changes are part of an initiative by Government to give police
greater powers to combat violence and antisocial behaviour. Since their introduction, 49,835 infringement
notices have been issued for these offences. Note that these are not criminal offences and are not included
in total crime figures.
Figure 88:
Infringement notices issued since their introduction on 16 December 2009
Contravene Police Direction To Move On

Drunk In Public Place
Drunk And Disorderly In Public Place
Behave In Disorderly Manner Public Place
Total
2009/10
249
8,031
517
178
8,975
2010/11
361
13,371
619
198
14,549
2011/12
329
11,070
1,187
265
12,851
2012/13
312
11,414
1,504
230
13,460
% change from
2011/12
-5.2%
3.1%
26.7%
-13.2%
4.7%
Note: The number of infringement notices in financial years following 2009/10 cannot be directly compared with the number in 2009/10,
th
as the notices were introduced partway through 2009/10 (on the 16 of December 2009).
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Appendix 1
8.1
Definitions and Explanatory Notes
Source of data:
All statistics presented in this document have been obtained from a copy of the
LEAP database taken on 18 July 2013.
Reporting period:
The current financial year is used as the reporting period (i.e. 1 July 2012 to 30 June
2013 inclusive).
Offences recorded:
Consists of those offences reported to police and recorded on the LEAP system
during the reporting period.
Offences cleared:
Refers to all offences recorded on LEAP which have resulted in: one or more alleged
offenders being processed for the offence, or an investigation reveals no offence
occurred, or the complaint was withdrawn or the perpetrator was known but for legal
and other reasons could not be charged (e.g. under age or deceased). The definition
no longer includes Intent to Summons, as recommended by the Office of Police
Integrity (see Appendix 2).
Single year
clearance:
Offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same
period.
Cleared from
previous years:
Offences recorded prior to the reporting period which were cleared within the
reporting period.
Total clearances:
The number of offences which were cleared within the reporting period, regardless
of when they were recorded. They are also represented as a ratio to the total
number of offences recorded for the same period and as such a clearance rate can
be over 100%. All clearance rates referred to in this document (including in
graphs and tables) are total clearance rates. There has been a change to the
method of calculating clearance rates this year; details can be found in Appendix 2.
% change:
The % change column refers to the percentage change in the number of recorded
data and comparisons are made with the previous financial year.
Offences:
There are over 5,000 statutory and common law offences current on LEAP in
2012/13 which have been grouped into 27 offence categories. These categories are
further grouped into 4 broader categories: Crime Against the Person, Crime Against
Property, Drugs and Other. For more detail on offences, refer to Victoria Police
Crime Statistics Publication, Appendix Table A.1.
Offence categories:
The definitions of all the 27 offence categories referred to in the document are as
follows:
Homicide:
Includes offences such as accident (fail to assist death), murder, aid and abet
suicide, manslaughter, culpable driving and abortion.
Rape:
Includes the offences of rape and buggery (repealed).
Sex (non-rape):
Includes offences such as indecent assault, indecent act, wilful and obscene
exposure in public, incest, sexual penetration of a child, and gross indecency.
Robbery:
Includes offences of armed robbery and robbery/assault with intent to rob.
Assault:
Includes indictable and summary assault offences such as intentionally/recklessly

cause injury, make threats to kill, reckless conduct endangering life/serious injury,
unlawful assault, assault police (serious and summary) assault with
weapon/instrument, and discharge missile/stone to injure/danger.
Abduction/kidnap:
Includes offences of abduction, child stealing, cause abduction, kidnap and false
imprisonment.
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Arson:
Includes offences of criminal damage by fire, light fire on PTC vehicle/premises,

light/use fire and destroy/damage property and light/use fire to endanger
property/life.
Property damage:
Includes offences such as criminal damage (intent to damage/destroy), wilful

damage/injure property and possess article for criminal damage.
Burglary (aggravated): Based on the offence of aggravated burglary. Please note that a change in the
definition of the offence in the Crimes Act came into effect on 1 September 1997.
Burglary (residential):
Based on the offence of burglary where the location type is residential.
Burglary (other):
Based on the offence of burglary where the location type is other than a residential
location.
Deception:
Includes offences such as obtain property by deception, obtain financial advantage

by deception, make false document, false accounting and imposition
(Commonwealth benefit/money).
Handle stolen goods:
Includes unlawful possession and hand/receive/retention stolen goods.
Theft from motor

vehicle:
Based on the offence of theft from motor vehicle.
Theft (shopsteal):
Based on the offence of theft from shop (shopsteal).
Theft of motor vehicle: Based on the offence of theft of motor vehicle.

Theft of bicycle:
Based on the offence of theft of bicycle.
Theft (other):
Includes the offence of theft, and excludes theft from motor vehicle, theft of motor
vehicle, theft of bicycle and theft from shop (shopsteal).
Drug (cult./man./traff.): Includes offences of cultivate, traffick, conspire to traffick, and aid and abet traffick of
illicit drugs, controlled substances and other drugs of dependence. The types of
drugs include heroin, cocaine, cannabis, hashish, amphetamine and ecstasy.
Drug (possess, use):
Includes offences of possess, use and introduce drug into the body of another. The
types of drugs include heroin, cocaine, cannabis, hashish, amphetamine and
ecstasy.
Going equipped to
steal:
Based on the offence of going equipped to steal/cheat.
Justice procedures:
Includes offences such as breach intervention order, fail to answer bail, escape from
lawful custody, resist police/resist arrest, hinder police and make false report to
police.
Regulated public order: Include offences involving betting, gaming, liquor, tobacco, censorship and
prostitution.
Weapons/explosives:
Based on offences related to firearms, controlled weapons and explosives.
Harassment:
Includes offences of stalking and use phone/postal service/listening devices to

menace/harass/offend.
Behaviour in public:
Includes offences related to drunkenness, indecent/offensive behaviour/language.
Other:
Includes indictable and summary offences not covered by the previous offence
categories.
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Penalty Infringement Allow for offences to be punished without a court appearance. Note that the official
Notices:
crime offence count does not include penalty notices issued for Drunk or Drunk and
Disorderly.
Attendance Register: Records all persons who have attended a police station through being arrested, for
an interview, drunkenness, various forensic procedures, or other reasons.
Offenders processed: Refers to persons who have allegedly committed a criminal offence and have been
processed for that offence. Those persons who for legal or other reasons are not
charged are also included. Persons are counted for each occasion they are
processed and for each serious offence. Figures on the number of alleged offenders
processed are based on the date the charge record was created on LEAP rather
than the date the offender was processed.
Recorded victims:
Consists of those offences where the principal victim type is Person. Victim
statistics presented in this report refer to the number of persons who have been
recorded as a victim of crime. A person is counted for each occasion that they are a
victim and for each serious offence.
Family incidents:
Based on the number of family incident reports submitted by police and recorded on
LEAP in the reporting period.
Juvenile:
Defined as persons less than 18 years of age.
Comparison with
ABS data:
Figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in the Recorded

Crime Victims Australia (No. 4510.0) publication, differ to those published by the
Victoria Police for a number of reasons including:
i.
ii.
iii.
ABS national crime statistics are compiled on a calendar year basis whereas Victoria
Police crime statistics are based on a financial year;
ABS crime definitions differ from those used by Victoria Police and do not contain all
offences included in police statistics. ABS national crime statistics include
approximately 70% of all crime recorded by Victoria Police; and
ABS national crime statistics are based on the number of victims (vehicles in the
case of motor vehicle theft), while police statistics are based on the number of
offences committed against a victim (eg. a person raped on three occasions over a
week - ABS count one offence of rape, Victoria Police count three).
Therefore, users should exercise caution in making comparisons between ABS and Victoria Police statistics.
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Appendix 2
9.1
Changes to Clearance Rates
There were two major changes to the method by which Victoria Police calculates clearance rates in
2011/2012.
In Crime Media Releases prior to 2011/12, Victoria Police reported on two types of clearance rates:
Single year clearance rate

o The rate of crimes recorded and cleared within the same financial year period.
Total clearance rate
o The single year clearance rate, plus the clearance rate of crimes from previous years.
o Victoria Police has not previously published the total clearance rate in the annual Crime
Statistics publication, but split it into two components as detailed.
In 2011/2012, clearance rates were changed in two ways:
Victoria Police are now mainly reporting total clearance rates, rather than on single year clearance
rates.
o This gives a better gauge of the amount of work that police do in a year.
o Single year clearances are still available in Figure 1.
Victoria Police have removed Intent to Summons (ITS) from the clearance rate calculation.
o This is in accordance with a recommendation by the Office of Police Integrity in the Report
of investigation into Victoria Police crime records and statistical reporting (May 2011), as
detailed below.
o Single year clearances with ITS for 2010/11 and 2011/12 are still available in the table below
(Figure 90), to allow for time series comparison purposes.
The Intent to Summons process

In May 2011, the Office of Police Integrity (OPI) tabled a report to Parliament on an investigation into Victoria
Police crime records and statistical reporting. This investigation found an issue with the process by which
Victoria Police computes clearance rates, including Intent to Summons as a clearance.
The ITS process was introduced during March 1998 as part of a Data Improvement Project. The process
allows police members to record a nexus between a suspect and a crime whist the summons authorising
process is occurring, and is unique to Victoria Police crime recording. The 1997/98 annual Crime Statistics
publication recorded the introduction of the new charge/summons process, and noted the possible effect it
could have on crime statistics.
An ITS is recorded in the Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) as pending authorisation until the
ITS is authorised or declined by the police members supervisor. Currently, as soon as an ITS has been
issued, the crime is recorded as cleared for reporting purposes, and will henceforth be recorded as cleared,
even if the ITS has not yet been authorised.
Historically, the majority of ITSs have been authorised and have resulted in an offender being processed for
the crime; however, it is possible that the ITS will not be authorised, and the offender will never be
processed for the offence. OPI has written that because of this, the ITS process is open to exploitation, as
police members could theoretically issue an ITS and clear a crime while never expecting an offender to
actually be processed.
Though no evidence was found in the investigation that Victoria Police members have been manipulating
clearance rates in this manner, OPI recommended that Victoria Police review its standards for recording
clearance rates to prevent future exploitation. Victoria Police has complied with this recommendation and
removed Intent to Summons from clearance rates.
Data for both the new and old method of reporting crime clearance rates are provided in Figure 90 on the
following page, for time series consistency.
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Figure 89:
Single Year Clearance Rates with and without Intent to Summons, and Total
Clearance Rates without Intent to Summons, by offence, 2010/11 and 2011/12
SingleYearClearanceRateswithITS
Homicide
2010/11
65.6%
2011/12
69.4%
%diff
3.8%
TotalClearanceRatenoITS
2010/11
94.7%
2011/12
92.5%
%diff
-2.2%
74.6%
74.0%
-0.6%
55.0%
61.1%
6.1%
87.5%
92.9%
5.4%
77.1%
76.2%
-0.9%
59.3%
64.1%
4.8%
90.0%
93.1%
3.1%
Robbery
48.8%
49.1%
0.2%
43.6%
45.4%
1.8%
56.3%
59.5%
3.2%
Assault
80.5%
81.9%
1.4%
66.3%
65.8%
-0.5%
87.8%
84.5%
-3.2%
Abduction / Kidnap
82.1%
80.9%
-1.2%
69.7%
72.7%
3.0%
80.9%
86.6%
5.7%
Sub-total
77.7%
79.0%
1.2%
63.5%
64.3%
0.8%
85.8%
84.4%
-1.5%
-3.3%
Arson
21.6%
19.9%
-1.7%
19.4%
17.7%
-1.7%
25.5%
22.2%
Property damage
25.8%
27.8%
2.1%
22.3%
23.4%
1.0%
28.6%
29.2%
0.6%
44.8%
42.1%
-2.7%
40.1%
37.9%
-2.2%
50.4%
47.2%
-3.2%
12.4%
12.6%
0.2%
11.7%
11.8%
0.1%
15.9%
15.0%
-0.8%
Burglary (other)
20.8%
18.0%
-2.8%
19.6%
17.0%
-2.6%
25.8%
22.5%
-3.3%
Deception
72.5%
74.2%
1.7%
66.9%
68.6%
1.7%
84.3%
81.6%
-2.8%
Handle stolen goods
98.7%
98.2%
-0.5%
93.3%
91.4%
-1.9%
107.6%
96.8%
-10.8%
9.7%
8.7%
-1.0%
8.9%
8.0%
-1.0%
11.8%
10.2%
-1.6%
Theft (shopsteal)
76.0%
73.3%
-2.7%
69.8%
67.1%
-2.7%
79.2%
77.0%
-2.2%
20.8%
20.5%
-0.4%
19.1%
18.4%
-0.6%
25.1%
24.3%
-0.8%
8.5%
7.8%
-0.7%
7.6%
6.9%
-0.7%
10.9%
9.4%
-1.5%
22.9%
23.0%
0.2%
19.6%
20.5%
0.9%
27.3%
28.4%
1.2%
29.6%
29.9%
0.3%
26.8%
27.0%
0.2%
33.8%
33.2%
-0.6%
Sub-total
Drug
offences
SingleYearClearanceRatesnoITS
%diff
-1.2%
Sex (non rape)
Theft (other)
97.7%
97.8%
0.2%
91.9%
92.9%
1.0%
100.3%
99.7%
-0.6%
Drug (possess, use)
98.6%
98.4%
-0.1%
91.3%
91.6%
0.3%
98.9%
98.1%
-0.8%
Sub-total
Other crime
2011/12
85.5%
Rape
Theft of bicycle
98.3%
98.3%
0.0%
91.4%
91.9%
0.5%
99.3%
98.5%
-0.8%
97.5%
98.0%
0.4%
90.1%
91.0%
0.9%
105.2%
98.0%
-7.3%
Justice procedures
92.6%
92.7%
0.1%
81.4%
82.6%
1.2%
95.3%
95.1%
-0.2%
94.3%
93.5%
-0.8%
82.2%
84.0%
1.8%
105.2%
99.0%
-6.2%
98.1%
98.1%
0.0%
88.1%
90.1%
2.0%
101.3%
99.2%
-2.1%
Harassment
77.0%
78.6%
1.6%
69.2%
71.8%
2.6%
88.5%
82.6%
-5.9%
Behaviour in public
97.1%
98.2%
1.1%
94.7%
95.8%
1.1%
99.3%
100.0%
0.7%
Other
84.9%
85.5%
0.6%
75.8%
75.6%
-0.2%
91.9%
85.7%
-6.2%
92.3%
92.5%
0.2%
83.1%
83.9%
0.8%
96.4%
94.5%
-1.9%
46.6%
48.4%
1.8%
41.3%
43.0%
1.7%
51.2%
51.7%
0.5%
Sub-total
TOTAL
2010/11
86.8%
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State-wide crime statistics 2012/13

CRIME AGAINST THE PERSON

CRIME AGAINST PROPERTY

Definitions and Explanatory Notes

Changes to Clearance Rates

2.1 State-wide crime statistics 2012/13

Crime against the person

Crime against property

Rates per 100,000

Crime against the person

Crime against property

Sex (non rape)

Burglary (aggrav ated)

Handle stolen goods

Theft from motor v ehicle

Theft of motor v ehicle

Theft of bicy cle

Rate (%) Total Rate

Drug (cult., manuf., traff.)

Regulated public order

Behav iour in public

Rate per 100,000

Total offences recorded, 2003/04 to 2012/13

Figure 5: Offences recorded, by status of investigation, 2012/13

Crime against the person

Crime against property

Burglary (aggrav ated)

Handle stolen goods

Theft from motor v ehicle

Theft of motor v ehicle

Drug (possess, use)

Regulated public order

Behav iour in public

Unsolved Summons Processed Withdrawn

Theft of bicy cle

Offender Complaint No Offence

Drug (cult., manuf., traff.)

Going equipped to steal

Sex (non rape)

Status of Investigation as at 30 June 2013

Rates per 100,000

Crime against the person

Crime against property

Handle stolen goods

Theft from motor v ehicle

Theft of motor v ehicle

Theft of bicy cle

Rate (%) Total Rate

Burglary (aggrav ated)

Drug (cult., manuf., traff.)

Regulated public order

Rate per 100,000

North West Metro Region

Rates per 100,000

Crime against the person

Crime against property

Sex (non rape)

Burglary (aggrav ated)

Theft of motor v ehicle

Theft of bicy cle

Rate (%) Total Rate