STATEWIDE: ‘We cannot allow crime to grow so quickly’
Victoria Police has commented on the growing rate of crime, saying that the increase cannot be allowed to grow.
“There were 638,640 criminal offences recorded in Victoria in the 12 months to end of June 2025 – an increase of 86,587 offences or 15.7 per cent,” said a Police representative.
“When population growth is considered, the crime rate rose by 13.8 per cent from the previous 12 months (8,998.9 offences per 100,000 people).
“As a society, we simply cannot allow the level of crime we are seeing to become normal-ised and accepted – every Victorian deserves to feel safe in their home, within the community and on the roads.
“Victoria’s crime rate can reduce when there is strong accountability for offending, combined with ongoing swift arrests and proactive operations to prevent crime in the first place.
Fastest growing offences are mostly acquisitive crimes. In order, these crimes are:
• Theft from motor vehicle (86,351 offences, +24,409 or 39.4%)
• Motor vehicle theft (33,018 offences, +9,786 or 42.1%)
• Theft from a retail store (41,667 offences, +9,004 or 27.6%)
• Theft (other) offences (58,593 offences, +7,931 or 15.7%), with petrol the most common item stolen