EVERY quarter, the Crime Statistics Agency releases Victorian crime statistics that provides a snapshot of criminal activity reported in the state.
The end of December 2022 saw a reduction in the number of total criminal incidents by 4.6 percent compared to the previous year, with 5,899 reported in 2021 and 5,626 reported in 2022.
From these incidents, charges were laid in 44.1 percent of cases, 18.7 percent saw no charges laid, and 37.2 percent of cases were unsolved.
Reports of crime were most prevalent in Shepparton (3,947 reports). Mooroopna had 714 reported crimes, 296 in Kialla, 170 in Tatura, and 64 in Shepparton North. These figures reflect the reduction in reported crime; however, reports of crime increased in both Tatura and Shepparton North.
Similarly, this data set shows that crimes that occurred on street/lanes/footpaths and in the court justice system increased in 2022 in Greater Shepparton, with 969 and 285 crimes reported.
The top five principal offence subgroups locally were Breach of Family Violence Order, Breach of Bail Conditions (both of which increased last year), criminal damage, stealing from a motor vehicle, and other theft (which all decreased in 2022).
There were 1,724 crimes reported at home, a decrease from the previous year, as well as 243 crimes reported in the driveway/carport and 186 in other retail.
To view this data, visit www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/crime-statistics/
