Key Figures: Year ending June 2021

State wide figures

  • The number of criminal incidents recorded by Victoria Police in the year to 30 June 2021 was 378,877, down 6.9% from 406,857 incidents recorded in the same period last year.
  • The number of offences recorded by Victoria Police in the year 30 June 2021 was 522,486. This is down 4.0% from 544,107 offences recorded in the same period last year.
  • Alleged offender incidents increased 15.4% to 195,705 in the year to 30 June 2021, up from 169,592.
  • Victim reports decreased in the year to 30 June 2021, down 15.7% (49,496) to 266,546 victim reports.
  • Family incidents increased in the year to 30 June 2021, up 5.9% from 88,205 to 93,440.
  • Alleged offender incidents with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status increased 6.7% to 14,305 in the year to 30 June 2021.
  • In the year to 30 June 2021 the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status of those involved in Family incident increased for Affected family members (up 7.4% to 4,833) while Other parties increased (up 8.0% to 6,021).
  • Unique alleged offenders increased 12.8% to 93,943 in the year to 30 June 2021, up from 83,308.
  • Unique victims decreased in the year to 30 June 2021, down 14.1% to 205,646 victims.

 

Local Government Area level figures

Criminal Incidents

The highest criminal incident rates in Local Government Areas in the year ending June 2021 were:

  • Melbourne (15,326.4 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 6.8%)
  • Latrobe (11,526.8 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 13.0%)
  • Yarra (10,241.7 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 7.7%)
  • Ararat (9,371.7 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 11.9%)
  • Port Phillip (9,138.9 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 7.5%).

 

Recorded Offences

The highest recorded offence rates in Local Government Areas in the year ending June 2021 were:

  • Melbourne (21,355.9 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 9.7%)
  • Latrobe (16,713.2 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 7.5%)
  • Ararat (16,427.5 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 41.2%)
  • Greater Shepparton (14,374.1 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 9.1%)
  • Yarra (13,210.4 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 3.7%).

 

Crime category trends 

For the year ending June 2021, the offence subdivisions that showed significant upward trends in the last 24 months were:

Criminal Incidents Recorded Offences
  • Stalking, harassment & threatening behaviour
  • Cultivate or manufacture drugs
  • Cultivate or manufacture drugs
  • Miscellaneous offences

 

All other major offence categories did not show a significant upward trend over the last 24 months.

 

For the year ending June 2021, the offence subdivisions that showed a significant downward trend in the last 24 months were:

Criminal Incidents Recorded Offences
  • Robbery
  • Robbery
  • Property damage
  • Burglary/Break and enter
  • Burglary/Break and enter                  
  • Theft
  • Theft
  
  • Deception
  
  • Drug use and possession
  

 

All other major offence categories did not show a significant downward trend over the last 24 months.

 

For a detailed breakdown of the data go to the latest crime data webpage and for explanatory information and definitions, see the Explanatory Notes and Glossary