6,494,373
Population of the State from ABS 2021 Census
213,129.80 km2
Area size of the State in square kilometres
348,378
Total number of crimes in the State
53.64
Total number of crimes per 1000 people
43,945
Total number of violent crimes in the State (homicide, assault, sexual assault, robbery, etc...)
176,975
Total number of property crimes in the State (arson, burglary, theft, car theft, etc...)
6.77
Total number of violent crimes per 1000 people
27.25
Total number of property crimes per 1000 people
2nd
Rank of the State by Violent Crimes, 1st has the lowest number of Violent Crimes
2nd
Rank of the State by Property Crimes, 1st has the lowest number of Property Crimes
In 2022 in Victoria there were 112,876 cases of Theft.
112,876
In 2022 in Victoria there were 46,488 cases of Breaches of orders.
46,488
In 2022 in Victoria there were 42,064 cases of Assault and related offences.
42,064
In 2022 in Victoria there were 32,117 cases of Property damage.
32,117
In 2022 in Victoria there were 30,113 cases of Burglary/Break and enter.
30,113
In 2022 in Victoria there were 18,034 cases of Deception.
18,034
In 2022 in Victoria there were 10,203 cases of Other crimes against the person.
10,203
In 2022 in Victoria there were 10,170 cases of Drug use and possession.
10,170
In 2022 in Victoria there were 8,985 cases of Weapons and explosives offences.
8,985
In 2022 in Victoria there were 7,973 cases of Stalking, harassment and threatening behaviour.
7,973
In 2022 in Victoria there were 7,825 cases of Justice procedures offences.
7,825
In 2022 in Victoria there were 6,527 cases of Disorderly and offensive conduct.
6,527
In 2022 in Victoria there were 4,309 cases of Dangerous and negligent acts endangering people.
4,309
In 2022 in Victoria there were 2,399 cases of Drug dealing and trafficking.
2,399
In 2022 in Victoria there were 2,106 cases of Public nuisance offences.
2,106
In 2022 in Victoria there were 1,881 cases of Robbery.
1,881
In 2022 in Victoria there were 1,869 cases of Arson.
1,869
In 2022 in Victoria there were 1,433 cases of Cultivate or manufacture drugs.
1,433
In 2022 in Victoria there were 606 cases of Miscellaneous offences.
606
In 2022 in Victoria there were 213 cases of Transport regulation offences.
213
In 2022 in Victoria there were 114 cases of Other government regulatory offences.
114
In 2022 in Victoria there were 40 cases of Public security offences.
40
In 2022 in Victoria there were 21 cases of Other drug offences.
21
In 2022 in Victoria there were 10 cases of Regulatory driving offences.
10
In 2022 in Victoria there were 2 cases of Bribery.
2
1 in 148
In 2022 in VIC your chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 148
1 in 105
In 2022 in Australia your chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 105
1 in 37
In 2022 in VIC your chances of becoming a victim of a property crime is 1 in 37
1 in 31
In 2022 in Australia your chances of becoming a victim of a property crime is 1 in 31
VIC state is ranked 1 out of 6 ranked states in Australia with 1st being safest.
The top crime types in VIC are Theft, Breaches of orders, Assault and related offences.
112,876 Theft cases were reported in VIC in 2022.
Crime in VIC has increased by 0.09% from 2021 to 2022.
There were no Homicide and related offences cases in VIC in 2022.
The least safe lga in VIC is Melbourne, by rank and violent crimes rate.
The safest lga in VIC is Golden Plains, by rank and violent crimes rate.
Most dangerous lgas in VIC by crime crime rank and violent crimes are Melbourne, Latrobe (Vic.) and Port Phillip.
The data is based on annual 2022 data from state police departments and population data from the 2021 ABS Census. Rank is calculated for crimes weighted by severity and proportionate to population.
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