2020-2021 COVID-19 Family Violence Data Portal (External link)
During the pandemic, the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) developed a data monitoring portal to examine pandemic impacts on contact with family violence services. The portal is available here (External link).
This paper used Victoria Police recorded data to 31 December 2020 to examine offenders recorded for breaches of Chief Health Officer Directions, broader crime trends, and family violence incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find the paper here.
Police-recorded crime trends in Victoria during the COVID-19 pandemic: update to end of September
This paper examines Victorian crime rates between April and September 2020 and considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime during Victoria's second-wave of cases. Find the paper here.
Police-recorded crime trends in Victoria during the COVID-19 pandemic
The paper examines trends in criminal offences and family violence incidents to 30 June 2020, focusing on comparing the period from 1 April 2020 to 30 June 2020 with the same period in 2019. Find the paper here.