Key Figures: Year ending December 2021

Statewide figures

• The number of criminal incidents recorded by Victoria Police in the year to 31 December 2021 was 349,452, down 13.2% from 402,754 incidents recorded in the same period last year. 
• The number of offences recorded by Victoria Police in the year 31 December 2021 was 477,999. This is down 12.8% from 548,086 offences recorded in the same period last year.
• Alleged offender incidents decreased 18.9% to 162,435 in the year to 31 December 2021, down from 200,225.
• Victim reports decreased in the year to 31 December 2021, down 5.2% (14,424) to 265,565 victim reports.
• Family incidents decreased in the year to 31 December 2021, down 1.5% from 92,513 to 91,144.
• Alleged offender incidents with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status decreased 10.2% to 13,126 in the year to 31 December 2021.
• In the year to December 2021 the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status of those involved in Family incident increased for Affected family members (up 4.5% to 4,936) while Other parties increased (up 2.5% to 6,037).

Local Government Area level figures

Criminal Incidents

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

• Melbourne (14,717.3 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 0.9%)
• Latrobe (10,489.5 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 17.2%)
• Yarra (9,194.6 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 16.6%)
• Greater Shepparton (8,790.6 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 2.0%)
• Swan Hill (8,537.2 incidents per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 1.3%).

Recorded Offences

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

• Melbourne (20,060.8 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 1.0%)
• Latrobe (14,874.6 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 17.2%)
• Greater Shepparton (13,512.1 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, down 1.1%)
• Ararat (13,353.6 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 2.0%)
• Swan Hill (12,182.7 offences per 100,000 estimated resident population, up 0.3%).

Crime category trends 

For the year ending 31 December 2021, the offence subdivisions that showed significant upward trends in the last 24 months were:

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

For the year ending 31 December 2021, the offence subdivisions that showed a significant downward trend in the last 24 months were:

 
All other major offence categories did not show a significant upward 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.