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The Crime Statistics Agency has today released an 'In Brief' research paper on the use of police cautions for youth in Victoria, entitled "The Cautious Approach: Police cautions and the impact on youth reoffending".

The Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) has been working on a new reporting measure to better reflect the number of criminal incidents committed in Victoria.

Consultation Paper: CSA Incident-based Collection

The Crime Statistics Agency has today released two 'In Fact' papers on youth offending in Victoria, entitled:
Co-offending among young Victorian offenders in 2016; and
Are more first-time young offenders being recorded for serious crimes than in the past?

The Crime Statistics Agency has today released its recorded crime statistics for Victoria for the year ending 31 March 2017.

The number of offences recorded by police in the year to 31 March 2017 was 543,391. This is up 4% from 522,677 offences recorded in the same period last year.

The Crime Statistics Agency has today released key family violence measures from the 2015-16 Victorian Family Violence Database.

The number of offences recorded by police in the year to 31 December 2016 was 552,005. This is up 10.2% from 500,971 offences recorded in the same period last year.

Latest statistics released by the Crime Statistics Agency show that there has been an upward trend in sexual offences that have been recorded across Victoria in the past five years.

The Crime Statistics Agency has today released its recorded crime statistics for Victoria for the year ending 30 September 2016.