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In the 12 months to 31 December 2021 the criminal incident rate decreased 13.0% to 5,232.4 per 100,000 Victorians as did the number of incidents, down 13.2% to 349,452 incidents.

New figures show key crime measures decreasing while police recorded family incidents rise.

The number of criminal incidents recorded by Victoria Police in the year to 30 September 2021 was 357,847, down 13.2% from 412,202 incidents recorded in the same period last year.

This year's Family Violence Database includes new content including a summary of trends in family violence data during COVID-19 and additional data on sexual assaults.

The Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) released the Victorian recorded crime statistics for the year ending 30 June 2021 today.

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.

Only one in seven incidents of sexual offending reported to police progress through the justice system to be proven in court, research released today by the Crime Statistics Agency shows.

The Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) released the Victorian recorded crime statistics for the year ending 31 March 2021 today.

The number of criminal incidents recorded by Victoria Police in the year to 31 March 2021 was 387,793, down 5.1% from 408,423 incidents recorded in the same period last year.

In the last 16 years, Victorian crime statistics show an overall increasing trend for all offences, however the proportion of Property and deception-related offences has decreased.