In the year ending March 2019 Victoria had the lowest number of youth alleged offender incidents (10–17 years) and rate per 100,000 Victorians in 10 years.
In the year ending March 2019 Victoria had the lowest number of youth alleged offender incidents (10–17 years) and rate per 100,000 Victorians in 10 years.
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 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".
This paper examines the characteristics that impacted on a young person aged 10-17 receiving a caution or a charge from police between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016. It also compares the reoffending behaviour during the following twelve months of those who received a caution with those who received a charge.
Research and evaluation publications on young people and crime
In Fact No. 3: This short paper examines how the number of young alleged offenders has changed over the past decade. It also considers changes in the number of offending incidents and type of offending for this group.
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?
In Fact No. 4: This fact sheet provides information about the action police take in response to the offences they record for young people, for example, whether the offender was cautioned, arrested or summonsed.
Explanatory notes on recorded crime statistics to assist you in interpreting and understanding Victorian crime data.