HEADLINE VICTORIAN CRIME STATISTICS:
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* 638,640 offences recorded in the year to the end of June 2025, up 15.7 per cent
* Recorded offences per 100,000 people was 8999, up 13.8 per cent
* 483,583 criminal incidents, up 18.3 per cent to highest point since reporting began in 2004/05
* More than 77,500 arrests
* 5400 people have been charged 10 times or more, accounting for 40 per cent of total crime
* 1128 offenders aged 10 to 17 arrested a combined 7118 times
* 28,482 motor vehicle thefts, equating to 78 each day or