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Victoria's crime crisis is turning, but a looming election means everything (opens the original)
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By the numbers, the tide is finally starting to turn in Victoria's crime crisis. Data released this week shows a 3.8 per cent per cent drop in the crime rate in the past year to June. It suggests crime is at least beginning to plateau — but with a state election looming, the political crisis fuelled by the community's perception of safety shows little sign of easing. The flattening numbers tell Victorians that statistically, they are safer than they were 12 months ago. Whether Victorians feel sa
Youth crime down as Victoria's crime rate continues to fall (opens the original)
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Victoria's overall crime rate fell by 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to the end of June 2026. Home invasions, carjackings and robberies all fell by more than 20 per cent according to the Crime Statstics Agency. Victoria Police said the fall was promising but that more work needed to be done. Youth crime has dropped in Victoria as the state's record crime rate continues to fall, new figures show. The latest crime data, released today, reveals that in the past year to June, the state's crime rate d
Knives stashed in public places across Melbourne, police believe (opens the original)
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Intelligence briefs show Victoria Police is concerned "communal weapons" are being stored by young people in public places across Melbourne. The force estimates it seized more than 15,000 machetes, zombie knives and other knives in Victoria last year. Labor and the Coalition have both pledged to expand police stop-and-search powers to combat knife crime if elected at the state election in November. Teenagers trying to skirt Victoria's machete ban are planning attacks using communal blades secret
Imitation gun found in Melbourne primary school playground (opens the original)
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Detectives are probing the discovery of an imitation gun sealed in a plastic bag at a primary school in Melbourne's inner north. The ABC understands two students found the imitation firearm in the playground area at Princes Hill Primary School at around 12.30pm yesterday. In a message to parents, school staff said police attended in response to "a bag that was found containing a weapon at the back of the school grounds". They said police arrived to "remove the weapon" but that "there was no risk
Officer in Dezi Freeman search given job back after on-duty drink driving (opens the original)
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A police officer who rear-ended another vehicle in Melbourne's south-east while drunk has been reinstated. Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, the officer told the police disciplinary board he struggled to sleep after Dezi Freeman murdered two fellow officers. Instead of being dismissed from Victoria Police, the officer will be permanently removed from his former specialist unit. A specialist police officer involved in the hunt for Dezi Freeman who was sacked for crashing a police car
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