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Policing in Victoria
Specialist police squads in Victoria: Homicide, Arson, Sex Crimes and more
A guide to the specialist squads inside Victoria Police Crime Command, what they investigate and how they fit together.
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Policing in Victoria
Victoria’s Protective Services Officers explained
What PSOs do, how they are trained, where they operate, and the policy debate around their effectiveness and remit.
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Community Safety
Hate crime in Victoria: how it’s recorded, charged and prosecuted
How hate-crime aggravation works in Victorian sentencing law, the 2024 anti-vilification reforms, the Prejudice Investigation Division, and how to report.
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Community Safety
Public-transport safety in Victoria: what the data shows
Protective Services Officers, Authorised Officers, hot-spot stations, late-night safety advice, and how to report incidents on Victorian public transport.
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Crime
Burglary and aggravated home invasion in Victoria: patterns, hotspots and prevention
Where burglary is happening in Victoria, what the offenders are stealing, and the home-security steps that actually reduce your risk.
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Crime
Organised crime in Victoria: who they are and how police push back
A guide to the OMCGs, syndicates and street-level networks operating in Victoria, the squads investigating them, and the legal toolkit…
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Crime
Inside Victoria’s crime statistics: what the latest data really shows
A plain-English guide to the Crime Statistics Agency data series and how to read a quarterly release without falling for…
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Pub & Club Arson
Taskforce Eclipse: the police response to the booze-wars firebombings
Taskforce Eclipse is Victoria Police's dedicated response to the 2026 Melbourne hospitality arson wave. Here's how it is structured.
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Pub & Club Arson
Melbourne’s hospitality arson wave: what we know about the 2026 attacks
A guide to the wave of arson attacks on Melbourne pubs, nightclubs and licensed venues in 2026 and the police…
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Missing Persons
Victoria’s standing rewards: how Crime Stoppers’ historic-case rewards actually work
A guide to how Crime Stoppers Victoria's historic-case standing-reward program operates and how the public can help.
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