Crime
Independent reporting on crime trends, organised offending, and major incidents across Victoria. We cover patterns and convictions on the public record — never naming a person who has been charged but not convicted.
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Cyber crime in Victoria: the scams costing Victorians the most
From investment fraud and remote-access scams to MyGov phishing and business email compromise: a guide to the cyber crime trends…
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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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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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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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Knife crime and youth offending in Melbourne CBD: what the 2026 data is showing
The 2026 Crime Statistics Agency data on knife and youth offending in Melbourne CBD, and the policy response.
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Victoria’s homicide rate, and why it tells you less than you think
Headline counts of Victoria's homicide rate are usually noise. Here's how to read the official series properly.
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Drive-in drive-out burglaries in Victoria: a pattern police are tracking
The Victorian drive-in drive-out burglary pattern police are tracking, and the chop-shop networks behind it.
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Victorian cybercrime in early 2026: scams, ransomware and what changed
The latest Scamwatch and ACSC data on cybercrime affecting Victorians, and the trends to watch.
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Mark Adrian Perry: the $1 million reward for a Melbourne cold case
The m standing reward for Mark Adrian Perry's 2007 murder remains one of Victoria Police's biggest active cold-case rewards.
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Animal cruelty in Victoria: how the law works and how cases are investigated
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the RSPCA Victoria inspectorate, the penalties and the recent prosecutions.
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