MELBOURNE, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The number of criminal incidents reported in the southeast Australian state of Victoria rose by over 18 percent to a record high in 2024-25, according to official figures released on Thursday.
The data, which was published by Victoria's Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), showed that there were 483,583 criminal incidents recorded in the state in the 12 months to the end of June.
It represents an increase of 18.3 percent from the preceding 12 months and the highest number of reported criminal incidents in Victoria since reporting began in 2004-05.
The CSA data showed that reported incidents of theft from motor vehicles increased by 39.4 percent to 86,351 in the 12 months to June, making it the fastest-growing and most common crime in the state.
