In 2019-20 (year ending in March 2020), Victoria Police recorded 8,321 offences that took place in the City of Boroondara. This was an increase of 15.1% compared to previous year (7,227 offences), due in large part to an increase in recorded thefts.
Overview of offences recorded in Boroondara in 2019-20 is presented in Figure 1 below. Still, the City of Boroondara’s offence rate for most offence types was low compared to Victoria (Table 1).
Figure 1. Offences recorded Boroondara - year ending March 2020
Offence type by region
Table 1: Criminal offences recorded per 100,000 residents, 2019-20. Source: Crime Statistics Agency.
| Offence type | Boroondara | Eastern Metropolitan Region | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Homicide |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Assault |
222 |
460 |
683 |
|
Sexual offences |
96 |
158 |
206 |
|
Abduction |
5 |
5 |
11 |
|
Robbery |
30 |
46 |
61 |
|
Blackmail and extortion |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
Stalking and threat |
42 |
110 |
187 |
|
Dangerous and negligent behaviour |
18 |
47 |
84 |
| Total violent offences | 416 | 833 | 1,239 |
| Offence type | Boroondara | Eastern Metropolitan Region | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arson |
6 |
24 |
41 |
|
Property damage |
336 |
447 |
615 |
|
Burglary / break and enter |
588 |
613 |
649 |
|
Theft |
2,270 |
2,404 |
2,841 |
|
Deception |
348 |
463 |
526 |
|
Bribery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total crimes against property offences | 3,548 | 3,951 | 4,672 |
| Offence type | Boroondara | Eastern Metropolitan Region | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Drug dealing and trafficking |
34 |
57 |
73 |
|
Cultivate or manufacture drugs |
6 |
19 |
22 |
|
Drug use and possession |
134 |
302 |
408 |
|
Other drug offences |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Total drug offences | 175 | 380 | 505 |
|
Offence type |
Boroondara |
Eastern Metropolitan Region |
Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Weapons and explosives |
50 |
141 |
231 |
|
Disorderly and offensive conduct |
54 |
89 |
180 |
|
Public nuisance |
16 |
36 |
53 |
|
Public security |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Total public order and security offences | 120 | 267 | 465 |
|
Offence type |
Boroondara |
Eastern Metropolitan Region |
Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Justice procedures |
48 |
93 |
192 |
|
Breaches of orders |
201 |
558 |
999 |
| Total justice procedures offences | 249 | 651 | 1,191 |
| Offence type | Boroondara | Eastern Metropolitan Region | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Transport regulation offences |
4 |
4 |
6 |
| Other government regulatory offences | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Total other offences | 6 | 9 | 19 |
Note: Regions with larger populations are likely to experience higher volumes of crime so it is helpful to look at offence rates per 100,000 residents to compare crime statistics across geographical areas.
Criminal offences in Boroondara for the past three years
Crimes against the person
Figure 1 shows recorded crimes against the person in the City of Boroondara for the past three years.
The chart shows that assault crimes have been the most prevalent crimes against the person over the last three years, with a slight increase in reported assaults from 2018-19 to 2019-20.
Sexual offences also made up a substantial proportion of reported crimes against the person, however the chart shows there was a decline in reports from 2018-19 to 2019-20.
The chart also shows a notable decline in reported stalking and threat crimes which rank as the third most reported crime against the person in 2019-20, after assault crimes and sexual offences.
Figure 1: Recorded crimes against the person in the City of Boroondara, 3 year trend (source: Crime Statistics Agency).
Crimes against property
Figure 2 shows the recorded crimes against the property in the City of Boroondara for the past three years. It shows that property theft has been the most prevalent property crime over the last three years, with the number of theft reports significantly increasing since 2017-18.
Burglary/break and enter offences are currently the second most reported property crimes, whilst property damage and deception offences came in at third, with similar number of recorded cases.
Figure 2: Recorded crimes against property in the City of Boroondara, 3 year trend (source: Crime Statistics Agency).
Drug offences
Figure 3 shows the recorded drug offences in the City of Boroondara for the past three years. It shows that drug use and possession offences have slightly decreased in the past year.
However, recorded drug dealing and trafficking offences have significantly increased over the past three years.
Figure 3: Recorded drug offences, City of Boroondara, 3 year trend (source: Crime Statistics Agency).
Public order and security crimes
Figure 4 shows recorded crimes against public order and security in the City of Boroondara for the past three years.
It shows that weapons and explosives and disorderly and offensive conduct offences are currently the most prevalent public order and security crime, with a substantial decrease in incidents between since 2017-18.
Figure 4: Recorded public order and security crimes, City of Boroondara, 3 year trend (source: Crime Statistics Agency).
Justice procedure offences
Justice procedures offences are any act or omission counterproductive to the carrying out of justice procedures, for example, resisting or hindering a police officer.
Figure 5 shows the recorded justice procedures crimes in the City of Boroondara for the past three years. It shows a slight increase in reports between 2017-18 and 2018-19 and a slight decrease in reports of these particular offences between 2018-19 and 2019-20.
Figure 5: Recorded ‘justice procedures’ offences, City of Boroondara, 3 year trend (source: Crime Statistics Agency).
For more information on recorded criminal offences, including postcode level crime statistics, see the Crime Statistics Agency and the Greater Dandenong Social Statistics page.