Victoria's crime rate on the rise again

By Nino Bucci and Yolanda Redrup
Updated August 28 2014 - 3:08am, first published August 27 2014 - 7:10pm
Crime against the person climbed 0.2 per cent in the past year, with crime against property increasing by 0.7 per cent. Photo: Paul Harris
Crime against the person climbed 0.2 per cent in the past year, with crime against property increasing by 0.7 per cent. Photo: Paul Harris

The crime rate has increased for the third year in a row, fuelled by family violence and drug-related offending, prompting Chief Commissioner Ken Lay to again urge a move away from traditional policing.

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