Victoria’s worst criminals reoffend every 2.7 minutes

Tuesday 7 October 2025

When the Crime Statistics Agency recently released Victoria’s crime statistics for 2024-25, it revealed that the state saw a record high number of criminal incidents, with over 483,000 incidents over the course of the financial year.

But going through the numbers, one stat really jumped out at readers: Victoria Police reported that just 5,400 repeat offenders accounted for 40% of the state’s total crime.

Source: ABC News

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Tarric is an Australian freelance journalist and independent analyst who covers economics, finance, and geopolitics. Tarric is the author of the Avid Commentator Report. His works have appeared in The Washington DC Examiner, The Spectator, The Sydney Morning Herald, News.com.au, among other places.