John Elliott, a candidate for the City of Melbourne, has proposed the introduction of a 1.00 am common closure for Melbourne Nightclubs to curb violence. Others believe that the current problems associated with street violence will be exacerbated by such a measure and which have been previously trialled in Australia with little success. On a Friday…
DetailsMelbourne’s CBD crime rate in is more than double that of any other place in Victoria. The City of Yarra, including Fitzroy, Collingwood, Abbotsford and Richmond, comes in second. The City of Maribyrnong, including Footscray and Yarraville, comes in third. Most common crimes were robbery, assault and theft. Melbourne’s assault rate was about four times…
DetailsPolice in West Midlands England are using software called Operation Swordfish to predict where crimes such as burglaries are likely to occur. The software works on the premise that criminals who commits burglaries often target the same area again shortly after the first incident. Research from the Institute of Crime Science indicates that the neighbours…
DetailsTony Abbott, Opposition Leader, today, 20-09-12, called for the government to retrospectively pay the 300 or so Australian victims of terrorism overseas, such as victims of the Bali bombings, or their families, $75,000 in compensation. In Victoria under the Crime Compensation legislation the family of a murder victim is entitled to up to $100,000 and…
DetailsOn Thursday the 20-09-12 just after midnight a twenty-four-year-old was sitting in his parked motor vehicle when two armed assailants entered his vehicle and threatened him with a gun and a knife. The assailants forced the victim drive to an address in Kangaroo Flat when he attempted to unsuccessfully escape. Police shortly afterwards arrested two…
DetailsOn the 10-09-12 at around 5.40 pm a female was sexually assaulting as she walked through the Greensborough Plaza towards her parked motor vehicle. The assailant followed the female victim into the stairwell of the shopping centre where she was sexually assaulted. The assailant was described as having a tattoo on his left upper arm and…
DetailsOn Tuesday the 18-09-12 at around 9.30 pm an eighteen-year-old assailant attempted to hold up a Southbank Supermarket armed with a knife. Police arrived promptly at the scene and arrested the assailant and he was later charged with theft, assault and possession of a controlled weapon and released on bail. If you have been the…
DetailsOn Wednesday the 19-09-12 at around 3.00 am two male assailants armed with a meat cleaver and a knife entered the McDonalds Fast Food Outlet in Morwell. The two assailants forced the staff to empty money from a cash register before fleeing. One of the assailants was wearing a skeleton hoodie and the other a…
DetailsOn the 05-09-12 at around 8.30 pm a male assailant entered the Coles Express Service Station in Collingwood and selected a packet of biscuits before walking to the counter. The male, aged around thirty years, then pulled out a metal bar concealed in his sleeve and threatened the shop assistant with the weapon demanding money.…
DetailsOn the 17-09-12 at around 8.00 pm two males were involved in an altercation in Traralgon which resulted in one of the males having his throat slashed. The thirty-three-year-old victim was flown by air ambulance to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with serious injuries. The alleged assailant is aged thirty-nine years. If you have been the…
DetailsIndividuals aged from 15 – 24 years are more likely to be victims, offenders or witnesses of crime. How young people can avoid violence: Avoid groups of youths that look like they have been consuming alcohol. When travelling on public transport keep valuables like iphone and ipads hidden. Travel with friends you are comfortable with…
DetailsSexting is the creation and sharing of sexually explicit images via the internet and mobile phones. Kids Helpline has called for children to be warned of the dangers of sexting as part of the school curriculum, including the impact such behaviour may have on their future aspirations. The Victorian Parliament’s Law Reform committee is holding…
DetailsOn the afternoon of Sunday the 16-09-12 a male attempted to abduct a fourteen year old girl in Leongatha. The assailant grabbed the teenage girl as she was walking along the street and told her to get in his motor vehicle. Fortunately the young female victim was able to free herself and run away. The…
DetailsA number of young women have been indecently assaulted on the Pakenham Train Line with the most recent being a sixteen-year-old girl. The assailant is described as being aged around forty years, dark complexion, short crew-cut hair and greyish stubble above his lip. If you have been the victim of an indecent assault or other…
DetailsOn Sunday the 16-09-12 at around 9.45 pm three masked male assailants armed with a meat cleaver attempted to rob the Yallambie Food Mart Convenience Store. The fifty-five-year old Shop Owner was threatened with the weapon and demands were made for money. The victim managed to flee out the back of the shop and the…
DetailsOn Monday the 17-09-12 just before midnight a male wearing a balaclava entered a Petrol Station in Morwell and threatened the female staff member with a knife demanding money. The staff member handed over a small quantity of cash and the assailant then fled the premises on foot. For financial support and professional advice call…
DetailsThe Legal Services Board has recently awarded just over $2 million to ten recipients for projects aimed at promoting and improving the legal and justice system in Victoria. Two of the projects include: A grant of over $60K to investigate and propose the best approach to establishing a specialist court list to respond to child…
DetailsVictims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services provide a range of services to people who have experienced or witnessed violent crimes, including physical assault, aggravated burglaries, armed robberies, sexual abuse, stalking, domestic violence, homicide and so on. About 80% of crime victims are adults with 20% being under eighteen years of age. Younger victims may…
DetailsAccording to a medical specialist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Dr Martin Dutch, “the number of violent assaults had hugely increased in the past 30 months”. Lindsay Bent of Ambulance Victoria said that “nearly all of the inner city Ambulance crews on Friday and Saturday nights were tied up with alcohol-related injuries”. The majority of victims…
DetailsBeing a victim of crime is often traumatic but victims do not need to deal with it alone. Crime often effects not only the primary victim but also witnesses as well as the victim’s family. It is important for victims of crime to report the crime to police in order to assist the police to…
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