Latrobe Valley Express Wednesday 5 January 2022

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DID YOU FEEL THE EARTH MOVE? PAGE 3

Berwick locals Kayden and Kayne Curtin enjoy a reprieve from the heat with their family at Fox’s Hole in Boolarra South, before spending New Year’s Eve in the Latrobe Valley with friends. FULL STORY, PHOTOS - PAGE 4.

CRIME DECREASE By ALYSSA FRITZLAFF

FRESH data released by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) has shown an overall decrease in ‘Criminal Incidents’ in Latrobe City. A total decrease of 15.2 per cent in Criminal Incidents was recorded for the local government area by the CSA, which released it’s final 2021 data (ending September 30) in December. Despite the drop, Latrobe’s crime rate still ranks high in comparison to other parts of the state. The municipality has the second highest number of Criminal Incidents in Victoria, topped only by Melbourne, and the third highest ‘Recorded Offences’, behind Melbourne and Ararat. An in depth look at the region’s statistics reveals a 4.8 per cent increase in ‘Crimes against a person’. Notable increases in this category are ‘Sexual Offences’ and

‘Stalking, Harassment and Threatening Behaviour’. In 48.8 per cent of recorded Criminal Incidents charges were laid, while 28.5 per cent remained unsolved. Morwell and Traralgon provided the highest Criminal Incidents in Latrobe City, followed by Moe, Newborough and Churchill. Despite this, both Morwell and Traralgon’s Criminal Incidents have decreased from the year prior. Morwell had a 19.23 per cent decrease, while Traralgon saw a total decrease of 12.23 per cent. This data follows trends seen across the entire state throughout 2021, with the total Recorded Offences in Victoria dropping by 9.8 per cent. Latrobe Valley Superintendent Tracie McDonald said that the pandemic did have an impact on the number of Criminal Incidents in Latrobe.

“While it’s encouraging to see a drop in the overall number of criminal incidents in Latrobe, we know this is largely due to strict stay-at-home restrictions that were in place throughout the year,” she said “As we continue to emerge from the pandemic in 2022, we would expect to see an increase in criminal activity as people have more freedom to move around.” Supt McDonald said maintaining a highly visible police presence is a priority that will continue for Latrobe Valley police, with road safety also being a key focus across the region in 2022. “We will continue to maintain a strong presence across the region including highly visible police patrols in busy community locations, such as shopping centres and transport hubs,” she said. CONTINUED PAGE 2

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