Geelong Indy - 30th September 2016

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Friday 30 September, 2016

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Up 20% in Geelong

Another grand day for Mavis

‘Huge’ crime surge

Grovedale’s Mavis Govan is looking forward to watching her beloved Doggies strive for premiership glory 54 years after she attended their last grand final. FULL STORY PAGE 7 Picture: Luke Voogt

By Luke Voogt Geelong’s crime rate has lept by 20 per cent in a year, according to data released on Thursday. Offences jumped from 8460 to 10,190 per 100,000 residents in the last financial year, the state Crime Statistics Agency figures showed. Geelong crime rose by almost double the state increase of 11.2 per cent, the data revealed. Geelong burglaries and thefts were up by 37 per cent but assault and sex offences were down by one and 10 per cent respectively. Surf Coast crime was up by 9 per cent. South Barwon MP Andrew Katos blamed the State Government and called for more police. The Geelong increase was the biggest in five years, he said. He blamed reduced police hours at Waurn Ponds Police

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Station for a 21 per cent crime rise in Geelong’s 3216 postcode. “It’s the crimes against property and person which are quite alarming. People are living in fear at times in their own homes.” Ms Katos slammed Police Minister and Bellarine MP Lisa Neville. “Lisa Neville is not even investing resources in her own home town let alone the rest of the state.” A 24 per cent increase in justice-procedure offences, such as breaching court orders and bail conditions, showed the government was “soft” on offenders, particularly juveniles, Mr Katos said. “A lot of these offenders don’t have respect for the law. “I think that’s the one that really disgusts the community, when people are granted bail and they commit another offence,” he said. Continued page 5

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