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Healthy and Safe People and Places Personal and Community safety Crimes against persons • In recent years issues of crime and personal safety have fluctuated across the municipality, with the 2006/07 and 07/08 periods showing improvements. More recently there has again been a spike in crime rates, although this is reflected similarly across many Metro areas. • During the 2009/ 2010 year there were 1,517 crimes committed against person or 816 per 100,000 population recorded for Brimbank, compared to 815.9 per 100,000 for the North West Region and 825 for the Victorian State average. The rate of offences has decreased by 4.8% from the previous year. • The most common crimes recorded in Brimbank were for assault (575 per 100,000 population- down 5.1% from the previous year) and robbery (120 per 100,000 down 11.8% from the previous year). 15 • In the 2009/10 period there was an increase in crimes of abduction (up 95.3% from the previous year) and rape (up 54.8% from the previous year). The main decreases in crimes across Brimbank against person were for homicide (decreased 30.2%) and sex non rape (decreased 34.0%). 15 Crimes against property • During the 2009/10 period there were 10,561 crimes against property or 5,682 or per 100,000 population recorded, compared to 5,475 per 100,000 for the North West Region and 4,739.7 per 100,000 for the Victorian State average. The rate of offences in Brimbank has decreased by 4.6% since the previous year. 15 • During the 2009/10 period there was an increase in aggravated burglary (up 21.6% from the previous year) and residential burglary (up 3.8% from the previous year). The main decreases in crimes against property across Brimbank were for handling stolen goods (decreased 40%) and arson (decreased 22.3%). 15 Illicit drug use • Between the 2007/08 and 2008/09 periods, drug offences increased by 31% or 441 per 100,000 people. During the 2009/10 period. 756 offences or 406.7per 100,000 population were reported. The 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Rate (per 100,000 population) Offences Against Property 2004–2010 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 500 400 300 200 100 0 Rate (per 100,000 population) Offences Against Person 2004–2010 737 667 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 6069 5838 number of offences recorded deceased by 5.6% from the 2008/09 period. Compared to the North West Region (350.4 per 100,000) and the State average (265.3 per 100,000), Brimbank has a higher rate of recorded drug offences. This may be reflective of increased numbers of police focusing on crime in the Western Region. 15 Brimbank Metro Melbourne Brimbank Metro Melbourne 4955 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 352 275 Rate (per 100,000 population) of Drug Offences 2004–2010 Brimbank Metro Melbourne 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 817 803 5682 407 274 20
Healthy and Safe People and Places Reported Incidences of family violence • During the 2009/10 period 3,930 family violence incidents were recorded across the Western Region. The number of incidents reported in the Region has increased by 10.1% since the 2008/09 period. Of the number reported in the Region, 1,412 (or 35.9%) incidents of family violence were recorded for the Brimbank municipality. Of that number 323 (or 22.8%) resulted in charges being laid. 15 • During the 2009/ 2010 year a high rate of family incidents were reported in Brimbank,with 759.6 incidents (per 100,000 population) recorded, compared to 718.0 for Melton, 684.0 for Wyndham, 580.7 for Hobsons Bay, 553.6 for Moonee Valley and 429.2 for Maribyrnong. 649.9 incidents (per 100,000 population) was recorded for the Victorian State. 15 • Between 2008–2010 the rate of reported incidents increased in Wyndham (up 22.3%), Melton (up 4.2%) and Brimbank (up 3.5%), whilst reports during the same period decreased in Maribyrnong (down 13.9%), Hobsons Bay (down 0.1%) and Moonee Valley (down 6.5%). The rate of reports increased by 3.2% for the Victorian State during the same period. 15 • Between 2008 and 2009, over 400 women accessed family violence services across the Western Region. Of that number approximately 150 women living in Brimbank were assisted by Women’s Health West family violence services. Compared to other Western Region municipalities, Brimbank had the highest number of women accessing services, with Wyndham (130) and City of Maribyrnong (80) registering lower numbers. 16 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Brimbank Metro Melbourne 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 Hobsons Bay 30 Wyndham Brimbank Moonee Valley 30 Melton Marybrynong Rate (per 100,000 population) of police call outs for family violence incidents 1999–2010 Number of Women Accessed Family Violence Services across the Western Region 2008/09. 16 70 80 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 • 30.9% of residents surveyed in the 2009 Annual Community Survey believed family violence was common in the community. 26 Alcohol and road safety • Brimbank has the forth highest number of serious injury caused by road accidents in the State, with 241 people seriously injured (or 3.6% of State total) during 2008. Persons traveling as driver (50.3%), passenger of car (13.6%) or as a pedestrian (10.7%) were most likely to be injured. 18 130 150 • Brimbank has a higher rate (4.13 per 10,000 people) of alcohol related serious road accidents, compared with both the State (3.42) average and for the Western Region (3.44). In comparison, the rates of alcohol related assaults (7.44 compared to 9.65), alcohol related family incidents (11.99 compared to 15.80) and medical hospital admissions (19.59 compared to 26.92) are all significantly lower for Brimbank than the State average. 17 21
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