Herald Sun | Crime up 12.4 per cent in Victoria, report shows Herald Sun LATEST: VICTORIA'S crime rate has soared 12.4 per cent in a year, with the Opposition pointing the finger at closed stations amid “young gangs literally running riot”, while the police union called for more cops on the ground, not more taskforces. Increase in car theft in Victoria linked to gangs, police chief says Explosion in thefts drives Victoria's spiralling crime rate Weapon, drug offences rising in Vic: stats |