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Melbourne’s West Youth Gangs: What the Evidence Actually Shows
TRUE CRIME / FACT CHECK / VICTORIA The violence is real. The popular picture of a single, organised youth-gang army controlling Melbourne’s western suburbs is not. Police data points instead to fluid peer groups, a small cohort of repeat offenders and serious crimes that are far more visible than their share of total offending. The… — read more
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Melbourne’s Crime Wave: What a Decade of Data Actually Shows
Updated 26 July 2026 Melbourne is not a city in collapse. Nor is the concern about crime simply a media invention. In the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2026 Global Liveability Index, Melbourne ranked third in the world. At the same time, Victoria’s recorded crime rate remains substantially higher than it was three years ago, vehicle theft… — read more