As Victoria grapples with a crime wave, the ABC takes a deeper look at some of the numbers behind the rise in offences.

Retired officers will be hired back into service by the Victoria Police Department as a temporary measure to meet staffing needs, says the new police chief. “This program will allow VicPD, when ...

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Victoria's Sentencing Advisory Council has found the state's prison population has risen by 62 per cent in two decades. It points to a tripling of the number of people being held on remand. Victoria's ...