Last week’s crime stats showed theft from motor vehicles is the most common and fastest-growing crime in Victoria, reaching its highest rate in two decades.
In Mildura, theft from vehicles has skyrocketed by 27 per cent compared to last year, while aggravated burglary is up 17 per cent.
Equally alarming is the rise in youth offending.
Member for Mildura, Jade Benham says Labor has lost control of crime, leaving families, businesses, and communities vulnerable.
“I am out in the community. I speak to locals. I speak to Police Officers, and they say the same thing – they are frustrated. The justice system is letting them down, and our communities feel less safe. We deserve to feel safe in own community.”
“Victoria is in the grip of a crime crisis. After denying for years that a problem exists, the government has finally acknowledged the need to act but the new bail laws are a knee-jerk reaction. We need to get tougher on crime.”
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