My name is Asim L Gordon and my student number is s4008175. Feel free to use the navigational bar above to traverse an informative journey of statistics on criminals from Victoria Australia!

First, we study the crime trends in 2023 for Victoria. The line chart presents a sudden increase in recorded offences in the year 2023. This sudden of a change requires further investigation.

The bar chart that is stacked shows the breakdown of these offences by type, emphasizing thefts, assaults and drug related crimes. It’s important to note that property crimes and assaults are responsible for the 2023 rise in total offenses committed (being B tier crime), indicating that this requires further review. Also note that this is likely related to COVID19 according to Miller et al. (2023).

Datasets used are shown below;

Graph (Total Recorded Offences Yearly)
Data_Tables_Recorded_Offences_Visualisation_Year_Ending_December_2023.xlsx
Graph (Breakdown of Crime Types)
Data_Tables_Criminal_Incidents_Visualisation_Year_Ending_December_2023.xlsx

Police V (2023) Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Vic.gov.au,
https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/, accessed 4 June 2024.

My name is Asim L Gordon and my student number is s4008175. Feel free to use the navigational bar above to traverse an informative journey of statistics on criminals from Victoria Australia!

Next, we map crime distribution using a choropleth map, revealing which Local Government Areas (LGAs) saw higher percentage change of offences between 2021 and 2023. Urban hotspots correlate with the previously identified crime types.

To gauge the human impact, a line graph is made which shows that while crime is on the rise, reporting of crime is at a slight decay. Despite the long term decay, a significant rise in victim reports follows the spike in assaults, highlighting a direct hit to community safety and well-being.

Datasets used are shown below;

Graph (Geographical Distribution of Crimes)
Data_Tables_LGA_Recorded_Offences_Year_Ending_December_2023.xlsx
Graph (Total victim reports yearly)
Data_Tables_Victim_Reports_Visualisation_Year_Ending_December_2023.xlsx

Police V (2023) Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Vic.gov.au,
https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/, accessed 4 June 2024.

My name is Asim L Gordon and my student number is s4008175. Feel free to use the navigational bar above to traverse an informative journey of statistics on criminals
from Victoria Australia!

The initial graph illustrates a rise in the pace of family incidents among Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people from 2019 to 2023. During this same period, there is no significant change for Non-Indigenous people. The second graph emphasizes that Non-Indigenous males are the largest group with alleged offender incidents, especially in the 25-29 age category. They are followed by Non-Indigenous females and then Aboriginals as shown by numbers highlighted on both graphs.

The graphs show that there is an increasing problem of family incidents among Aboriginal communities, which can be seen in their share as offenders. This implies a requirement for specific actions to tackle root causes in these communities.

Datasets used are shown below;

Graph (Family Incidents (Rate per 100,000 People))
Indigenous_Data_Tables_Family_Incidents_Visualisation_Year_Ending_December_2023.xlsx
Data_Tables_Family_Incidents_Visualisation_Year_Ending_December_2023.xlsx
Graph (Alleged Offender Demographic)
Indigenous_Data_Tables_Alleged_Offender_Incidents_Visualisation_Year_Ending_December_2023.xlsx

Police V (2023) Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Vic.gov.au,
https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/, accessed 4 June 2024.