Why Victoria’s aggravated burglary rates have reached ‘a whole new level’

The rate of aggravated residential burglaries in Victoria has increased by 30 per cent, and those committed by children aged 10 to 14 have surged a staggering 86.7 per cent, according to new Crime Statistics Agency for the year to March.

Victoria police deputy commissioner of regional operations, Rick Nugent, says the issue “went to a whole new level” mid-way through last year.

He told Neil Mitchell the shift in the vehicles targeted for car thefts explains the skyrocketing aggravated burglary rate.

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