The latest round of data for the year ending June 30 shows the number of criminal incidents in Moira Shire has dropped by 0.4 per cent from the previous year, contrasting with statewide results that show an increase in crime of almost 16 per cent.
Cobram police Acting Senior Sergeant Bree George pointed to continual efforts by police to be proactive in the community when explaining the decline in crime.
She said the most common jobs for her officers remained attending family violence incidents and investigating property crime.
“And when the members are not responding to these reports/incidents, road safety and road policing is a divisional priority that both operational and highway patrol members focus on, due to high fatality rates that have occurred in the Moira Shire in previous years,” she said.
While reported crime declined in Moira Shire, neighbouring Greater Shepparton and Campaspe local government areas recorded increases of 17.5 per cent and 12.3 per cent respectively.
The number of breaches of family violence intervention orders declined in Moira Shire, as did the number of offences of criminal damage.
However, the number of unsolved cases in Moira Shire rose from to 31.2 per cent to 35.2 per cent.
Sen Sgt George said it was common knowledge that Victoria Police was facing significant staffing challenges, which came at a cost.
“But I believe the police here in the Moira Shire have a very high success rate at processing offenders and solving our local crime,” she said.
Cobram overall recorded a decrease in the number of criminal incidents, but it remained the town with the most reported crime in the shire, ahead of Yarrawonga, Numurkah, Nathalia and Waaia.
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