- Between June 2017-18 and June 2019-20, murder offences in Victoria have stabilised. Murder offences in Victoria decreased from 61 in 2017-18 to 53 in 2018-19, and then increased back to 61 in 2019-20.
- Between June 2017-18 and June 2019-20, murder offences in NSW have trended upwards. Murder offences in NSW increased from 55 in 2017-18 to 75 in 2018-19, then increased to 72 in 2019-20.
- Between June 2019 and June 2020, murder offences made up 28.6 per cent of total homicides. Between June 2019 and June 2020, murder offences made up 0.01 per cent of the total offences in Victoria. This suggests that murder makes up a very small proportion of all offences committed every year.
- Responses may vary. Students are likely to point out that the murder statistics for Victoria and NSW are roughly similar. However, Victoria’s murder statistics are fairlystable, whereas NSW is trending upwards.
- Responses will vary according to the statistics located. For example, in December 2019-December 2020, the number of murder offences in Victoria was 63 (according to the Crime Statistics Agency website). In December 2019-December 2020, the number of murder offences in NSW was 69 (according to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research website).