Record number of arrests as Victoria's crime drops 7 per cent

By Noel Towell & Craig Butt
Updated September 20 2018 - 11:49am, first published 10:30am

The state's crime rate has dropped, for the fifth quarter in a row, with the latest annual figures showing a 7 per cent decrease in offending in the 12 months to June.

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