VIC: Police chief to release official crime figures on Friday

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-1999
VIC: Police chief to release official crime figures on Friday

Leaked figures showing increases in crime will be put to the test on Friday, when Victoria
police chief commissioner NEIL COMRIE releases official statistics on the issue.

Victoria's Police Association released information yesterday which it states shows a marked
increase in the state's crime rate.

The figures show a 3.7 per cent increase in the overall crime rate, compared with a 0.3 per
cent decrease in the state reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in June.

Premier JEFF KENNETT has accused the police union of being dishonest, saying they've
deliberately gone out to scare people.

Police Minister BILL MCGRATH says an impending state election is the reason for leaking the
internal police figures.

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KEYWORD: POLICE VIC (MELBOURNE)

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