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William Ton

Record crime, but minister insists it's under control

Young burglars are driving a rising number of aggravated residential robberies in Victoria. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Criminals are being held to account despite nearly 70,000 arrests in the past year, Victoria's police minister says, as youth offending continues to rise.

Overall crime in the state increased by 9.1 per cent in the 12 months to June, resulting in 552,228 criminal offences recorded, according to crime statistics released on Thursday.

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