Moira crime rates down, Yarrawonga up

The most reported criminal incidents across the shire were 217 breaches of family violence orders though that number has reduced from 248 in the previous year.

All principal offence subgroups were lower than last year with the exception of serious assaults, which increased from 85 to 106 over the past year.

Of all the criminal incidents across the shire, charges have been laid in 45.9 per cent of cases with 36.9 per cent remaining unsolved.