2005-06 Additional Information Contact Details Regional Headquarters > > > > annual report erall incidence and impact of Additional information about Victoria Police may be Departments REGION 1 (CENTRAL) obtained from our website: Chief Commissioner’s Office Victoria Police Centre the eighbourhoods and improving en ableto build even further on our www.police.vic.gov.au Business and Information Services 637 Flinders Street sult in 2004-05.This means that the Business Management Melbourne Victoria 3005 nce 2000-01. This means that the total Victoria Police Annual Report 2005-06 Victoria The Financial Management Act requires that certain Corporate Strategy & Performance Telephone 9247 5688 categories of information not contained in the Annual Ethical Standards Report be available on request. Human Resources REGION 2 (WEST) These include: Traffic and Transport 110 Mercer Street Geelong Victoria 3220 • Details of major research and developmental activities; These Departments are located at: Telephone 5225 3222 • Statements of details of changes in prices, fees, charges and levies; and Victoria Police Centre REGION 3 (NORTH WEST) • Major committees sponsored; 637 Flinders Street 15 Dimboola Road (PO Box 415) Broadmeadows Victoria 3047 Further information may be obtained by writing to: Melbourne Victoria 3005 Telephone 9247 6666 REGION 4 (NORTH EAST) Chief Commissioner 247 – 249 Rosanna Road Victoria Police Education Department is located at: Rosanna Victoria 3084 PO Box 415 Telephone 9457 4444 Melbourne Vic 3005. Victoria Police Academy View Mount Road REGION 5 (SOUTH EAST) Glen Waverley Victoria 3150 50 Langhorne Street Telephone 9566 9566 Dandenong Victoria 3175 Telephone 9769 7621 Crime Department is located at: The locations and contact details 412 St Kilda Road for each police station in Victoria are Melbourne Victoria 3004 available from the Victoria Police website: Telephone 9865 2111 www.police.vic.gov.au Victoria Police Forensic Science Centre is located at: Forensic Drive Macleod Victoria 3085 Telephone 9450 3444 crime, making the roads safer for all users, ensuring that people can feel safe in their homes and out about own n crime, making the roads that we have be Victoria Police. I am particularly pleased to report from satisfaction with the service it receives community’s by a further 2.1 per cent over the re years. The overall crime rate in Victoria has reduced achievements in previous impressive total crime rate has fallen by 22.4 per cent since 2000-01. This means that the si Throughout the year we have continued to focus on what is important to the Victorian community – preventing and reducing the ov and reducing the year we have continued to focus on what is important Victorian community – preventing Throughout 7163 Fr-Bk CoverArt.indd 1 6/10/06 10:37:54 AM 2005-06 erall incidence and impact of eighbourhoods and improving the eighbourhoods and improving en ableto build even further on our sult in 2004-05.This means that the > > > > chief commissioner’s in 2004-05.This cent over the result Contents foreword Chief Commissioner’s Foreword 1 Profile 2 Corporate Governance 4 the overall incidence and im and reducing Corporate Committee 5 ut in their own neighbourhoods and impro Audit Committee 6 Governance Initiatives 7 The Way Ahead 2003 – 2008: Progress 8 Performance Results 10 Key Crime Trends 11 Reducing the Crime Rate 14 Reducing the Road Toll and the Incidence of Road Trauma 16 High Levels of Community Perceptions of Safety 17 High Levels of Customer Satisfaction 19 Resource Allocation 20 Our People 22 Recruitment, Retention and Deployment 23 Workforce Capability and Flexibility 24 Organisational Health, Safety and Wellbeing 24 Honours and Awards 27 Corporate Projects & Achievements 29 Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games 30 Road Policing Strategy 30 Major Crime Management Model 31 Development of Service Delivery Principles 31 Management Intervention Model 32 Police Integrity System 32 Developments in Forensic Services 32 Infrastructure and Equipment 33 Community Initiatives 34 Culturally Diverse Communities 35 Young People 36 Indigenous Community 37 Reducing Violence Against Women 38 Appendices 39 Disclosure Index 40 Commissioner for Public Employment: Merit and Equity 42 Workforce Statistics 43 Disciplinary Action 49 Consultancies 51 Implementation of Victorian Industry Participation Policy 52 Disclosure of Major Contracts 53 National Competition Policy Compliance 54 Freedom of Information 55 Statement in Relation to the Building Act 57 Corrections Act Reporting 58 Reports under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 59 Budget Portfolio Outcomes 61 Office-Based Environmental Impacts 66 Throughout the year we have continued to focus on what is important to the Victorian community – preventing and reducing the ov and reducing the year we have continued to focus on what is important Victorian community – preventing Throughout crime, making the roads safer for all users, ensuring that people can feel safe in their homes and out about own n crime, making the roads that we have be Victoria Police. I am particularly pleased to report from satisfaction with the service it receives community’s by a further 2.1 per cent over the re years. The overall crime rate in Victoria has reduced achievements in previous impressive by a further 2.1 per total crime rate has fallen by 22.4 per cent since 2000-01. The overall in Victoria has reduced 7163 Fr-Bk CoverArt.indd 2 6/10/06 10:38:00 AM Our achievements across 2005-06 Through the implementation of initiatives demonstrate that Victoria Police is such as the Major Crime Management playing a significant role in delivering a Model and the roll out of the Service safer community. Delivery Principles, we have sought to ensure that the services we provide to Throughout the year we have continued the community are relevant, reflect the to focus on what is important to the current and future complexity of policing Victorian community – preventing and and are highly responsive to rapidly reducing the overall incidence and changing environments. The Service impact of crime, making the roads safer Delivery Principles clearly demonstrate for all users, ensuring that people can our commitment to ensuring that the feel safe in their homes and out and services we deliver are tailored to meet about in their own neighbourhoods and the specific needs and expectations of improving the community’s satisfaction local communities. with the service it receives from Victoria Police. The Victorian community has told us that they are generally very satisfied with the I am particularly pleased to report that service they receive from Victoria Police. we have been able to build even further For the year ending June 2006, 84.9 per on our impressive achievements in cent of Victorians, who responded to an previous years. The overall crime rate independently conducted survey and in Victoria has reduced by a further who had contact with police in that same 2.1 per cent over the result in 2004-05. 12 month period, reported that they were This means that the total crime rate has at least satisfied with the service they fallen by 22.4 per cent since 2000-01. received from Victoria Police. A very high Some of those offences appear to affect proportion of Victorians, around 85 per a higher proportion of Victorians, due to cent, told us that they have a great deal the number of crimes committed. of confidence in their local police, which Here, the reduction in the crime rate has is an extremely pleasing result. been even greater. Motor vehicle theft Each day Victoria Police and the fell by a further 7.9 per cent, making a community work together to make a total reduction over the past five years of difference. I am pleased to take the some 48 per cent. The rate of residential opportunity provided by this Annual burglaries fell by a further 10.6 per cent, Report to highlight some of our most making a total reduction of more than 36 significant 2005-06 achievements. per cent over the same five year period. Victorians really can feel safer than they did five years ago, because the likelihood of their becoming a victim of these relatively high volume crimes has decreased. Turning to our commitment to reducing Christine Nixon, APM the incidence of trauma on our roads, Chief Commissioner sadly 323 Victorians were killed on our roads during 2005-06. While all such deaths are tragedies, this number does represent a clear reduction over the total at the same time last year and is the lowest toll ever recorded at this time of the year. Our Road Policing Strategy, introduced in May this year, will further enhance and support the future contribution of Victoria Police to reducing road trauma. Victoria Police Annual Report 2005-06 Page 1 7163 VPEditorialArt LEFT.indd 1 6/10/06 10:35:10 AM 7163 VPEditorialArtLEFT.indd 2 Since Victoria Police first began providing police services in 1853, its role has expanded from one focused primarily on law enforcement, to one of community assistance, guidance and leadership. The major part of our work is in general policing and assisting the community, reflecting the Victoria Police mission of “providing a safe secure and orderlyyyyg society by serving the community y and the law”. During g 2005-06, Victoria Police responsed p to more than 900,000 separate p community y calls for assistance across the State.Victoria Police services are available to the community 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are delivered from some 328 police stations and other facilities across Victoria. Since Victoria Police first began providing police services in 1853, its role has expanded from one focused primarily on > profile 20 05-06 6/10/06 10:35:18AM Our History During 2005-06, Victoria Police responded to more than 900,000 Victoria Police was established on separate community calls for 3 January 1853.