Hit Rates By Legislation Type

Figure 9 shows the total number of searches, finds and hit rates by Victoria Police in 2024 recorded as being under different types of legislation.

A bar and line graph titled "Figure 9. Victoria Police hit rates for searches under different legislation in 2024". It compares total searches, finds, and hit rate percentages for different search categories: FPO, Firearms, DP&CS, Weapons, and Graffiti. The total searches are represented by blue bars, finds by orange bars, and hit rate percentages by a gray line.

  • 61% are conducted under the Drugs Poisons and Controlled Substances Act.

  • 22.2% are recorded as being Firearms Protection Order searches.

  • 12.9% are s10 Control of Weapons Act searches NB these are not designated area searches. These searches require reasonable grounds.

  • 2.8% are Firearms Act searches.

  • 1.4% are Graffiti Act searches.

FPO Act searches do not require reasonable grounds for the search and have the lowest hit rate (8.4%) Firearms Act and Drugs Act searches also have low hit rates (15.2% and 16.6% respectively). Graffiti Act searches are the only searches in Victoria that have a greater than 50% hit rate.

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