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Schools the target of crime

January 21, 2025 7:39 am in by
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Schools across Geelong and the Wyndham areas have been regular targets of crime across the past year.

A new report shows the areas were the targeted of a combined 347 crimes in the year to September.

Burglaries were the most common crime on school grounds across Victoria.. most of which happened out of hours.

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It comes as another report shows a 50 per cent increase of reported assaults at schools.

There were mor than 600 assaults in the year to June.

The report also found an increase in staling, harassment and threatening behaviours following Covid.

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