Record Youth Crime Rates Test State’s New Bail Laws

Inside Victoria’s youth crime scourge

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Crime hits record high as youth violence soars

One state's crime rate has jumped significantly in a single year, with young people over-represented in violent attacks...

Record youth crime rates test state’s new bail laws

Police say they are arresting more people – and seizing more edged weapons – than at any point in their history.

‘They Swarmed Us’: Pro Baseballer’s Wake-Up Call on Youth Crime in Victoria

Former Australian pro baseball pitcher Earl Byrne still remembers the moment a youth gang swarmed him and his son outside their car in Truganina. “There were about 10 of them,” the Eynesbury resident told The Epoch Times. Now as youth crime incidents continue around Melbourne, Byrne is pushing legislators to overhaul current laws on bail and criminal accountability. ‘They Swarmed Us Outside My Car, Took My Phone’ The former Chicago Cubs-contract…

Communities suffer ‘relentless harassment’ from teenagers - The Clare Champion

Young children and teenagers have “tormented” communities on the outskirts of Ennis with local residents claiming they have endured “relentless harassment and theft”. The Clare Champion was recently contacted by residents from the Barefield and Ballyalla areas whose “hearts are broken” by anti-social behaviour they say has been carried by youngsters coming from outside of their local area. While speaking about their own personal experiences, the…