Tracking Victoria Police data over time to investigate systemic racism
Based on extensive FOI applications to obtain Victoria Police data, this anti-racism, transparency Project breaks the silence by making data and analysis public.
Despite a 2015 ban on racial profiling, Victoria Police search data reveals consistent racial profiling against people police perceive to be African, Middle-Eastern/Mediterranean, Indian and Asian.
Despite the Chief Commissioner’s commitment to end systemic racism, in 2023, First Nations Victorians were 11 times more likely to be searched than White Victorians.
In 2023, Victoria Police were 8, 5 and 4 times more likely to search African, Middle-Eastern/Mediterranean and Pacific Islander Victorians than White Victorians.
