2022 - Police Data

Cost and method of obtaining data

This data was obtained on 23 June 2023 through an FOI application by Tamar Hopkins from Victoria Police. Victoria Police charged $479.36 for the release of this data. (They originally charged $1497.20, but this was reduced.)

Information about the data

In 2022, 39.1% of ethnic appearance data is missing. No vehicle search only data includes ethnic appearance data. Consequently this analysis excludes searches involving a vehicle search only. 17% of the searches where a person is searched are missing ethnic appearance records. In 2022 Victoria Police simplified their ethnic appearance categories.