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The decade grid — Melbourne
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime & Violence | 618 | 1074 | 826 | 915 | 581 | 734 | 1026 | 967 | 724 | 913 | 655 |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 160 | 517 | 174 | 202 | 150 | 143 | 292 | 244 | 264 | 145 | 113 |
| Public Health | 56 | 47 | 28 | 29 | 545 | 274 | 117 | 60 | 76 | 52 | 13 |
| Protest & Civil Unrest | 42 | 75 | 26 | 111 | 163 | 312 | 89 | 134 | 185 | 111 | 16 |
| Governance & Policy | 80 | 77 | 90 | 57 | 136 | 91 | 104 | 131 | 113 | 93 | 31 |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 114 | 135 | 70 | 90 | 109 | 92 | 107 | 57 | 66 | 77 | 73 |
| Courts & Judiciary | 21 | 110 | 162 | 312 | 93 | 64 | 51 | 57 | 31 | 61 | 17 |
| Public Safety | 74 | 103 | 63 | 73 | 122 | 59 | 88 | 139 | 57 | 48 | 14 |
| Terrorism & Conflict | 166 | 159 | 172 | 43 | 14 | 33 | 65 | 32 | 51 | 18 | 47 |
| Disasters & Emergencies | 32 | 45 | 52 | 63 | 90 | 94 | 54 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 6 |
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Weapons named — Melbourne
| Knife | 1,125 | weapon | |
| Guns | 779 | weapon | |
| Stabbing | 631 | weapon | |
| Gun | 298 | weapon | |
| Machete | 293 | weapon | |
| Car | 278 | weapon |
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Stated motives — Melbourne
| Theft | 483 | motive | |
| Financial Gain | 146 | motive | |
| Sexual Assault | 128 | motive | |
| Dispute | 110 | motive | |
| Drug Trafficking | 101 | motive | |
| Revenge | 90 | motive |
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Deadliest reported events — Melbourne
≥3 reports corroborate the same toll in the same month · value = corroborating reports Conflicting tolls for one incident are merged into a range, never summed.
| Pandemic Outbreak · 2021 | 7 | ≈51–1145 dead · toll varies across reports | |
| International Law Violation · 2025 | 4 | ≈298 dead | |
| Traffic Accident · 2023 | 4 | ≈215 dead | |
| Bushfire · 2019 | 3 | ≈173 dead | |
| Disease Outbreak · 2020 | 3 | ≈83 dead |