# Victoria records Australia’s highest rates of car theft and home burglary claims

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- The Guardian, 2026-09-09 20:50 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/10/anthony-albanese-labor-uk-west-bank-trade-ban-kevin-rudd-diplomacy-one-nation-pauline-hanson-liberal-party-angus-taylor-ntwnfb

> Insurance Council of Australia analysis shows Melbourne had more insurance claims for stolen or broken-into cars than all other Australian capitals combined. Victoria recorded more than 12,300 such claims worth A$244m in the last financial year, with a car stolen or broken into every 43 minutes and a home burgled every two hours.