Crime in Baw Baw is continuing to decline but youth crime remains a focus area for local police.
There have been 3.7 per cent fewer criminal incidents recorded in Baw Baw police services area for the year ending June 30, compared to the previous 12 month period.
The local decline was higher than the state-wide trend which saw a 10 per cent decrease in criminal offences across Victoria.

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