Revealed: Suburbs that have become home invasion hotspots

Email The number of violent home invasions has surged by 100 per cent in Victoria in the past decade. Search our map to see how your area compares.

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AM Edition Revealed: Suburbs that have become home invasion hotspots The number of violent home invasions has surged by 100 per cent in Victoria in the past decade. Search our map to see how your area compares. READ MORE   Teen home invader wins freedom despite magistrate’s shock confession A magistrate has sensationally bailed a teen who broke into a Brighton home and stole a luxury car despite admitting the public would want the boy locked up – and that he agreed wi... READ MORE   ‘I see him when I wake up’: Home invasion victim reliving nightmare Flora Socratous still has flashbacks to the moment an intruder confronted her with a weapon in the kitchen of her Windsor home. READ MORE   Delayed impact: Power cuts, major flooding expected as cyclone decelerates Cyclone Alfred will cross the South East Queensland coast later than previously estimated, according to the latest weather bureau estimate. 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