Police Chief Says There’s No Gang Crisis in Melbourne

Police Chief Says There’s No Gang Crisis in Melbourne
A 2017 file image of Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton speaking to the media. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
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Victoria’s top policeman has rubbished claims that Melbourne isn’t a safe place and said there is no so-called African gang crime crisis in the city.

Police chief Graham Ashton told the press on Wednesday, Jan. 10, the issue of crime among youths of African appearance has been blown out of proportion and the state is one of the safest in the world.