Police Make Up 65 Percent of Complaints to Victoria’s Anti-Corruption Watchdog

More than 2,300 complaints resulted in 47 investigations and 51 recommendations, with allegations ranging from excessive force to unlawful arrests.
Police Make Up 65 Percent of Complaints to Victoria’s Anti-Corruption Watchdog
A detail of the Victoria police badge on a police officer in Melbourne, Australia, on March 24, 2016. Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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Victoria Police has once again come under scrutiny after Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog revealed that complaints involving police officers accounted for nearly two-thirds of all matters reported to the agency last year.

New data released by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC), shows more than 2,300 complaints and notifications relating to Victoria Police were received in 2025, representing about 65 percent of all complaints lodged with the watchdog.

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Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].