Brisbane Times ·general ·1 hour ago

Luxury cars and ‘pick lists’: The burglary boom hitting Melbourne’s elite postcodes

Burglars have increasingly targeted Melbourne's upscale neighborhoods, with home burglaries in Boroondara surging nearly eightfold since 2016. Bayside recorded the highest aggravated burglary rate at 240.4 per 100,000 people last year. Experts link this spike to organized crime groups specifically seeking luxury items, raising concerns about safety and emotional harm to victims.

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