Machetes on display during an announcement at Victoria Police Headquarters in Melbourne, Australia on March 13, 2025. AAP Image/James Ross
Victoria Police have confiscated a record 15,010 knives, machetes, and other edged weapons so far this year, the highest annual figure since data collection began.
The tally amounts to an average of 47 weapons taken off the streets every day in 2025, surpassing last year’s total of 14,808 seizures.
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