Make a false report, or cause a false report to be made, to police

Legislation: Summary Offences Act 1966 (Vic) s 53(1)

Maximum penalty: 1 year imprisonment or 120 penalty units

Period: 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024

Jurisdiction: higher courts

Charges

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All outcomes

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Aged under 25

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the higher courts, 15 charges of make a false report, or cause a false report to be made, to police were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2024. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was imprisonment (53.3% or 8 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In the higher courts, make a false report, or cause a false report to be made, to police was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case) in fewer than 10 cases in the five years to 30 June 2024. Therefore, outcomes for cases are not given for this offence.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of make a false report, or cause a false report to be made, to police — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of make a false report, or cause a false report to be made, to police
**Number: 15 charges**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of make a false report, or cause a false report to be made, to police — **Figure 6**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of make a false report, or cause a false report to be made, to police by financial year
**Number: 15 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of make a false report, or cause a false report to be made, to police — **Figure 7**: Number of charges of make a false report, or cause a false report to be made, to police by financial year
**Number: 15 charges**