Recidivists keep busy

A SMALL number of repeat offenders are responsible for almost half the crime in Victoria, new research shows.

The 10-year study by the Crime Statistics Agency, released yesterday, found just 6 per cent of offenders were responsible for 44 per cent of recorded police incidents.

These offenders committed more than 10 crimes each between 2008 and 2017.

The study also profiled repeat offenders and found more than 80 per cent were male and born in Australia, with 54 per cent of them aged under 25.