Police Make Up 65 Percent of Complaints to Victorias Anti-Corruption Watchdog

A detail of the Victoria police badge on a police officer in Melbourne, Australia, on March 24, 2016. Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesVictoria 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.