New official crime figures show Victoria is safer than it has been at any time for the past 10 years.

The Bureau of Statistics count of recorded crime across all states shows just 75,860 offenders in 2016-17, down from a high of 87,695 under the Baillieu government in 2012-13 and the fourth successive annual fall.

At 1392 offenders per 100,000 people over the age of 10, Victoria’s offence rate was Australia’s second lowest, bettered only by the Australian Capital Territory.

The Northern Territory recorded Australia’s highest offender rate of 5709 per 100,000 people, followed by South Australia (3265), Tasmania (2281), Queensland (2201), NSW (1894) and Western Australia (1873).