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Major Crimes Division
The Major Crime Division is part of Victoria Police Crime Command and is responsible for investigating Victoria’s most serious violent crimes. It focuses on offences such as homicide, armed robberies, missing persons cases with suspicious circumstances, and high-risk fugitives. The division houses specialist squads. Using both overt and covert methods, it delivers complex investigations that often attract high public interest, working closely with forensic experts and other specialist units. The division’s role is to solve serious crimes, bring offenders to justice, and provide closure and reassurance to the community.
The Organised Crime Division is a specialist arm of Victoria Police Crime Command that targets serious and organised crime across the state. Its work focuses on dismantling gangs, outlaw motorcycle groups, drug cartels, and syndicates involved in offences such as drug and firearms trafficking, extortion, money laundering, arson, and explosives. The division runs high-level covert and overt operations, often in partnership with federal and international agencies, and uses proceeds of crime laws to strip criminals of their assets. It houses specialist squads and taskforces. All working together to disrupt and weaken organised crime networks in Victoria.
Organised Crime Division
Major Crimes Sub-Branches
Armed Crime Squad
The Armed Crime Squad is a specialist unit within Victoria Police’s Major Crime Division that focuses on offences involving firearms and violent armed incidents. Its work includes investigating armed robberies, shootings, home invasions, and other high-risk violent crimes. The squad conducts covert surveillance, intelligence-led operations, and coordinated raids to apprehend offenders and prevent further armed offences. Working closely with other Major Crime squads, forensic teams, and law enforcement partners, the Armed Crime Squad aims to remove dangerous individuals from the community and reduce firearm-related crime across Victoria.
Fugitive Taskforce
The Fugitive Taskforce is a specialist unit within Victoria Police’s Major Crime Division dedicated to locating and apprehending high-risk offenders who are evading justice. It focuses on suspects wanted for serious violent crimes, armed offences, or other major criminal activities. The taskforce uses intelligence gathering, covert surveillance, and coordinated operations to track and arrest fugitives, often working closely with other police units, interstate agencies, and federal partners. Its role is to ensure offenders are brought to justice quickly and safely, reducing the threat they pose to the community.
Homicide Squad
The Homicide Squad is a specialist unit within Victoria Police’s Major Crime Division responsible for investigating all unlawful deaths across the state. It handles cases including murders, suspicious deaths, and deaths resulting from violent assaults. The squad conducts detailed forensic examinations, interviews, and intelligence-led investigations, often coordinating with other specialist units and forensic experts. Its goal is to identify perpetrators, secure convictions, and provide answers and closure for victims’ families while maintaining community safety.
Organised Crime Sub-Branches
Taskforce VIPER
The VIPER Taskforce (Visibility, Intelligence, Prevention, Enforcement, Reassurance) is a specialist unit within Victoria Police Crime Command’s Organised Crime Division, established in 2022 to target gangs, outlaw motorcycle groups, and organised crime figures across Victoria. It combines intelligence-led policing with high-visibility operations to disrupt criminal networks involved in drug trafficking, firearms offences, violence, and extortion. The taskforce works alongside other specialist squads and federal partners, carrying out raids, seizing weapons and drugs, and applying strong enforcement to reduce organised crime’s impact on the community while also providing a visible deterrent presence.
Criminal Proceeds Squad
The Criminal Proceeds Squad is a specialist unit within Victoria Police’s Organised Crime Division that targets the financial side of organised crime. Its primary role is to strip criminals of the profits from illegal activities such as drug and firearms trafficking, fraud, and money laundering by seizing property, vehicles, cash, and other assets under state and federal proceeds of crime laws. The squad uses financial intelligence, covert investigations, and partnerships with agencies like AUSTRAC, the AFP, and the ATO to uncover hidden wealth and dismantle laundering networks. By hitting offenders financially, the squad reduces the incentive for organised crime and weakens syndicates’ ability to operate.
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