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Racism Won’t be Tolerated, but Take Precautions – Victoria’s Police Chief
Addressing a group of international students, he told them the police were committed to their safety and called on them to report incidents.
He said while racism had a part to play in some attacks on international and particularly Indian students, travelling late at night on public transport, working high-risk jobs such as in convenience stores and living in low socio-economic areas put them at risk.
"Some of what we are seeing is about racism, some of it isn't,'' he said and declared,
"Racism is to be absolutely condemned. We do not condone it, we do not support it, we will not tolerate it.''
Mr Overland, who acknowledged students often didn’t have a choice about where they lived and the hours they worked, called on students not to reveal any valuables such as iPods and jewellery when travelling at night and to travel in groups.
He said international students, particularly Indians, were over-represented in burglary statistics, but no other crime categories.
He said Melbourne's permanent Indian population was not over-represented in crime statistics.
"The standing Indian population don't live in those high risk areas, they don't necessarily use public transport," he said.
Australia India Society of Victoria vice president Manjula O'Connor said many Indian people were afraid of being attacked.
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