FIVE YEAR LOWS IN HOMICIDE, ROBBERY AND MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT VICTIMS

From The Australian Bureau of Statistics (22.7.15)  :

Our latest Recorded Crime - Victims publication is out today and has found that robbery victim numbers have decreased by almost a third since 2010.

FIVE YEAR LOWS IN HOMICIDE, ROBBERY AND MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT VICTIMS

• Between 2013 and 2014 the number of recorded victims decreased for the majority of offence categories. Robbery had the largest proportional decrease of 16% (1,825 victims).
• Homicide, kidnapping/abduction, robbery, unlawful entry with intent and motor vehicle theft victims all fell to five year lows.
  

HOWEVER - THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

• The number of reported sexual assault victims increased for the third consecutive year, up 3% since 2013 to 20,677 victims. Victims of blackmail/extortion offences also rose (up 4% to 527 victims).
• The sexual assault victimisation rate per 100,000 persons was 88.0 in 2014, compared to 86.6 in 2013.
• Persons aged 19 years and under made up 60% of all sexual assault victims in 2014.
• Females made up 83% of sexual assault victims in 2014.

HIGHER PROPORTION OF FEMALE ASSAULT VICTIMS

• The overall number of recorded assault victims decreased between 2013 and 2014 in New South Wales (5% to 65,576 victims), Western Australia (1% to 24,996 victims), the Northern Territory (9% to 7,223 victims) and the Australian Capital Territory (7% to 1,705 victims). The number increased in South Australia (5% to 16,005 victims) for the same period.
• The number of female assault victims increased in South Australia (11% to 8,101 victims), Western Australia (3% to 14,107 victims) and the Australian Capital Territory (8% to 797 victims).
• Females make up the majority of assault victims in South Australia (51% of all assault victims), Western Australia (56%), Tasmania (52%) and the Northern Territory (63%).

 Source: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4510.0?OpenDocument


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