THIS IS AN EXTRACT FROM
an AUSTRALIAN BUREAU of STATISTICS (ABS) DOCUMENT.

The ABS is at http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats
 


TABLE 2. VICTIMS(a) By Offence Category - 2000
Offence Category
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas
NT
ACT
Aust

NUMBER
Homicide and related offences
359
169
237
105
89
16
11
3
989
Murder
101
55
77
23
31
7
6
2
302
Attempted murder
148
51
122
44
14
7
5
-
391
Manslaughter
10
12
7
1
13
1
-
-
44
Driving causing death
100
51
31
37
31
1
-
1
252
Assault
68,714
16,541
18,758
15,423
14,125
2,718
3,088
1,757
141,124
Sexual assault
5,975
2,474
3,667
1,464
1,529
194
229
98
15,630
Kidnapping/abduction
382
106
97
43
44
10
1
5
688
Robbery
13,325
3,326
2,364
1,668
2,084
171
67
309
23,314
Blackmail/extortion
60
69
65
25
30
2
1
2
254
Unlawful entry with intent
160,610
78,774
77,263
36,302
60,840
10,024
5,300
7,752
436,865
Involving the taking of property(b)
126,942
62,654
58,686
na
40,955
7,828
3,330
6,543
na
Other(b)
33,668
16,120
18,577
na
19,885
2,196
1,970
1,209
na
Motor vehicle theft
51,249
36,591
18,638
13,464
11,913
3,367
998
2,874
139,094
Other theft
232,295
141,219
113,096
68,767
88,269
12,939
6,247
11,981
674,813
RATE PER 100,000 PERSONS
Homicide and related offences
5.6
3.5
6.6
7.0
4.7
3.4
5.6
1.0
5.2
Murder
1.6
1.2
2.2
1.5
1.6
1.5
3.1
np
1.6
Attempted murder
2.3
1.1
3.4
2.9
0.7
1.5
2.6
-
2.0
Manslaughter
0.2
0.3
0.2
np
0.7
np
-
-
0.2
Driving causing death
1.5
1.1
0.9
2.5
1.6
np
-
np
1.3

Assault
1,063.1
347.1
526.0
1,029.8
749.8
577.8
1,579.8
565.2
736.8
Sexual assault
92.4
51.9
102.8
97.8
81.2
41.2
1,17.2
31.5
81.6
Kidnapping/abduction
5.9
2.2
2.7
2.9
2.3
2.1
np
1.6
3.6
Robbery
206.2
69.8
66.3
111.4
110.6
36.4
34.3
99.4
121.7
Blackmail/extortion
0.9
1.4
1.8
1.7
1.6
np
np
np
1.3

Unlawful entry with intent
2,484.9
1,652.9
2,166.4
2,424.0
3,229.5
2,131.1
2,711.5
2,493.9
2,280.8
Involving the taking of property(b)
1,964.0
1,314.6
1,645.5
na
2,174.0
1,664.2
1,703.6
2,104.9
na
Other(b)
520.9
338.2
520.9
na
1,055.5
466.9
1,007.9
388.9
na

Motor vehicle theft
792.9
767.8
522.6
899.0
632.4
715.8
510.6
924.6
726.2
Other theft
3,594.0
2,963.1
3,171.2
4,591.7
4,685.5
2,750.8
3,196.0
3,854.4
3,523.1
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
na not available
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
(a) The definition of a crime victim varies according to the category of the offence (see Glossary).
(b) A change in the legislation related to unlawful entry with intent (UEWI) offences in South Australia resulted in an inability to provide UEWI disaggregated into property theft and other for 2000.
Table 3. Victims(a), By Offence Category - 1999
Offence Category
NSW
Vic. r
Qld r
SA
WA
Tas. r
NT r
ACT r
Aust.

NUMBER
Homicide and related offences
346
170
233
97
91
10
18
5
970
Murder
123
62
64
39
41
5
7
2
343
Attempted murder
133
57
112
39
8
3
5
2
359
Manslaughter
12
6
14
1
6
2
2
-
43
Driving causing death
78
45
43
18
36
-
4
1
225
Assault
63,811
17,121
18,425
13,861
14,231
2,569
2,567
1,686
134,271
Sexual assault
4,425
2,800
3,550
1,320
1,553
198
164
94
14,104
Kidnapping/abduction
450
124
93
38
49
3
-
9
766
Robbery
12,554
3,408
2,470
1,474
2,114
188
85
313
22,606
Blackmail/extortion
62
77
70
24
18
2
-
2
255
Unlawful Entry with Intent
150,998
76,304
74,189
33,974
55,793
12,288
4,871
7,318
415,735
Involving the taking of property
121,707
60,477
56,361
27,858
37,428
9,592
3,184
6,376
322,983
Other
29,291
15,827
17,828
6,116
18,365
2,696
1,687
942
92,752
Motor vehicle theft
47,355
31,877
18,249
11,981
12,752
3,078
990
3,270
129,552
Other theft
200,090
135,383
105,169
62,115
78,874
13,259
6,086
11,583
612,559
RATE PER 100,000 PERSONS
Homicide and related offences
5.4
3.6
6.6
6.5
4.9
2.1
9.3
1.6
5.1
Murder
1.9
1.3
1.8
2.6
2.2
1.1
3.6
np
1.8
Attempted murder
2.1
1.2
3.2
2.6
0.4
np
2.6
np
1.9
Manslaughter
0.2
0.1
0.4
np
0.3
np
np
-
0.2
Driving causing death
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.9
-
2.1
np
1.2

Assault
997.6
363.7
525.4
928.8
766.1
545.7
1,332.0
545.1
709.2
Sexual assault
69.2
59.5
101.2
88.4
83.6
42.1
85.1
30.4
74.5
Kidnapping/abduction
7.0
2.6
2.7
2.5
2.6
np
–
2.9
4.0
Robbery
196.3
72.4
70.4
98.8
113.8
39.9
44.1
101.2
119.4
Blackmail/extortion
1.0
1.6
2.0
1.6
1.0
np
–
np
1.3

Unlawful entry with intent
2,360.6
1,620.9
2,115.5
2,276.5
3,003.5
2,610.0
2,527.4
2,366.0
2,195.7
Involving the taking of property
1,902.7
1,284.7
1,607.2
1,866.6
2,014.9
2,037.4
1,652.1
2,061.5
1,705.8
Other
457.9
336.2
508.4
409.8
988.6
572.6
875.3
304.6
489.9

Motor vehicle theft
740.3
677.1
520.4
802.8
686.5
653.8
513.7
1,057.2
684.2
Other theft
3,128.0
2,875.8
2,998.9
4,162.1
4,246.0
2,816.3
3,157.9
3,745.0
3,235.2

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