TABLE 1 VICTIMS(a), By Offence Category-2001
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
NUMBER
Homicide
409
185
271
73
71
22
14
2
1,047
Murder
103
65
65
29
21
8
14
1
306
Attempted murder
204
46
155
24
17
12
-
-
458
Manslaughter
8
2
15
1
6
2
-
-
34
Driving causing death
94
72
36
19
27
-
-
1
249
Assault
75,460
16,276
20,220
16,288
15,172
3,475
2,937
1,925
151,753
Sexual assault
6,268
2,591
4,021
1,578
1,685
200
263
138
16,744
Kidnapping/abduction
472
108
76
36
48
11
4
3
758
Robbery
15,235
4,513
2,556
1,681
2,067
190
70
253
26,565
Armed Robbery
5,615
2,590
1,172
622
850
83
29
95
11,056
Unarmed Robbery
9,620
1,923
1,384
1,059
1,217
107
41
158
15,509
Blackmail/extortion
68
110
89
55
27
1
-
2
352
Unlawful entry with intent
162,042
81,050
73,713
35,048
62,084
9,253
6,409
5,925
435,524
UEWI-Involving the taking of property
125,986
62,905
55,564
22,373
41,819
7,333
4,151
5,049
325,180
UEWI-Other
36,056
18,145
18,149
12,675
20,265
1,920
2,258
876
110,344
Motor vehicle theft
52,279
39,328
17,466
12,663
11,346
3,459
1,044
2,358
139,943
Other theft
229,573
150,260
116,712
79,135
92,131
13,331
7,938
10,182
699,262
RATE PER 100,000 PERSONS
Homicide
6.3
3.8
7.5
4.9
3.7
4.7
7.1
np
5.4
Murder
1.6
1.3
1.8
1.9
1.1
1.7
7.1
np
1.6
Attempted murder
3.1
1.0
4.3
1.6
0.9
2.6
-
-
2.4
Manslaughter
0.1
np
0.4
np
0.3
np
-
-
0.2
Driving causing death
1.4
1.5
1.0
1.3
1.4
-
-
np
1.3
Assault
1,155.2
337.0
557.4
1,084.1
794.4
738.9
1,486.4
612.7
782.9
Sexual assault
96.0
53.7
110.8
105.0
88.2
42.5
133.1
43.9
86.4
Kidnapping/abduction
7.2
2.2
2.1
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.0
1.0
3.9
Robbery
233.2
93.5
70.5
111.9
108.2
40.4
35.4
80.5
137.1
Armed Robbery
86.0
53.6
32.3
41.4
44.5
17.6
14.7
30.2
57.0
Unarmed Robbery
147.3
39.8
38.1
70.5
63.7
22.8
20.8
50.3
80.0
Blackmail/extortion
1.0
2.3
2.5
3.7
1.4
np
-
np
1.8
Unlawful entry with intent
2,480.6
1,678.4
2,031.9
2,332.8
3,250.9
1,967.6
3,243.6
1,885.9
2,246.9
UEWI-Involving the taking of property
1,928.6
1,302.7
1,531.6
1,489.2
2,189.8
1,559.3
2,100.8
1,607.1
1,677.6
UEWI-Other
552.0
375.8
500.3
843.7
1,061.1
408.3
1,142.8
278.8
569.3
Motor vehicle theft
800.3
814.4
481.4
842.9
594.1
735.5
528.4
750.5
722.0
Other theft
3,514.3
3,111.6
3,217.1
5,267.3
4,824.2
2,834.7
4,017.4
3,240.9
3,607.5
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells).
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated.
(a) The definition of a victim varies according to the category of the offence (see Glossary).