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Canberra crime - how we measure up
20 February 1997
The Australian Institute of Criminology has today released a major set of figures covering crime in Canberra over the past five years.
The figures come from a document to be published at the Institute's Second National Symposium on Crime in Australia - Violent Crime, Property Crime and Public Policy, to be held at the Hyatt Hotel on March 3 and 4.
They cover violent crime and property crime, tracing the movements of crime statistics since 1991-92.
| Crime | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||
| Homicide | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Assault | 1010 | 1218 | 1370 | 1537 | 1793 |
| Robbery | 106 | 130 | 142 | 110 | 182 |
| Armed Robbery | 53 | 46 | 52 | 28 | 65 |
| Unarmed Robbery | 53 | 84 | 90 | 82 | 117 |
| Rates (per 100,000 population) | |||||
| Homicide | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.66 | 1.32 | 0.33 |
| Assault | 343.35 | 407.49 | 455.35 | 505.38 | 583.07 |
| Robbery | 36.03 | 43.49 | 47.20 | 36.17 | 59.18 |
| Armed Robbery | 18.02 | 15.39 | 17.28 | 9.21 | 21.14 |
| Unarmed Robbery | 18.02 | 28.10 | 29.91 | 26.96 | 38.05 |
| Source: Adapted from Australian Federal Police Annual Reports. | |||||
| Crime | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||
| Break, Enter & Steal | 5030 | 5564 | 5570 | 5006 | 5009 |
| Break, Enter & Steal (Dwelling) | 2808 | 3511 | 3714 | 3218 | 3290 |
| Break, Enter & Steal (Other) | 2222 | 2053 | 1856 | 1788 | 1719 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1683 | 1596 | 1657 | 1724 | 1523 |
| Stealing | 9430 | 11991 | 13066 | 13580 | 16127 |
| Arson | 202 | 189 | 249 | 209 | 298 |
| Malicious Damage | 5947 | 5505 | 6118 | 5124 | 6577 |
| Fraud | 845 | 1898 | 2272 | 1729 | 2108 |
| Rates (per 100,000 population) | |||||
| Break, Enter & Steal | 1709.96 | 1861.49 | 1851.32 | 1646.03 | 1628.88 |
| Break, Enter & Steal (Dwelling) | 954.59 | 1174.64 | 1234.43 | 1058.12 | 1069.88 |
| Break, Enter & Steal (Other) | 755.37 | 686.85 | 616.88 | 587.92 | 559.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 572.14 | 533.96 | 550.74 | 566.87 | 495.27 |
| Stealing | 3205.75 | 4011.71 | 4342.78 | 4465.27 | 5244.37 |
| Arson | 68.67 | 63.23 | 82.76 | 68.72 | 96.91 |
| Malicious Damage | 2021.70 | 1841.75 | 2033.46 | 1684.83 | 2138.79 |
| Fraud | 287.26 | 634.99 | 755.15 | 568.52 | 685.50 |
| Source: Adapted from Australian Federal Police Annual Reports. | |||||