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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Trend in homicide

Number of homicides by month, 1995-2001
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Unpublished data.

What this chart shows

  • The number of murders and manslaughters fluctuated, on a monthly basis, between 1995 and 2001. The spike in the murder figures in April 1996 is due to the Port Arthur tragedy.

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