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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Location of assaults

Assault, type of location*, 2001
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* Excludes unspecified location (n=4,057)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002, Recorded crime Australia 2001, cat. no. 4510.0

What this chart shows

  • Assaults occurred more frequently in residential locations (42%), particularly private dwellings (36%).
  • Thirty-eight per cent of assaults occurred in community locations, with assaults on streets/footpaths accounting for 23% of all recorded assaults.
  • Twenty per cent of recorded assaults took place in other locations, including recreational facilities (9%).
  • This pattern remained stable between 2000 and 2001.

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