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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Victims of sexual assault

Age and gender of sexual assault victims, rate per 100,000 persons, 2001
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Sources

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002, Recorded crime Australia 2001, cat. no. 4510.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001, Population by age and sex: Australian states and territories, cat. no. 3201.0.

What this chart shows

  • Sexual assault is more prevalent among young people under the age of 25 years.
  • In each age group, females were more likely to be victims of sexual assault than males.
  • Consistent with 2000, in 2001, both males and females in the 10-14 age range were most at risk of being sexually assaulted.

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