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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Trend in sexual assault

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Unpublished data.

What this chart shows

  • Sexual assaults have increased by an average 0.1% each month since 1995 (upward trend was statistically significant, p<0.01).
  • The number of sexual assaults was typically highest during the months of January, February and March, and lowest during April, June and July.

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