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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Robbery

Types of robbery, 2001
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002, Recorded crime Australia 2001, cat. no. 4510.0

What this chart shows

  • Police recorded 26,565 victims of robbery during 2001, with 137 per 100,000 population. This represents a 14% increase on the number recorded in 2000.
  • Of the incidents recorded during 2001, 59% were unarmed robberies, 35% were committed with a weapon other than a firearm, and 6% were committed with a firearm. This was similar to the pattern of weapon use in 2000.

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