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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Armed robbery

Age and gender of armed robbery 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

  • In all age categories, males were more at risk of being a victim of armed robbery than females.
  • Males aged 15 to 24 years were more than twice as likely to be a victim of armed robbery than persons in any other age category.
  • Among males, the victimisation rate increased between 2000 and 2001 across all age groups.
  • Among females, those aged 20 to 24 years were at the highest risk of victimisation.

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