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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Location of other theft

Other theft, type of location, 2001
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Sources

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002, Recorded crime Australia 2001, cat. no. 4510.0.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics, Unpublished data.

What this chart shows

  • One-quarter of thefts took place in a retail location.
  • Thirty-six per cent of incidents took place in community locations, with 19% on a street/footpath and 7% in a car park.
  • In 27% of cases, thefts occurred in a residential location.
  • The incidence of theft occurring in a residential location increased 10% in 2001, relative to 2000.

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