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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002
Alleged offenders: females
Female offenders as a percentage of total offenders by age, 1995-1996 and 2000-2001
Sources:
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 1996, Population by age and sex: Australian states and territories, cat. no. 3201.0.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001, Population by age and sex: Australian states and territories, cat. no. 3201.0.
- Queensland Police Service 1996, Queensland Police Service statistical review 1995-1996.
- Queensland Police Service 2001, Queensland Police Service statistical review 2000-2001.
- South Australia Police 1996, Statistical review 1995-1996 annual report Commissioner of Police.
- South Australia Police 2001, South Australia Police annual report 2000-2001.
- Victoria Police 1996, Victoria Police crime statistics, 1995-96.
- Victoria Police 2001, Victoria Police crime statistics, 2000-2001.
What this chart shows
- Overall, just over one in five offenders was female. The proportion is higher for 10-14-year-olds.
- A slight increase in female participation among the offender population was recorded between 1995-1996 and 2000-2001. However, this increase has not been uniform across age groups.
- For persons aged 10 to 14 years, the percentage of offenders that were female increased from 24% to 29% between 1995-1996 and 2000-2001.
- Among persons aged 25 years and over there was a slight decline in female contribution to total offenders from 24% in 1995-1996 to 22% in 2000-2001.