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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Location of crime

Number of property crimes by type of location, 2001
Location	Unlawful entry with intent	Motor vehicle theft	Other theft
Residential
Private dwelling	233,222	1	63,761
Other residential^*	42,147	28,712	108,807
Community
Street/footpath	4	57,217	11,806
Other community	41,977	25,182	225,366
Other
Retail	54,411	16,784	167,202
Recreational	12,363	2,638	38,582
Other location	41,496	3,733	246,018
Unspecified	9,904	5,676	43,504
Total	435,524	139,943	905,046
^* Includes non-private dwellings, dwellings not further defined, and land and other structures (for example, driveways) that lie within the curtilage of a residential location. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002, Recorded crime Australia 2001, cat. no. 4510.0

Forty-one per cent of motor vehicle thefts occurred on a street or footpath.
Fifty-four per cent of unlawful entry with intent crimes occurred in a private dwelling.
Eighteen per cent of other thefts (including shoplifting) occurred in a retail location.