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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003
Crimes known to police
Violent crimes recorded by police, rate per 100,000 persons, 1996-2002
Sources
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003, Recorded crime : victims, Australia 2002, cat. no. 4510.0, ABS, Canberra.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002, Population by age and sex : Australian states and territories 1981 to 2001, cat. no. 3201.0, ABS, Canberra.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003, Population by age and sex : Australian states and territories 1997 to 2002, cat. no. 3201.0, ABS, Canberra.
What this chart shows
- The rate of assault has increased steadily from 623 victims per 100,000 people in 1996 to 811 per 100,000 in 2002, a rise of 30%.
- In 2001 the rate for robbery peaked at 137 per 100,000, the highest recorded since 1996. Overall, robbery rate increased 19% between 1996 and 2002.
- In 2002 the rate of sexual assault was 91 per 100,000, which is higher than any previous year and 14% higher than in 1996.
- The homicide rate was highest in 1999 at 2.04 per 100,000, dropping to 1.85 in 2002.