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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003

Homicide

Number of homicides, 1993-2002
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Source

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003, Recorded crime : victims, Australia 2002, cat. no. 4510.0, ABS, Canberra.

What this chart shows

  • The number of murders fluctuated slightly on an annual basis between 1993 and 2002, while manslaughter remained relatively stable. The number of murders peaked in 1999 with 343 recorded.
  • The number of manslaughters peaked in 2000 at 48.

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