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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003

Sexual assault

Sexual assault, type of location, 2002
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* Includes unspecified location (n=927)

Source

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

What this chart shows

  • Of all recorded sexual assaults in Australia in 2002, 65% occurred in residential locations, particularly private dwellings (62%).
  • Twenty per cent of sexual assaults occurred in community locations. Sexual assaults on streets/footpaths accounted for 8% of all recorded sexual assaults.
  • Fifteen per cent of recorded sexual assaults took place in other locations, including recreational facilities such as parks and ovals (5%).
  • This pattern remained relatively stable between 2001 and 2002.

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