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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003

Sexual assault

Age and gender of sexual assault victims, rate per 100,000, 2002
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Sources

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003, Recorded crime : victims, Australia 2002, cat. no. 4510.0, 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 highest rate of sexual assault was reported by girls 10-14 years of age at 462 per 100,000 females in that age group.
  • For males, rates were highest for those under 15, at about 90 per 100,000.
  • Females consistently recorded higher rates of sexual assault than males irrespective of age.

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