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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003

Robbery

Age and gender of unarmed robbery victims, rate per 100,000 persons, 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 age-gender pattern of unarmed robbery is similar to the pattern for armed robbery.
  • Males aged 15 to 19 had the highest rates of unarmed robbery victimisation. However, they experienced a decrease in the rate of unarmed robbery from 612 per 100,000 in 2001 to 391 per 100,000 in 2002.

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