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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003

Motor vehicle theft

Motor vehicle theft, type of location, 2002
chart

* Includes unspecified location (n=5,294).
** Includes private dwellings and other residential locations.

Source

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

What this chart shows

  • The majority of motor vehicle thefts occurred in community locations (57%), particularly streets/footpaths (39%) and car parks (12%).
  • Retail locations accounted for 11% of motor vehicle thefts in 2002.
  • Twenty-three per cent of motor vehicle thefts occurred at a residential location.

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