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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003

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Number of victims and prevalence of selected household and personal crimes, 1998 and 2002^*
Offence	1998		2002
Offence	Victims	%	Victims	%
Break-in	349,900	5.0	354,000	4.7
Attempted break-in	226,400	3.2	254,600	3.4
Break-in : total	534,100	7.6	553,500	7.4
Motor vehicle theft	117,990	1.7	134,300	1.8
Total household victims	652,000	9.0	665,400	8.9
Robbery	79,100	0.5	95,800	0.6
Assault	618,300	4.3	717,900	4.7
Sexual assault	30,100	0.4	33,000	0.2
Total personal victims	727,500	4.8	811,700	5.3
^* Figures do not add to totals due to multiple responses. Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1999, Crime and safety, Australia 1998, cat. no. 4509.0, ABS, Canberra. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003, Crime and safety, Australia 2002, cat. no. 4509.0, ABS, Canberra.

In 2002, 8.9% of households were victims of at least one household crime in the 12 months prior to the survey. This is similar to the rate in 1998.
The most frequent household offence was completed break-ins.
5.3% of persons were victims of at least one of the selected types of personal crime, up from 4.8% in 1998.
The most frequent personal crime was assault. In 2002, 4.7% of the adult population were victims of assault, up from 4.3% in 1998.