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Homicide victim statistics
Homicide victimisation by age and gender, 2005-06 (rate)
Source: Davies, M & Mouzos J 2007. Homicide in Australia : 2005-06 National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP) annual report. Research and public policy series no, 77. Canberra: AIC: 46
Age and gender of homicide victims, 2006 (rate per 100,000 relevant persons)
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1997-2007. Recorded crime, victims, Australia (various years; title varies). ABS cat. no. 4510.0. Canberra: ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002-2006. Population by age and sex, Australian states and territories (various issues). ABS cat. no. 3201.0. Canberra: ABS
- 67% of homicide victims in 2006 were male.
- Except for persons aged 65 years and older, the risk of being a victim of homicide was higher for males than for females.
- Similar to past years, males in the 25 to 44 age group were most at risk of being a homicide victim in 2006.
- There were no victims of homicide aged between 10 and 14 years in 2006.
Trends in homicide victimisation, 2005-06 (rate)(a)
a: includes one murder victim in Norfolk Island for the year 2001-02 and one for the year 2004-05
Source: Davies, M & Mouzos J 2007. Homicide in Australia : 2005-06 National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP) annual report. Research and public policy series no, 77. Canberra: AIC: 44
| n | Intimates | Family | Friends/acquaintances | Strangers | Other(a) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a: other includes work colleagues, employee/employer, former employee/employer, gang members and former gang members | ||||||
| b: excludes eight cases where the relationship between the offender and the victim is unknown | ||||||
| Source: Davies, M & Mouzos J 2007. Homicide in Australia : 2005-06 National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP) annual report. Research and public policy series no, 77. Canberra: AIC: 67 | ||||||
| New South Wales | 117 | 15 | 17 | 35 | 26 | 7 |
| Victoria | 72 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 3 |
| Queensland | 66 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 3 |
| Western Australia | 33 | 24 | 12 | 39 | 24 | 0 |
| South Australia | 24 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| Tasmania | 3 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Northern Territory | 28 | 18 | 4 | 57 | 21 | 0 |
| Australia(b) | 350 | 21 | 19 | 30 | 26 | 3 |