Crime and criminal justice statistics

Kidnapping

In Australia, murder, attempted murder and kidnapping occur at rates of under 5 per 100,000 each. These rates are significantly lower than those for other violent crimes. See comparative violent crime statistics

Violent crime: Kidnapping and attempted murder, rate per 100,000 persons, 1993-2005

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006. Recorded crime, victims, Australia [various issues]. ABS cat. no. 4510.0. Canberra: ABS

Kidnapping/abduction, rates per 100,000, 1995-2004

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2005. Recorded crime - victims, Australia 2004. cat. no. 4510.0. Canberra: ABS.

Other reports and publications

Juveniles as victims (1997)
Violence against children (1989)

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