Violence rates: men and women

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Personal safety survey (2005), twice as many males (6.5%) as females (3.1%) reported experiencing physical assault in 2005, while the opposite was the case for sexual assault, with twice as many females (1.3%) as males (0.6%) reporting being a victim.

From the AIC website

• Violence experienced by men and women (fact sheet)
• Violence (topics)

Other information

• Personal Safety, Australia, 2005 (ABS)