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Location of sexual assault statistics
Sexual assault, type of location, 2006
a: Includes unspecified location (n=633)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2007. Recorded crime, victims, Australia, 2006. ABS cat. no. 4510.0. Canberra: ABS
- Sexual assault was most likely to occur in the home environment. Of sexual assaults recorded in 2006, 66% occurred in dwellings.
- Sexual assaults on streets/footpaths and in recreational locations accounted for 6% each.
- Sexual assault was least likely to occur at retail locations (4%) or on transport (3%).