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Location of assault statistics
Assault, type of location, 2006
a: Includes unspecified location (n=865)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2007. Recorded crime, victims, Australia, 2006. ABS cat. no. 4510.0. Canberra: ABS
- Recorded assaults occurred most frequently in dwellings (42%), then on streets or footpaths (23%).
- Retail and recreational locations accounted for 13% and 6% respectively of recorded assaults.
- Recorded assaults were least likely to occur on transport (4%) and at other residential locations (3%).
Assault victims, type of location, 2003 (percent)(a)
a: ABS has not released state-based data on location broken down by gender since 2003
Source: Extracted from Australian Bureau of Statistics recorded crime data
- Most male victims (70%) were assaulted in non-residential locations, whereas the majority of female victims (58%) were assaulted in residential premises.