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Victims of assault statistics
Age and gender of assault victims, 2006 (rate per 100,000 relevant persons)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1997-2007. Recorded crime, victims, Australia (various years; title varies). ABS cat. no. 4510.0. Canberra: ABS
- 58% of recorded assault victims were male.
- Males had higher victimisation rates than females for all age categories.
- Both males and females aged between 15 and 24 years had the highest rates of assault.