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The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice. We seek to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice.
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New research on exposure to fringe and radical content online
02-07-2026
The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a Statistical Report that provides an updated national picture of exposure to fringe and radical content and groups among a large sample of online Australians.
Rise in scams: Australians encouraged to protect themselves online
30-06-2026
Online fraud and scams are on the rise, even as overall cybercrime rates ease, with Australians scaling back key online safety behaviours for the second year in a row.
New data released on fraud and corruption targeting Australian Government agencies
11-06-2026
Data from the most recent Fraud and corruption against the Commonwealth Statistical Report show that there were 14,323 allegations of internal fraud and corruption and 348,072 allegations of external fraud received or detected by Commonwealth entities in 2024–25.
Justice out of reach for most modern slavery victims, new report finds
09-06-2026
A new report has found victims and survivors of modern slavery are being let down by critical gaps in Australia’s criminal justice system, with most never seeing justice and very few cases leading to prosecution or conviction.
Sixty-one percent of adults proceeded against for sexual offences have prior offences, new data shows
04-06-2026
A new report released by the Australian Institute of Criminology reveals that in 2023–24, police brought proceedings against 10,359 individuals for sexual offences in Australia.
National Hate Crimes Database
The National Hate Crimes Database has been developed to track hate crimes
and other hate incidents on behalf of the Australian Government.
A dashboard on legislated hate-related offences recorded by police
where an offender has been charged is the first phase of the database.
View the dashboard
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Research Network
The HTMS Research Network seeks to collaboratively identify, promote and disseminate research about human trafficking and modern slavery undertaken in Australia.
Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards
The annual Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPA) recognise and reward programs that reduce crime and violence in Australia.
CriminologyTV
CriminologyTV has a range of videos by crime and criminal justice specialists, including key presentations from AIC conferences and our Occasional Seminar series.
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CINCH
CINCH is an open access database indexing Australian crime and criminal justice.
