The Australian Sexual Offence Statistical collection was established by the Australian Institute of Criminology to monitor sexual offending across the country. The collection brings together data on all types of sexual offending, with a focus on alleged sexual offenders. This Statistical Report covers sexual offending for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. It describes the 9,101 alleged sexual offenders proceeded against by police in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory in 2022–23. The offenders were proceeded against for offences involving a total of 8,873 identified victims.
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Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Sexual offenders
- Sexual offence victims
- Types of sexual offending
- References
- Appendix A: Methodology
- Appendix B: Data tables