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In November 2002, the Australian Institute of Criminology released its annual Facts and Figures publication, a quick reference booklet that details the major crime statistics for the preceding year. The statistics on violent crime include homicide, assault, sexual assault and robbery. Rates of violent crime in 2001 were higher than in previous years. The rate of assault has increased steadily from 563 victims per 100,000 people in 1995 to 779 per 100,000 people in 2001. In 2001 the rate of robberies reached 136 per 100,000 people which is the highest recorded since 1995.

This report is funded by Victim Support ACT and ACT Policing. Since the completion of the report in 2009, Victim Support ACT and ACT Policing have used it to facilitate better access to support services for people affected by crime.

The estimated cost of identity crime in Australia in 2018–19 (including direct and indirect costs) was $3.1b—17 percent more than in 2015–16.

The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released three new statistical reports examining identity crime and misuse in Australia:

Contents

About the editor

List of contributors

Introduction

1. Towards an understanding of Indigenous arrest
Don Weatherburn, Michael Doyle, Tegan Weatherall and Joanna Wang

2. Prevalence of recorded family and domestic violence offending: A birth cohort study
Jason Payne and Anthony Morgan

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards (ACVPAs). The ACVPAs recognise and reward good practice in the prevention or reduction of violence and other types of crime in Australia.

Second edition

Note: Earlier edition of this title published in 1987.

Our aim is to increase public awareness of the research the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) undertakes to inform crime and criminal justice policy and practice.

The AIC has researchers to comment on a range of criminology issues such as:

The annual Australian Bureau of Statistics publication Recorded crime - victims, Australia provides a breakdown of selected offence categories by location in which the recorded offence took place. Residential locations include dwellings, outbuildings and residential land; community locations include streets, footpaths and public transport; other locations include retail premises, recreational areas and all other locations. The data below exclude victims where the offence location was not specified. This ranges from 1.2 to 4.6 per cent, depending on offence category.

Performance measurement is a basic tool for answering the management question: "how is your crime prevention program going?" As such, it is an important part of efficiently implementing crime prevention and reduction programs.