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NEW SOUTH WALES

There was an 18% decrease in the number of homicide victims in New South Wales, from 131 in 2013 to 107 in 2014.

In New South Wales during 2014:

• Almost two-thirds of homicide victims were male (65% or 70 victims);
• Almost two-thirds of homicide victims (65% or 70 victims) knew the offender;
• Murder victims accounted for 70% (75 victims) of all homicide victims;
• The most common location in which murder occurred was a residential location (67% or 50 victims); and
• Of weapons used in murder, the most common was a firearm (45% or 22 victims) followed by a knife (39% or 19 victims).

• Four in five victims of sexual assault were female (80% or 6,577 victims);
• Almost two-thirds of all sexual assault victims were aged 19 years or under (64% or 5,240 victims);
• The most common location in which sexual assault occurred was a residential location (71% or 5,776 victims); and
• More than three in four victims of sexual assault (78% or 6,381 victims) knew the offender, with 2,674 victims identifying a family member.

• Robberies in a community location made up the largest proportion of total robberies (48% or 1,835 victims);
• Males made up the majority of robbery victims (72% or 2,303 victims); and
• In the majority of robberies no weapon was used (54% or 2,078 victims). In robberies where a weapon was used, a knife was the most common (59% or 1,048 victims.).