4510.0 - Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia, 2014

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 22/07/2015

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Key Findings Introduction + Victims of Crime, Australia Homicide and Related Offences Sexual Assault Kidnapping and Abduction Robbery Blackmail and Extortion Unlawful Entry With Intent Motor Vehicle Theft Other Theft + Victims of Crime, states and territories + Victims of Crime, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victims + Victims of Assault, selected states and territories Number of robbery victims falls to five-year low (Media Release) Experimental Family and Domestic Violence Statistics About this Release History of Changes	BLACKMAIL AND EXTORTION There was a 3.5% increase in the number of blackmail/extortion victims (both person and non-person victims) in Australia, from 509 in 2013 to a five year high of 527 in 2014. During 2014, 40% of all blackmail/extortion investigations (211 victims) were finalised by police within 30 days. Of total blackmail/extortion victims in 2014, 93% (492 victims) were persons, and of these: Nearly three-quarters of victims (73% or 361) were male; and Persons aged 25 to 34 years accounted for the largest proportion of blackmail/extortion victims (24% or 119 victims). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.