VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN TASMANIA ^{Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3}

This section contains the victimisation and reporting rates for selected crime types for Tasmania. Estimates for Tasmania were compared with the national estimates to identify any differences that were statistically significant. Only significant differences are discussed in this section (refer to the Technical Note for more information regarding statistical significance).

The reference period for all estimates was the 12 months prior to interview in 2015–16.

PERSONAL CRIME (Tables 4, 5 and 10)


Total assault

In the 12 months prior to interview, an estimated 4.8%^{Endnote 3} of persons in Tasmania (19,800) experienced assault. Two in five experienced a single incident (39% or 7,800), while a similar number (42% or 8,300) experienced three or more incidents.

Physical assault

An estimated 2.1% of persons in Tasmania (8,700) experienced physical assault. Of these, 46% (4,000) had their most recent incident reported to police. Just over half of all persons who experienced physical assault experienced a single incident (53% or 4,600).

Total threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview, an estimated 3.1%^{Endnote 3} of persons in Tasmania (13,000) experienced threatened assault. A third of all persons who experienced threatened assault in Tasmania experienced a single incident (34% or 4,400).

Face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 2.6% of persons in Tasmania (10,700) experienced face-to-face threatened assault. Of these, one third had their most recent incident reported to police (33% or 3,500).

Non face-to-face threatened assault

In Tasmania, an estimated 1.2% of persons (5,200) experienced non face-to-face threatened assault.

HOUSEHOLD CRIME (Tables 6 and 7)


Break-in

An estimated 2.6% of households in Tasmania (5,600) experienced a break-in. Of these, 82% (4,600) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Attempted break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview, 2.3% of households in Tasmania (4,800) experienced an attempted break-in. Of these, a third had the most recent incident reported to police (34% or 1,600).

Motor vehicle theft

In Tasmania, an estimated 1.0% of households (2,100) experienced motor vehicle theft. This was higher than the national motor vehicle theft victimisation rate (0.5%).

Theft from motor vehicle

An estimated 2.3% of households in Tasmania (4,900) experienced theft from a motor vehicle. Of these, 43% (2,100) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Malicious property damage

In the 12 months prior to interview, an estimated 5.7% of households in Tasmania (12,100) experienced malicious property damage. Of these, 58% of households (7,000) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Other theft

In Tasmania, an estimated 2.8% of households (6,000) experienced other theft. Of these, 54% (3,200) had the most recent incident reported to police. This was higher than the national other theft reporting rate (42%).

ENDNOTES

Endnote 1 Data for number of victims, victimisation and reporting rates are not discussed where the relative standard error (RSE) for the estimates is greater than 25%. This has resulted in some crime types being excluded from this commentary text. These data are available in Table 2; users are advised to exercise caution when interpreting these estimates.

Endnote 2 All comparisons discussed have been tested for statistical significance with a 95% level of confidence that there is a real difference in the two populations being tested. Only data with a relative standard error (RSE) of less than 25% are referred to in the text of this publication and these estimates are considered sufficiently reliable for general use. To determine whether there is a statistical difference between any other two estimates, significance testing should be undertaken. For further information, refer to the Technical Note.

Endnote 3 This number is not published in the accompanying tables, but can be obtained by dividing the number of victims of a selected crime type by the relevant population total (in this case, the total population of people over the age of 15 in Tasmania).