4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2016-17

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/02/2018

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Key findings In this issue Introduction + Overview of crime in Australia + Who experienced personal and household crimes + State and territory spotlights + Change in rates of crime over time Change in rates of crime over time in Australia Change in rates of crime over time in New South Wales Change in rates of crime over time in Victoria Change in rates of crime over time in Queensland Change in rates of crime over time in South Australia Change in rates of crime over time in Western Australia Change in rates of crime over time in Tasmania Change in rates of crime over time in the Northern Territory Change in rates of crime over time in the Australian Capital Territory Half a million Australians physically assaulted, 2016-17 (Media Release) About this Release	AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY HOW HAVE PERSONAL CRIME VICTIMISATION RATES CHANGED OVER TIME? No graph for personal crimes in the Australian Capital Territory is presented, as no fitted functions or data series met the criteria for inclusion. HOW HAVE HOUSEHOLD CRIME VICTIMISATION RATES CHANGED OVER TIME? Although no fitted functions that met the inclusion criteria were identified for malicious property damage in the Australian Capital Territory, when undertaking significance testing (comparing two time points) the victimisation rate for malicious property damage was significantly lower in 2016-17 (6.3%) compared to 2008-09 (15.3%). No fitted functions that met the inclusion criteria were identified for theft from a motor vehicle in the Australian Capital Territory, nor was there any significant difference in the victimisation rate for theft from a motor vehicle between 2008-09 and 2016-17. VICTIMISATION RATES, Selected household crimes, Australian Capital Territory, 2008-09 to 2016-17^(a) Australian Bureau of Statistics © Commonwealth of Australia 2018. *Footnote(s):* (a) Data for break-in, attempted break-in, motor vehicle theft, and other theft are not shown, as estimates for the number of households experiencing these crime types during the 12 months prior to interview are subject to high sampling error (for further details refer to the Technical Note). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.