4519.0 - Recorded Crime - Offenders, 2011-12 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/02/2013   
   Page tools: Print Print Page Print all pages in this productPrint All  


YOUTH OFFENDERS

In 2011-12, the youth offender rate was highest in Tasmania (5,383 per 100,000 people aged 10-19 years) and the Northern Territory (4,724). Western Australia had the lowest number of youth offenders per 100,000 at 2,302 per 100,000 people aged 10-19 years. Of the selected states and territories, Tasmania and the Northern Territory have consistently had the highest youth offender rates over the last four years.

Between 2010-11 and 2011-12, the youth offender rate decreased across all selected jurisdictions except Victoria where it remained relatively stable, increasing by less than 1%. The rate for Western Australia showed the highest decrease (37% or 1,338 per 100,000 people aged 10-19 years) over this time period.


Graph Image for YOUTH OFFENDER RATE(a), Selected states and territories(b) - 2008-09 to 2011-12

Footnote(s): (a) Rate per 100,000 population aged 10 to 19 years (see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 26–29). (b) New South Wales data are presented separately (see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 45–47). (c) South Australian data may be overstated (see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 57–58). (d) Australian Capital Territory data may be overstated (see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 70–71). (e) Data for 2009–10 and 2010–11 for the Australian Capital Territory have been revised.

Source(s): Recorded Crime - Offenders, 2011-12 (cat. no. 4519.0)


Principal offence

Consistent with the overall offender population, the principal offence that was most prevalent for youth offenders varied in each selected jurisdiction. The most prevalent principal offence for which offenders aged 10-19 years were proceeded against in 2011-12, as measured by the offender rates per 100,000 people aged 10-19 years, was:
  • Public order offences in Tasmania (2,076) and the Australian Capital Territory (623);
  • Theft in Victoria (976) and Queensland (823);
  • Acts intended to cause injury in the Northern Territory (954) and Western Australia (456); and
  • Illicit drug offences in South Australia (891).
Graph Image for YOUTH OFFENDER RATE(a), Selected principal offence by selected states and territories(b)

Footnote(s): (a) Rate per 100,000 population aged 10 to 19 years (see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 26–29). (b) New South Wales data are presented separately (see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 45–47). (c) Queensland data may be overstated for some Divisions (see Explanatory Notes paragraph 56). (d) South Australian data may be overstated (see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 57–58). (e) Northern Territory data may be overstated for some Divisions (see Explanatory Notes paragraph 68). (f) Australian Capital Territory data may be overstated (see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 70–71).

Source(s): Recorded Crime - Offenders, 2011-12 (cat. no. 4519.0)






Previous PageNext Page