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NOTES Exiting dwelling in an emergency In October 2004, there were an estimated 438,300 WA households (56%) that had discussed ways to exit the dwelling in case of emergency. Persons living alone (74%) were more likely to have thought about ways to exit their dwelling, compared with 44% of lone parent households with children, 50% of couple only households and 55% of couple with children households. An estimated 119,600 WA households (15%) stated that someone in the household would have difficulty exiting the dwelling without help in an emergency. More than a quarter of couple with children households (26%) had someone who would have difficulty exiting the dwelling without help in an emergency compared with lone parent households (17%), lone person households (9%) and couple only households (7%). SECURITY FEATURES Door security Less than half of WA households (42%) had deadlocks on all external doors. A further quarter of households had deadlocks on some external doors. Almost half of those living in flats, units or apartments (49%) did not have deadlocks on any of their external doors. This compares with a third of those living in separate houses (33%) and those in semi-detached, row or terrace houses or townhouses (30%). Rented households were more likely to have no deadlocks on any of their external doors (41%) compared with those households that were fully owned or being purchased (30%). Less than half of WA households (45%) had security screens on all external doors. Those living in publicly rented households (69%) were more likely to have security screens on all of their external doors compared with those households that were fully owned or being purchased (45%) and those that were rented privately (43%). Window security In October 2004, one-fifth of WA households (20%) had security screens, window film, bars or grilles on all of their windows. Publicly rented households were more likely to have these features on all of their windows (35%) compared with those living in households that were fully owned or being purchased (19%). Over half of WA households (51%) had window locks or security shutters on all of their windows. Some 37% of households living in flats, units or apartments had these security features on all of their windows, compared with semi-detached, row or terrace houses or townhouses (56%) and separate houses (51%). More than one third of publicly rented households (37%) had window locks or security shutters on all of their windows compared with those living in households that were rented privately (48%) or those fully owned or being purchased (53%). Other security An estimated 216,000 WA households (27%) had a security alarm installed. Those living in separate houses were more likely to have one installed (30%) compared with those living in other dwelling types (17%). Households that were fully owned or being purchased were more than twice as likely to have a security alarm installed (32%), compared with rented households (15%). Of those households that did have a security alarm installed, over half (52%) were either monitored by a security company or telephone modem system. A further 43% were unmonitored. Almost half of WA households (49%) had sensor lights installed. Households living in separate houses were more likely to have sensor lighting installed (52%) compared with those in semi-detached, row or terrace houses or townhouses (41%) and those in flats, units or apartments (18%). Over half of households that were fully owned or being purchased (56%) had sensor lighting installed, which compares with almost one third of privately rented households (32%) and households that were publicly rented (20%). HOUSEHOLD PROPERTY CRIME Actual and attempted home break-ins In October 2004, an estimated 38,400 WA households (4.9%) had been a victim of an actual home break-in and/or an attempted home break-in in the previous 12 months. Households situated in metropolitan regions (5.5%) were more likely to be a victim of an actual break-in and/or an attempted break-in than those in non-metropolitan regions (3.2%). Of the 38,400 WA households that had been a victim of an actual and/or attempted break-in in October 2004, more than one-quarter (26%) had been a victim more than once. Of the 12,200 rented households that had been a victim of crime, over one-third (34%) had been a victim more than once. This compares with those households that were fully owned or being purchased (22%). Seniors households are those where at least one usual resident was aged 60 years or over in October 2004. They were almost half as likely (2.9%) to be a victim of an actual break-in and/or attempted break-in compared with other households (5.7%). Characteristics of most recent incident Of those households who had most recently been a victim of an actual break-in, some 60% reported the point of entry was locked at the time of the incident. This compares with those households who had recently been a victim of an attempted break-in, where the attempted point of entry was locked in 86% of incidents. The point of entry for three-quarters of actual break-ins was located at the side or back of the dwelling and for almost two-thirds (64%) the point of entry was not visible to neighbours or passers-by. Over one third of actual break-ins (37%) occurred when someone was at home in the dwelling. This compares with 45% of attempted break-ins occurring when someone was home. An estimated 42% of actual or attempted break-ins occurred during daylight hours and on a weekday. Almost two thirds of actual break-ins occurred during daylight hours (65%) and over three quarters occurred on a weekday (77%). In comparison, more than one third of attempted break-ins occurred during daylight hours (35%) and more than two thirds occurred on a weekday (67%). An estimated 47% of all household victims of an actual or attempted break-in reported the point of entry was through a door. A further 41% were through a window. The point of entry was visible in more than one third (36%) of all attempted and actual break-ins. The most common point of entry for all attempted and actual break-ins was a window that was not visible to neighbours or passers-by (29%). Almost three-quarters of households (71%) which were a victim of an actual break-in or attempted break-in reported the most recent incident to the police. Actual break-ins were more likely to be reported to police (87%) than attempted break-ins (47%). More than four-fifths (82%) of households whose most recent incident was an actual break-in had property stolen. For these households, some 39% had up to $499 worth of property stolen. A similar proportion of households had between $500 and up to $2,999 worth of property stolen (38%) compared with 23% of those that had $3,000 or more worth of property stolen. In more than one-third of households whose most recent incident was an actual break-in where property was stolen, there was someone home at the time of the incident (36%). For almost two-thirds of these households the point of entry was not visible to neighbours or passers-by (61%). SECURITY FEATURES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT Door security A similar proportion of households who had most recently been a victim of an attempted break-in had deadlocks on all external doors (38%) at the time of the incident compared with actual break-ins (42%). The proportion of households with security screens on all of their external doors, when a victim of an actual break-in was 44%, compared with households that had an attempted break-in (50%). Window security A similar proportion of households who had most recently been a victim of an attempted break-in had window locks or security shutters on all windows (56%) at the time of the incident compared with actual break-ins (56%). Other security Of those households that had most recently been a victim of an actual break-in, some 26% had a security alarm installed at the time of the incident. Of these, 55% were unmonitored alarms. The proportion of households that had most recently been a victim of an attempted break-in that had a security alarm installed was 45%. Of these, almost half (49%) were unmonitored alarms. Just over one-third (34%) of households that had most recently been a victim of an actual break-in had external sensor lights installed at the time of the incident. This compares to 56% of those households that had most recently been a victim of an attempted break-in. For those households who had recently been a victim of an actual break-in, more than one-third (35%) had changed the security features of their dwelling since the incident. This compares with 17% of households who had recently been a victim of an attempted break-in. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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4526.5.55.001 - Home Safety and Security, Western Australia, Oct 2004
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/04/2005
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