The age and sex breakdowns of victims of crime in Tasmania for 2004 show that 100% of homicide and related offences victims and 68.2% of individual robbery victims were male, while 100% of kidnapping/abduction victims were female.
Female victims were most numerous in the 25-34 year (20.0%) and 65+ year (20.0%) age groups, followed by the 15-19 year (15.0%) and 35-44 year (15.0%) age groups. The majority of male victims occurred in the 15-19 year age group (21.1%) followed by the 35-44 year (16.7%) and 20-24 year (13.3%) age groups.
The Tasmanian 2004 figures show that in the 10-14 year age group female victims were as a result of kidnapping and male victims as a result of robbery. In the 65+ year age group female victims were as a result of robbery and male victims were as result of homicide and robbery.
VICTIMS(a)(b), By sex and age group by offence - 2004
|
Sex and Age | Homicide and
related offences | Kidnapping/
Abduction | Robbery |
|
Males | | |
0-9 | - | - | - |
10-14 | - | - | 5 |
15-19 | - | - | 19 |
20-24 | - | - | 12 |
25-34 | 5 | - | 6 |
35-44 | 3 | - | 12 |
45-54 | - | - | 6 |
55-64 | 3 | - | 6 |
65 and over | 3 | - | 3 |
Total(c) | 17 | - | 73 |
|
Females
0-9 | - | - | - |
10-14 | - | 3 | - |
15-19 | - | 3 | 3 |
20-24 | - | - | 3 |
25-34 | - | - | 8 |
35-44 | - | - | 6 |
45-54 | - | - | 3 |
55-64 | - | - | 3 |
65 and over | - | - | 8 |
Total(c) | - | 6 | 34 |
|
Persons |
0-9 | - | - | - |
10-14 | - | 3 | 5 |
15-19 | - | 3 | 22 |
20-24 | - | - | 15 |
25-34 | 5 | - | 14 |
35-44 | 3 | - | 18 |
45-54 | - | - | 9 |
55-64 | 3 | - | 9 |
65 and over | 3 | - | 11 |
Total(c) | 17 | 6 | 107 |
- nil or rounded to zero.
(a) The data presented has been confidentialised to prevent identification of victims.
(b) Refers to person victims only and does not include organisations as victims.
(c) Totals include victims whose age and sex were not specified. Consequently there may be minor discrepancies between individual components and totals.
Source: Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia (cat.no.4510.0).
FURTHER INFORMATION
Department of Police and Public Safety Annual Report, Annual Report 2003-04 Annual Report 2004-05