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NORTHERN TERRITORY There was an increase of one homicide victim in the Northern Territory, from 22 in 2012 to 23 in 2013. In the Northern Territory: § Just over three in five homicide victims were male (62% or 13 victims); and § Just under two-thirds (65% or 13 victims) of all homicide victims knew the offender, with one in three offenders (35% or 7 victims) identified as a partner.
§ The majority of sexual assault victims (86% or 295 victims) were female; § 45% (153 victims) of all sexual assault victims were aged 19 years and under; § Half (50% or 169 victims) of all sexual assaults occurred in a community location; and § The offender was known to around three in five victims (63% or 214 victims), with one in five victims (20% or 69 victims) identifying the offender as a family member.
There was a 15% decrease in the number of robbery victims in the Northern Territory, from 113 in 2012 to 96 in 2013. In the Northern Territory: § Nearly three-quarters of all person victims of robbery were male (73% or 64 victims); § The most common location in which robbery occurred was a community location (65% or 67 victims); § A weapon was used in just over a third of all robberies (35% or 35 victims); and § The offender was a stranger to the victim in four out of five robberies (80% or 67 victims).
§ Homicide and related offences (23.9 victims per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons compared to 5.3 victims per 100,000 non-indigenous persons); and § Sexual assault (215.2 victims per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons compared to 99.8 victims per 100,000 non-indigenous persons).
In contrast, non-indigenous people had a higher victimisation rate than Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Northern Territory for the following offences: § Robbery (37.4 victims per 100,000 non-indigenous persons compared to 19.7 victims per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons); and § Kidnapping/abduction (1.8 victims per 100,000 non-indigenous persons compared to 0.0 victims per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons).
Footnote(s): (a) Some girlfriend/boyfriend relationships may be included in 'other non-family member' (see Explanatory Notes paragraph 57). (b) Includes 'no offender identified' and 'not stated/inadequately described' (see Glossary). (c) The victim has identified/been identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. (d) The victim has identified/been identified as neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander. (e) Includes victims for whom sex was not specified. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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