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There was a 4% increase in male offenders in 2012-13, to 304,777. The number of female offenders increased by 2% to 85,331 offenders. Males accounted for more than three quarters of all offenders (78%) in 2012-13. The national offender rate for males was almost four times that of females (3,080 offenders per 100,000 males aged 10 years and over, as compared to 847 offenders per 100,000 females aged 10 years and over). (Table 1)
For male offenders, the most common principal offences were:
- Public order offences (19%);
- Acts intended to cause injury (18%); and
- Illicit drug offences (17%).
For female offenders, the most common principal offences were:
- Theft (26%);
- Acts intended to cause injury (17%); and
- Public order offences (16%).