4519.0 - Recorded Crime - Offenders, 2012-13 Quality Declaration 
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RECORDED CRIME - OFFENDERS, 2012-13 - NORTHERN TERRITORY

TOTAL OFFENDERS

    • In 2012-13, there were 11,022 offenders in the Northern Territory, which represented an increase of 8% (or 816 offenders) from 2011-12.
    • The (crude) offender rate increased by 6% from 5,191 in 2011-12 to 5,498 offenders per 100,000 persons aged 10 years and over in 2012-13.

SEX

Between 2011-12 and 2012-13:
    • The number of male offenders increased by 9% (or 663 offenders) to 8,140; and
    • The number of female offenders increased by 6% (or 155 offenders) to 2,872.

AGE

Between 2011-12 and 2012-13:
    • The median age of offenders remained stable at 30 years; and
    • The number of youth offenders decreased by 4% (or 60 offenders) from 1,660 to 1,600.

AGE STANDARDISED OFFENDER RATES
    • In 2012-13, the age standardised offender rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was 7,990 offenders per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 10 years and over.
    • The age standardised offender rate for non-Indigenous people was 1,002 offenders per 100,000 non-Indigenous persons aged 10 years and over.

PRINCIPAL OFFENCE

In 2012-13, the five most common principal offences in the Northern Territory were:
    • Public order offences (34%, or 3,790 offenders);
    • Acts intended to cause injury (28%, or 3,121 offenders);
    • Illicit drug offences (9%, or 1,009 offenders);
    • Offences against justice (6%, or 660 offenders); and
    • Theft (3%, or 374 offenders).
REPEAT OFFENDERS

30% of offenders were proceeded against on two or more separate occasions within the year.

POLICE PROCEEDINGS

In 2012-13, the total number of police proceedings increased by 21% (or 3,077 proceedings) from 2011-12.

Court actions increased by 17% (or 1,382 proceedings):
    • Acts intended to cause injury was the most common offence proceeded against by court actions, accounting for 40% of all court actions (or 3,856 proceedings).
Non-court actions increased by 26% (or 1,695 proceedings):
    • Public order offences was the most common offence proceeded against by non-court actions, accounting for 85% of all non-court actions (or 6,946 proceedings).

OTHER KEY POINTS

In 2012-13, the Northern Territory had:
    • The highest offender rate in Australia (5,498 offenders per 100,000 persons aged 10 years and over);
    • The highest proportion of offenders with a principal offence of Acts intended to cause injury (28% or 3,121 offenders); and
    • The lowest proportion of youth offenders (15% or 1,600 offenders).

For further information, refer to the other chapters of this publication, or contact the National Information Referral Service on 1300 135 070. When reporting ABS statistics, please attribute the Australian Bureau of Statistics (or ABS) as the source.