4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2011-12 Quality Declaration
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/02/2013
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OTHER TYPES OF THEFT Other types of theft include any unlawful taking of money or goods (other than from motor vehicles owned by a household member) without the use, or threat, of force or violence, coercion or deception and with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of the money or goods. It includes:
· Property belonging to a household member stolen from a vehicle not owned by a household member. · Property stolen from a yard or garden (for example, statues or plants). In the 12 months prior to interview, an estimated 488,100 incidents of other theft were experienced by 284,100 (3.3%) Australian households in 2011–12. 38% of victims of other types of theft had the most recent incident they experienced reported to the police. The other types of theft victimisation rate for Tasmania (4.3%) was higher than the national average (3.3%) and higher than for NSW (2.7%) and South Australia (3.2%). The other types of theft victimisation rate for NSW (2.7%) was lower than the national average (3.3%) and lower than the rates for Victoria (3.6%), Western Australia (3.7%), Tasmania (4.3%), the Northern Territory (4.0%) and ACT (3.9%). 2011-12 Other Types of Theft(a) Victimisation Rate, by State and Territory Source(s): Crime Victimisation, Australia Footnotes (a) Other Theft includes types of theft of personal or household property not covered by the remaining crime categories (i.e. Robbery, break-in, motor vehicle theft or theft from a motor vehicle). For example, theft of property from a yard or theft of property belonging to someone in the household from someone else's house or motor vehicle. Victims of other types of theft in NSW (31%) were statistically significantly less likely to have the most recent incident they experienced reported to police than victims in Victoria (43%), Western Australia (43%) and Tasmania (46%). 2011-12 Rates of Reporting of Other Types of Theft(a) to Police, by State and Territory Source(s): Crime Victimisation, Australia Footnotes (a) Other Theft includes types of theft of personal or household property not covered by the remaining crime categories (i.e. Robbery, break-in, motor vehicle theft or theft from a motor vehicle). For example, theft of property from a yard or theft of property belonging to someone in the household from someone else's house or motor vehicle.
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