STATES AND TERRITORIES
Of all federal defendants finalised in Australia's criminal courts, more than one-third (35% or 3,770) appeared in New South Wales and over one-fifth appeared in Victoria (22% or 2,385) and Queensland (21% or 2,272).
The age cohort with the largest number of defendants was 40-44 years in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland; 35-39 years in South Australia and Tasmania; 55 years and over in the Northern Territory; and 20-24 years in the Australian Capital Territory. In Western Australia two age groups had the largest number of defendants - 25-29 years and 40-44 years.
For federal defendants, the most common principal federal offence in each of the states and territories was Offences against justice in Western Australia (42%), Queensland (34%), New South Wales (28%) and Victoria (25%) and Fraud and deception in Tasmania (40%) and South Australia (36%). In the Northern Territory, Miscellaneous offences and Fraud and deception were the most common principal federal offences (both 31%). In the Australian Capital Territory, Traffic and vehicle regulatory offences (64%) was the most common. This is due largely to parking offences charged under federal legislation (see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 50 for more detail).
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