QUEENSLAND

There was a 23% increase in the number of homicide victims in Queensland, from 92 in 2013 to a five year high of 113 in 2014.

In Queensland during 2014:

• The majority of homicide victims were male (58% or 66 victims);
• Two-thirds of all homicide victims knew the offender (66% or 75 victims), with about one third of offenders (37% or 42 victims) being identified as a family member;
• Murder victims accounted for 47% (53 victims) of all homicide victims; and
• The most common location in which murder occurred was a residential location (72% or 38 victims).

There was a 1.1% increase in the number of sexual assault victims in Queensland, from 4,019 in 2013 to 4,063 in 2014.

In Queensland during 2014:

• The majority of sexual assault victims were female (82% or 3,325 victims);
• Victims aged 19 years and under accounted for 68% (2,781 victims) of all sexual assault victims;
• The most common location in which sexual assault occurred was a residential location (68% or 2,783 victims); and
• The offender was known to more than seven in ten victims of sexual assault (71% or 2,900 victims), with 29% of victims (1,181 victims) identifying the offender as a family member.

There was a 24% decrease in the number of robbery victims in Queensland, from 1,786 in 2013 to 1,360 in 2014.

In Queensland during 2014:

• Males accounted for the majority of person victims of robbery (70% or 675 victims);
• The most common locations in which robbery occurred were street/footpath locations (33% or 445 victims) and retail locations (32% or 434 victims); and
• Of weapons used in a robbery, a knife was the most common (53% or 386 victims).

The number of victims of unlawful entry with intent fell 18% in Queensland from 41,289 in 2013 to 33,857 victims in 2014. Unlawful entry with intent was most common at a residential location (71% or 24,070 victims).