4519.0 - Recorded Crime - Offenders, 2013-14 Quality Declaration 
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RECORDED CRIME - OFFENDERS, 2013-14 - NEW SOUTH WALES

TOTAL OFFENDERS

  • In 2013-14, there were 120,543 offenders in New South Wales, which represented an increase of 4% (or 4,488 offenders) from 2012-13.
  • The (crude) offender rate increased by 2% from 1,810 in 2012-13 to 1,852 offenders per 100,000 persons aged 10 years and over in 2013-14.

SEX

Between 2012-13 and 2013-14:
  • The number of male offenders increased by 4% (or 3,576 offenders) to 95,080; and
  • The number of female offenders increased by 4% (or 917 offenders) to 25,294.

AGE

Between 2012-13 and 2013-14:
  • The median age of offenders remained at 26 years;
  • The number of youth offenders decreased by 3% (or 868 offenders) from 30,735 to 29,867.

AGE STANDARDISED OFFENDER RATES
  • In 2013-14, the age standardised offender rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was 4,986 offenders per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons aged 10 years and over.
  • The age standardised offender rate for non-Indigenous people was 1,061 offenders per 100,000 non-Indigenous persons aged 10 years and over.
PRINCIPAL OFFENCE

In 2013-14, the five most common principal offences in New South Wales were:
  • Theft (28,750 offenders or 24% of the total);
  • Acts intended to cause injury (27,800 offenders or 23% of the total);
  • Public order offences (15,962 offenders or 13% of the total);
  • Illicit drug offences (15,637 offenders or 13% of the total); and
  • Miscellaneous offences (10,287 offenders or 9% of the total).
REPEAT OFFENDERS

In 2013-14, 25% of offenders were proceeded against on two or more separate occasions within the year.

POLICE PROCEEDINGS

In 2013-14, the total number of police proceedings increased by 8% (or 13,488 proceedings) from 2012-13.
  • Court actions increased by 4% (or 3,779 proceedings). Acts intended to cause injury was the most common offence proceeded against by court actions, accounting for 34% of all court actions (or 30,742 proceedings).
  • Non-court actions increased by 11% (or 9,717 proceedings). Theft was the most common offence proceeded against by non-court actions, accounting for 48% of all non-court actions (or 47,706 proceedings).

OTHER KEY POINTS

In 2013-14, New South Wales had:
  • The highest proportion of offenders with a principal offence of Theft (24%, or 28,750 offenders);
  • The second highest proportion of youth offenders (24.8% or 29,867 offenders) after the Australian Capital Territory (25.4%, or 782 offenders); and
  • The second highest proportion of male offenders (78.9% or 95,080 offenders), after Victoria (79.3%, or 65,907 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.