4519.0 - Recorded Crime - Offenders, 2013-14 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/02/2015   
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PRINCIPAL OFFENCE

In 2013-14, the most prevalent principal offence for which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders were proceeded against in each selected state and territory (as measured by offender rate per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons) was:

  • Acts intended to cause injury in New South Wales (2,851);
  • Public order offences in Queensland (2,233);
  • Acts intended to cause injury in South Australia (4,083); and
  • Acts intended to cause injury in the Northern Territory (5,130). (Table 16)

Across the selected states and territories, there was a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders with a principal offence of Acts intended to cause injury than non-indigenous offenders. In contrast, there was a higher proportion of non-indigenous offenders with a principal offence of illicit drug offences than Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders. (Table 15)