VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY ^{Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3}

PERSONAL CRIME (see Data cube 2, Table 4)

Physical assault

An estimated 6,400 people in the Northern Territory (4.6%) experienced physical assault in the 12 months prior to interview. Of these, 3,100 (48%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Just over a third of all victims of physical assault in the Northern Territory experienced a single incident (36% or 2,300 persons).

Face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 5,600 people in the Northern Territory (4.0%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview. This was less than the rate of face-to-face threatened assault found in the 2008-09 survey (7.6%).

Threatened assault (includes face-to-face and non face-to-face threatened assault)

An estimated 5,800 people in the Northern Territory (4.1%)^{endnote 4} experienced threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview.

Assault (includes physical assault and both types of threatened assault)

An estimated 10,900 people in the Northern Territory (7.7%)^{endnote 4} experienced assault in the 12 months prior to interview. Of these, a third experienced a single incident (33% or 3,600 persons).

HOUSEHOLD CRIME (see Data cube 2, Table 5)

Break-in

An estimated 5,500 households in the Northern Territory (7.9%) were victims of break-in during the 12 months prior to interview. Of these, 4,000 (74%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Attempted break-in

An estimated 2,500 households in the Northern Territory (3.6%) were victims of attempted break-in during the 12 months prior to interview. This was less than the rate of attempted break-in found in the 2008-09 survey (8.1%).

Motor vehicle theft

An estimated 1,000 households in the Northern Territory (1.4%) were victims of motor vehicle theft in the 12 months prior to interview.

Theft from motor vehicle

An estimated 2,500 households in the Northern Territory (3.6%) were victims of theft from a motor vehicle in the 12 months prior to interview. This was less than the rate of theft from a motor vehicle found in the 2008-09 survey (7.9%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 1,400 (56%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Malicious property damage

An estimated 6,000 households in the Northern Territory (8.7%) were victims of malicious property damage. This was less than the rate of malicious property damage found in the 2008-09 survey (20%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 3,600 (60%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Other theft

An estimated 2,300 households in the Northern Territory (3.3%) were victims of other theft in the 12 months prior to interview. This was less than the rate of other theft found in the 2008-09 survey (8.2%).






ENDNOTES
1 Data for robbery and sexual assault in the Northern Territory are not discussed as there is a high relative standard error (RSE) associated with the estimated number of victims who experienced these offences in the Northern Territory (see Data cube 1, Table 2a).

2 All comparisons discussed have been tested for statistical significance with a 95% level of confidence that there is a real difference between the two populations being tested. Only data with a relative standard error (RSE) of less than 25% is referred to in the text of this publication. For further information, refer to the Technical Note.

3 The comparison of 2012-13 data with 2008-09 data reflects changes between these two time points only and is not necessarily indicative of any annual movements within the intervening period.

4 This number is not published in the accompanying tables, but can be obtained by dividing the number of victims of a selected crime type by the relevant population total (in this case, the total population of people over the age of 15 in Northern Territory).