4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2012-13 Quality Declaration
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 12/02/2014
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MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT AND THEFT FROM A MOTOR VEHICLEEndnote 1
For the purposes of this survey, motor vehicle theft incidents are considered to be household crimes rather than a crime against an individual person. Prevalence and reporting rate for 2012-13 (see Data cube 1, Table 1) An estimated 57,200 households (0.6% of all households) were victims of motor vehicle theft in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Over 9 in 10 households (93%) that were victims of motor vehicle theft reported the most recent incident to police. Characteristics of motor vehicle theft incidents (see Data cube 4, Table 19) This section discusses characteristics of the most recent incident for households that were victims of motor vehicle theft in the 12 months prior to interview. In the most recent incident of motor vehicle theft experienced by households, the most common location for motor vehicle theft to occur was the victim's home or another person's home (47% or 26,600 households), followed by in the street or other open land (38% or 21,800 households). THEFT FROM A MOTOR VEHICLE What is theft from a motor vehicle? In this survey, theft from a motor vehicle is defined as the theft of property owned by any member of the household from a motor vehicle owned (for private use) by any member of that household. It excludes:
Prevalence and reporting rate for 2012-13 (see Data cube 1, Table 1) During the 12 months prior to interview, an estimated 276,200 households (3.1% of all households) were victims of theft from a motor vehicle. Just over half of all households (55%) that were victims of theft from a motor vehicle reported the most recent incident to police. Characteristics of theft from a motor vehicle incidents (see Data cube 4, Table 20) This section discusses characteristics of the most recent incident for households that were victims of theft from a motor vehicle in the 12 months prior to interview. In the most recent incident of theft from a motor vehicle experienced by households:
ENDNOTE 1 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. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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