VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA^{Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3}

PERSONAL CRIME (see Data cube 2, Table 4)

Physical assault

An estimated 34,900 people in South Australia (2.6%) experienced physical assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Of these, 22,100 (63%) reported the most recent incident to police. This was a higher reporting rate than was observed in 2011-12 (41%).

Just over half (51% or 17,900 persons) of all victims of physical assault experienced a single incident.

Face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 45,900 people in South Australia (3.4%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Of these, 15,100 (33%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Non face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 16,100 people in South Australia (1.2%) experienced non face-to-face threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13.

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

An estimated 50,800 people in South Australia (3.8%)^{Endnote 4} experienced threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13.

A third of all victims of threatened assault (33% or 16,900 persons) experienced a single incident.

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

An estimated 78,100 people in South Australia (5.8%)^{Endnote 4} experienced assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13.

Around 42% of victims of assault experienced a single incident (32,700 persons), 13% (10,400 persons) experienced two incidents, 17% (13,300 persons) experienced between three and five incidents and 27% (20,900 persons) experienced six or more incidents.


HOUSEHOLD CRIME (see Data cube 2, Table 5)

Break-in

An estimated 14,500 households in South Australia (2.1%) were victims of break-in during the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of break-in found in the 2008-09 survey (3.2%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 11,200 (77%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Attempted break-in

An estimated 11,300 households in South Australia (1.7%) were victims of attempted break-in during the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of attempted break-in found in the 2008-09 survey (2.7%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 3,900 (35%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Motor vehicle theft

An estimated 2,600 households in South Australia (0.4%) were victims of motor vehicle theft in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13.

Theft from motor vehicle

An estimated 20,800 households in South Australia (3.1%) were victims of theft from a motor vehicle in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of theft from a motor vehicle found in the 2008-09 survey (4.3%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 9,400 (45%) had the most recent incident reported to police. This was a lower reporting rate than was observed in the 2011-12 survey (61%).

Malicious property damage

An estimated 42,900 households in South Australia (6.3%) were victims of malicious property damage in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rates of malicious property damage found in both the 2011-12 (8.7%) and 2008-09 (12%) surveys.

Of the victims in 2012-13, 20,000 (47%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Other theft

An estimated 17,700 households in South Australia (2.6%) were victims of other theft in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of other theft found in the 2008-09 survey (4.9%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 7,000 (39%) had the most recent incident reported to police.






ENDNOTES
1 Data for robbery and sexual assault in South Australia are not discussed as there is a high relative standard error (RSE) associated with the estimated number of victims who experienced these offences in South Australia (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 South Australia).