VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN TASMANIA^{Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3}

PERSONAL CRIME (see Data cube 2, Table 4)

Physical assault

An estimated 10,500 people in Tasmania (2.6%) experienced physical assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of physical assault found in both the 2011-12 (4.0%) and 2008-09 (4.1%) surveys.

Of the victims in 2012-13, 5,500 (53%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Half of all victims of physical assault experienced a single incident (50% or 5,300 persons) and 30% experienced two incidents (3,200 persons).

Face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 14,900 people in Tasmania (3.7%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Of these, 6,700 (45%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Non face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 6,100 people in Tasmania (1.5%) 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 17,500 people in Tasmania (4.3%)^{endnote 4} experienced threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13.

Of the victims of threatened assault in Tasmania, 37% (6,500 persons) experienced a single incident.

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

An estimated 25,800 people in Tasmania (6.4%)^{endnote 4} experienced assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Around 42% of victims of assault experienced a single incident (10,700 persons), 23% (5,900 persons) experienced two incidents and 12% (3,000 persons) experienced between three and five incidents.

HOUSEHOLD CRIME (see Data cube 2, Table 5)

Break-in

An estimated 5,000 households in Tasmania (2.3%) were victims of break-in in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Of these, 4,200 (84%) had the most recent incident reported to police. This was a higher reporting rate than was observed in the 2011-12 survey (69%).

Attempted break-in

An estimated 4,200 households in Tasmania (2.0%) experienced 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 (3.1%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 2,100 (49%) had the most recent incident reported to police. This was a higher reporting rate than was observed in the 2011-12 survey (27%).

Theft from motor vehicle

An estimated 4,700 households in Tasmania (2.2%) experienced theft from a motor vehicle during 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 (3.6%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 2,200 (46%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Other theft

An estimated 6,500 households in Tasmania (3.1%) experienced other theft in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of other theft found in the 2011-12 survey (4.3%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 2,500 (39%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Malicious property damage

An estimated 14,100 households in Tasmania (6.7%) experienced malicious property damage 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 (11%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 6,900 (49%) had the most recent incident reported to police.






ENDNOTES
1 Data for robbery, sexual assault, and motor vehicle theft in Tasmania are not discussed as there is a high relative standard error (RSE) associated with the estimated number of victims who experienced these offences in Tasmania (see Data cube 1, Tables 2a and 3a).

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 Tasmania).