4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2013-14 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 17/02/2015   
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ROBBERY Endnote 1

WHAT IS ROBBERY?

In this survey, robbery is defined as an act of stealing (or attempting to steal) property from a person by physically attacking them or threatening them with force or violence. It includes incidents where the person was threatened in their line of work.

Robbery excludes pick pocketing or other types of theft that did not involve physical or threatened violence.

People who experienced robbery are also counted in the physical assault and threatened assault modules in instances where they were actually assaulted or threatened with assault.


WHO EXPERIENCED ROBBERY IN 2013-14? (Table 17)

During the 12 months prior to interview 65,600 persons (or 0.4% of the population aged 15 years and over) experienced at least one robbery. This represented 0.4% of males (32,000 victims) and 0.3% of females (31,000 victims).

REPORTING RATE (Table 18)

Over half (56% or 37,00 persons) of all persons who experienced robbery reported the most recent incident to police.


CHARACTERISTICS OF ROBBERY INCIDENTS (Table 18)

This section discusses characteristics of the most recent incident for people who experienced robbery in the 12 months prior to interview.

In the most recent incident of robbery:

    • The offender was more likely to be male (for 78% of victims) than female (9%)
    • Just under a third (31%) occurred in the street or other open land
    • Most incidents did not involve the use of a weapon (73% compared with 26%)
    • Most people who experienced robbery did not have property stolen (61% compared with 32%).
ENDNOTE

Endnote 1 All comparisons discussed have been tested for statistical significance with a 95% level of confidence that there is a real difference in 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 and these estimates are considered sufficiently reliable for general use. To determine whether there is a statistical difference between any other two estimates, significance testing should be undertaken. For further information, refer to the Technical Note.