VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN TASMANIAEndnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3
This section contains the victimisation and reporting rates for selected crime types for Tasmania. Estimates for Tasmania were compared with the national estimates to identify any differences that were statistically significant. Where significant differences existed, they are presented here.
PERSONAL CRIME (Tables 4 and 9)
Physical assault
In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, 13,500 persons in Tasmania (3.3%) experienced physical assault.
Of these, 4,900 (37%) reported the most recent incident to police. The physical assault reporting rate in Tasmania (37%) was lower than the overall national physical assault reporting rate (52%).
Just over a third of all persons who experienced physical assault experienced a single incident (37% or 5,000), and three in ten experienced two incidents (30% or 4,000). A further 43% (5,700) experienced three or more incidents.
Face-to-face threatened assault
In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, 13,700 persons in Tasmania (3.3%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault.
Non face-to-face threatened assault
In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, 8,700 persons in Tasmania (2.1%) experienced non face-to-face threatened assault.
The non face-to-face threatened assault victimisation rate in Tasmania (2.1%) was higher than the overall national non face-to-face threatened assault victimisation rate (1.0%).
Total threatened assault
In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, 17,500 persons in Tasmania (4.3%)Endnote 3 experienced threatened assault.
Of the victims of threatened assault in Tasmania, 33% (5,800) experienced a single incident.
Assault
In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, 26,700 persons in Tasmania (6.5%)Endnote 3 experienced assault. Just under a third experienced a single incident (32% or 8,400), 17% (4,600) experienced two incidents, and 49% (13,000) experienced three or more incidents.
HOUSEHOLD CRIME (Table 5)
Break-in
In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, 6,400 households in Tasmania (3%) experienced an incident of break-in. Of these, 5,200 (82%) had the most recent incident reported to police.
Attempted break-in
In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, 5,300 households in Tasmania (2.5%) experienced an attempted break-in.
Of these, 2,800 (53%) had the most recent incident reported to police.
Theft from motor vehicle
In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, 5,000 households in Tasmania (2.4%) experienced theft from a motor vehicle.
Malicious property damage
In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, 16,100 households in Tasmania (7.7%) experienced malicious property damage.
Of these, 8,300 (51%) had the most recent incident reported to police.
The malicious property damage victimisation rate in Tasmania (7.7%) was higher than the overall national malicious property damage victimisation rate (6.0%).
Other theft
In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, 6,900 households in Tasmania (3.3%) experienced other theft.
Of these, 2,700 (40%) had the most recent incident reported to police.
ENDNOTES
Endnote 1 Data for number of victims, victimisation and reporting rates are not discussed where the relative standard error (RSE) for the estimates is greater than 25%. This has resulted in some crime types being excluded from this commentary text. This data is available in Table 2; users are advised to exercise caution when interpreting these estimates.
Endnote 2 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.
Endnote 3 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).
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