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MALICIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE Endnote 1 In this survey, malicious property damage is defined as the intentional or wilful (not accidental) damage, defacement or destruction of any part of the victim's home or anything usually kept at home. Property is something tangible in nature, including land, conveyances, animals or other objects capable of being privately owned. Destruction can mean any alteration that may render something imperfect or inoperative, including destruction of property, graffiti or vandalism, partial destruction, killing or harming an owned animal and removing or destroying a plant or other part of an owned landscape.
VICTIMISATION AND REPORTING RATES FOR 2013-14 (Table 1) During the 12 months prior to interview, 528,900 Australian households (6.0% of all households) experienced at least one incident of malicious property damage. Half (50%) of households that experienced malicious property damage reported the most recent incident to police. CHARACTERISTICS OF MALICIOUS PROPERTY DAMAGE INCIDENTS (Table 24) This section discusses characteristics of the most recent incident for households that were victims of malicious property damage in the 12 months prior to interview.
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. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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