4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2014-15

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 17/02/2016

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Key findings In this issue Introduction + Overview of crime in Australia + State and Territory spotlights + Who experienced personal and household crimes Physical assault Threatened assault Contribution of alcohol (and other substances) to assault Robbery Sexual assault Break-in and Attempted break-in Motor vehicle theft and theft from a motor vehicle Malicious property damage Other theft Physical assault falls to seven year low (Media Release) About this Release History of Changes	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 2014-15? (Table 17) During the 12 months prior to interview 55,900 persons (or 0.3% of the population aged 15 years and over) experienced at least one robbery. The victimisation rate was identical for both males and females (0.3%). REPORTING RATE (Table 18) Over half (54% or 30,200 persons) of all persons who experienced robbery reported the most recent incident to police. WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT 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 73% of victims) than female One-quarter of these incidents occurred at the person's home (26%), while another 23% occurred in the street or other open land Most incidents (82%) did not involve the use of a weapon Most people who experienced robbery did not have property stolen (64%). 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% are 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.