4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2014-15 Quality Declaration 
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VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN NEW SOUTH WALES Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3

This section contains the victimisation and reporting rates for selected crime types for New South Wales. Estimates for New South Wales were compared with the national estimates to identify any differences that were statistically significant. Where significant differences existed, they are discussed here.

PERSONAL CRIME (Tables 4 and 9)


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Footnote(s): (a) The total number of persons experiencing a crime in a given population, expressed as a percentage of that population.

Source(s): VICTIMISATION RATES(a), Selected personal crimes, New South Wales and Australia, 2014-15-2014-15 NSW-Aust VR graph




Total assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 225,300 persons in New South Wales (3.7%) Endnote 3 experienced assault. Under half of persons (45% or 100,300) who experienced assault experienced a single incident, 19% (42,500) experienced two incidents, and just over a third (36% or 81,600) experienced three or more incidents.

Physical assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 99,000 persons in New South Wales (1.6%) experienced physical assault.

Of these, 55,500 persons (56%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Just over half of all victims of physical assault in New South Wales (51% or 50,300) experienced a single incident, and almost one-third experienced three or more incidents (32% or 31,900).

The physical assault victimisation rate in New South Wales (1.6%) was lower than the national rate (2.1%).

Total threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 140,500 persons in New South Wales (2.3%)Endnote 3 experienced threatened assault. Around a third of persons who experienced threatened assault (37% or 51,700) experienced a single incident, while another 37% (52,100) experienced three or more incidents.

Face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 126,300 persons in New South Wales (2.1%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault.

Of these, 45,900 (36%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The face-to-face threatened assault victimisation rate in New South Wales (2.1%) was lower than the national rate (2.6%).

Non face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 51,000 persons in New South Wales (0.8%) experienced non face-to-face threatened assault.


HOUSEHOLD CRIME (Table 5)


Graph Image for VICTIMISATION RATES(a), Selected household crimes, New South Wales and Australia, 2014-15

Footnote(s): (a) Total number of households that experienced the crime type, expressed as a percentage of the all households population.

Source(s): VICTIMISATION RATES(a), Selected household crimes, New South Wales and Australia, 2014-15-2014-15 NSW-Aust VR graph - HC



Break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 57,900 households in New South Wales (2.0%) experienced a break-in.

Of these, 46,100 (80%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The break-in victimisation rate in New South Wales (2.0%) was lower than the national rate (2.7%)

Attempted break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 48,900 households in New South Wales (1.7%) experienced an attempted break-in.

Of these, 23,900 (49%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The attempted break-in reporting rate in New South Wales (59%) was higher than the national reporting rate (47%).

Motor vehicle theft

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 11,600 households in New South Wales (0.4%) experienced motor vehicle theft.

The motor vehicle theft victimisation rate in New South Wales (0.4%) was lower than the national rate (0.6%).

Theft from motor vehicle

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 57,500 households in New South Wales (2.0%) experienced theft from a motor vehicle.

Of these, 28,500 (50%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The theft from motor vehicle victimisation rate in New South Wales (2.0%) was lower than the national rate (2.9%).

Malicious property damage

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 137,500 households in New South Wales (4.9%) experienced malicious property damage.

Of these, 70,600 (51%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Other theft

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 75,400 households in New South Wales (2.7%) experienced other theft.

Of these, 28,200 (37%) reported the most recent incident 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%. These data are 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% 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.

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 persons over the age of 15 in New South Wales).