VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN QUEENSLAND ^{Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3}

PERSONAL CRIME (Tables 4 and 9)

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




Total assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 183,000 persons in Queensland (4.9%)^{Endnote 3} experienced assault. Around two in five persons who experienced assault experienced a single incident (43% or 78,100), 16% (29,500) experienced two incidents and just over two in five (43% or 79,500) experienced three or more incidents.

Physical assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 91,100 persons in Queensland (2.5%) experienced physical assault.

Of these, 55,200 (61%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Half of all victims of physical assault in Queensland experienced a single incident (50% or 45,700) and 31% (27,900) experienced three or more incidents.

Total threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 123,800 persons in Queensland (3.3%) ^{Endnote 3} experienced threatened assault. Three in ten victims of threatened assault experienced a single incident (31% or 38,500) and just under half (48% or 59,600) experienced three or more incidents.

Face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 110,400 persons in Queensland (3.0%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault.

Of these, 48,100 (44%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Non face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 39,800 persons in Queensland (1.1%) experienced non face-to-face threatened assault.


HOUSEHOLD CRIME (Tables 3 and 5)




Break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 50,200 households in Queensland (2.8%) experienced a break-in.

Of these, 33,300 (66%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The reporting rate for break-in in Queensland in 2014-15 (66%) was lower than the national reporting rate (75%).

Attempted break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 35,600 households in Queensland (2.0%) experienced an attempted break-in.

Of these, 13,700 (38%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Motor vehicle theft

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 9,100 households in Queensland (0.5%) experienced motor vehicle theft.

Theft from a motor vehicle

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 37,900 households in Queensland (2.1%) experienced theft from a motor vehicle.

Of these, 19,500 (51%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The theft from a motor vehicle victimisation rate in Queensland (2.1%) was lower than the national rate (2.9%).

Malicious property damage

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 76,200 households in Queensland (4.2%) experienced malicious property damage.

Of these, 36,100 (47%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The malicious property damage victimisation rate in Queensland (4.2%) was lower than the national rate (5.7%), as was the reporting rate (47.4% in Queensland compared with 51.7% nationally).

Other theft

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 47,800 households in Queensland (2.7%) experienced other theft.

Of these, 15,800 (33%) 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%. This has resulted in some crime types being excluded from this commentary text. 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 Queensland).