VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ^{Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3}

This section contains the victimisation and reporting rates for selected crime types for the Australian Capital Territory. Estimates for the Australian Capital Territory 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)



Total assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 16,800 persons in the Australian Capital Territory (5.6%)^{Endnote 3} experienced assault.

Just over four in ten persons who experienced assault experienced a single incident (42% or 7,100).

Physical assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 7,000 persons in the Australian Capital Territory (2.3%) experienced physical assault.

Of these, 4,900 (70%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Total threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 11,000 persons in the Australian Capital Territory (3.7%)^{Endnote 3} experienced threatened assault.

Face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 10,300 persons (3.4%) in the Australian Capital Territory experienced face-to-face threatened assault.


HOUSEHOLD CRIME (Tables 3 and 5)




Break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 4,000 households in the Australian Capital Territory (2.8%) experienced a break-in.

Of these, 3,300 (82%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Attempted break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 4,200 households in the Australian Capital Territory (2.9%) experienced an attempted break-in.

Of these, 2,600 (61%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The attempted break-in reporting rate in the Australian Capital Territory in 2014-15 (61%) was higher than the national reporting rate (47%).

Theft from motor vehicle

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 6,300 households in the Australian Capital Territory (4.3%) experienced theft from a motor vehicle.

Of these, 3,700 (60%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The theft from a motor vehicle victimisation rate in the Australian Capital Territory in 2014-15 (4.3%) was higher than the national rate (2.9%).

Malicious property damage

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 9,800 households in the Australian Capital Territory (6.7%) experienced malicious property damage.

Of these, 4,600 (47%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Other theft

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 4,200 households in the Australian Capital Territory (2.9%) experienced other theft.


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 people over the age of 15 in Australian Capital Territory).