VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA ^{Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3}

This section contains the victimisation and reporting rates for selected crime types for Western Australia. Estimates for Western Australia 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, 107,900 persons in Western Australia (5.3%)^{Endnote 3} experienced assault.

Just under half of all victims of assault experienced a single incident (45% or 49,000). Just under a third (31% or 33,700) experienced three or more incidents, while another one in five (20% or 21,400) experienced two incidents.

Physical assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 53,500 persons in Western Australia (2.6%) experienced physical assault.

Of these, 29,700 (55%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Just under half of all persons who experienced physical assault experienced a single incident (47% or 25,100) and 23% (12,100) experienced three or more incidents.

Total threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 69,500 persons in Western Australia (3.4%)^{Endnote 3} experienced threatened assault.

Two in five persons who experienced threatened assault experienced a single incident (41% or 28,300). About one-third (34% or 23,300) experienced three or more incidents, while another 17% (11,700) experienced two incidents.

Face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 60,600 persons in Western Australia (3.0%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault.

Of these, 23,200 (38%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Non face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 22,400 people in Western Australia (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, 47,400 households in Western Australia (5.0%) experienced a break-in.

Of these, 37,800 (80%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The break-in victimisation rate in Western Australia (5.0%) was higher than the national rate (2.7%).

Attempted break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 35,800 households in Western Australia (3.7%) experienced an attempted break-in.

Of these, 19,600 (55%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The attempted break-in victimisation rate in Western Australia (3.7%) was higher than the national rate (2.0%).

Motor vehicle theft

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 8,600 households in Western Australia (0.9%) experienced motor vehicle theft.

Theft from motor vehicle

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 53,100 households in Western Australia (5.5%) experienced theft from a motor vehicle.

Of these, 30,000 (57%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The theft from motor vehicle victimisation rate in Western Australia (5.5%) was higher than the national rate (2.9%).

Malicious property damage

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 86,000 households in Western Australia (9.0%) experienced malicious property damage.

Of these, 53,700 (62%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The malicious property damage victimisation rate in Western Australia (9.0%) was higher than the national rate (5.7%), as was the reporting rate (62% in Western Australia compared with 52% nationally).

Other theft

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 30,300 households in Western Australia (3.2%) experienced other theft.

Of these, 14,500 (48%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The reporting rate for other theft in Western Australia (48%) was higher than the national reporting rate (37%).


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 Western Australia).