4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2014-15 Quality Declaration 
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VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3

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


Graph Image for VICTIMISATION RATES(a), Selected personal crimes, Northern Territory and Australia, 2014-15

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, Northern Territory and Australia, 2014-15-2014-15 NT-Aust VR graph - PC



Total assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 9,700 persons in the Northern Territory (6.8%)Endnote 3 experienced assault.

Physical assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 5,900 persons in the Northern Territory (4.1%) experienced physical assault.

Of these, 3,027 (51%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The physical assault victimisation rate in the Northern Territory (4.1%) was higher than the national rate (2.1%).

Total threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 4,800 persons in the Northern Territory (3.3%)Endnote 3 experienced threatened assault.

Face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 4,200 persons in the Northern Territory (2.9%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault.


HOUSEHOLD CRIME (Tables 3 and 5)

Graph Image for VICTIMISATION RATES(a), Selected household crimes, Northern Territory 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, Northern Territory and Australia, 2014-15-2014-15 NT-Aust VR graph - HC




Break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 3,900 households in the Northern Territory (6.0%) experienced a break-in.

Of these, 2,700 (68%) reported the most recent incident to police.

The break-in victimisation rate in the Northern Territory (6.0%) was higher than the national rate (2.7%).

Attempted break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 2,400 households in the Northern Territory (3.7%) experienced an attempted break-in.

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

Theft from motor vehicle

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 2,600 households in the Northern Territory (3.9%) experienced theft from a motor vehicle.

Of these, 1,100 (44%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Malicious property damage

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 4,700 households in the Northern Territory (7.2%) experienced malicious property damage.

Of these, 3,000 (65%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Other theft

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 2,400 households in the Northern Territory (3.6%) experienced other theft.

Half of these (50%) 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 people over the age of 15 in Northern Territory).