4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2015-16 Quality Declaration
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 02/02/2017
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CONTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOL OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE TO SELECTED PERSONAL CRIMES Since the 2010-11 Crime Victimisation Survey, persons who experienced physical assault and face-to-face threatened assault have been asked whether they believed alcohol or any other substance contributed to their most recent incident of assault. Endnote 1 PHYSICAL ASSAULT: Contribution of alcohol or any other substance to the most recent incident (Table 16) An estimated 56% of persons (246,100) who experienced physical assault believed that alcohol or any other substance contributed to their most recent incident. This included:
Alcohol or any other substance was believed to have contributed to the most recent incident for the majority of persons experiencing physical assault across all age groups. A majority of persons believed that alcohol or any other substance contributed to the most recent physical assault when the offender was a:
Persons who experienced physical assault believed that alcohol or any other substance contributed to the most recent incident that occurred in:
There has been no significant change between 2014–15 and 2015–16 in the proportion of persons who believed that alcohol or any other substance contributed to their most recent incident of physical assault. FACE-TO-FACE THREATENED ASSAULT: Contribution of alcohol or any other substance to the most recent incident (Table 16) Nationally, half (51% or 239,700) of all persons who experienced face-to-face threatened assault believed that alcohol or any other substance contributed to their most recent incident. This included:
More than half of persons across the different age groups who experienced face-to-face threatened assault indicated that alcohol or another substance was involved in their most recent incident, except for those aged 55 to 64 (37%). Source(s): Crime Victimisation, Australia The majority of persons who experienced face-to-face threatened assault believed that alcohol or any other substance contributed to the most recent incident when the offender was a:
Alcohol or any other substance was believed to have contributed to a greater proportion of incidents occurring at a licensed entertainment or recreation venue (88%), than in any other location. There has been no significant change between 2014–15 and 2015–16 in the proportion of persons who experienced face-to-face threatened assault who believed that alcohol or any other substance contributed to their most recent incident of face-to-face threatened assault. ENDNOTE Endnote 1 While this question was asked of all respondents aged 15 years and over, data have only been published for those 18 years and over. The responses of respondents aged 15 to 17 years may have been provided by a proxy respondent (such as a parent) and as this is a perception based question it was not asked of proxies. See Data Collection section of the Explanatory Notes for more information. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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