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. Only significant differences are discussed in this section (refer to the Technical Note for more information regarding statistical significance).

The reference period for all estimates was the 12 months prior to interview in 2015–16.

PERSONAL CRIME (Tables 4, 5 and 10)


Total assault

In the 12 months prior to interview an estimated 9.0%^{Endnote 3} of persons in the Northern Territory (12,900) experienced assault, with a third of persons experiencing one incident (32% or 4,100).

Physical assault

An estimated 5.0% of persons in the Northern Territory (7,200) experienced physical assault. The physical assault victimisation rate in the Northern Territory (5.0%) was higher than the national rate (2.4%). Of these, 68% (4,900) had their most recent incident reported to police.

Total threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview, an estimated 4.6%^{Endnote 3} of persons in the Northern Territory (6,600) experienced threatened assault.

Face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 4.6% of persons in the Northern Territory (6,600) experienced face-to-face threatened assault. This was higher than the national rate (2.6%). Just over two in five persons who experienced face-to-face threatened assault in the Northern Territory had the most recent incident reported to police (42% or 2,800).

HOUSEHOLD CRIME (Tables 6 and 7)


Break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview, an estimated 8.2% of households in the Northern Territory (5,300) experienced a break-in. The break-in victimisation rate in the Northern Territory (8.2%) was higher than the national rate (2.5%). Of these, 75% (4,000) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Attempted break-in

An estimated 4.2% of households in the Northern Territory (2,700) experienced an attempted break-in. The attempted break-in victimisation rate in the Northern Territory (4.2%) was higher than the national rate (2.1%). Of these, 45% (1,200) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Theft from motor vehicle

In the Northern Territory, an estimated 3.3% of households (2,100) experienced theft from a motor vehicle. Of these, 54% (1,100) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Malicious property damage

An estimated 8.1% of households in the Northern Territory (5,200) experienced malicious property damage. This was higher than the national rate (4.8%). Of these, 58% (3,000) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Other theft

In the 12 months prior to interview, an estimated 2.4% of households in the Northern Territory (1,600) 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 Northern Territory).