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

This section contains the victimisation and reporting rates for selected crime types for South Australia. Estimates for South Australia were compared with the national estimates to identify any differences that were statistically significant. No significant differences were found 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 4.5% ^{Endnote 3} of persons in South Australia (61,700) experienced assault. Two in five persons who experienced assault experienced a single incident (39% or 23,700), 17% (10,600) experienced two incidents, and 40% (24,500) experienced three or more incidents.

Physical assault

An estimated 2.0% of persons in South Australia (27,900) experienced physical assault. Of these, 60% (16,600) had the most recent incident reported to police. Under half (43% or 12,100) of all persons who experienced physical assault experienced a single incident, while two in five experienced three or more incidents (39% or 11,000).

Total threatened assault

In South Australia, an estimated 3.1%^{Endnote 3} of persons (42,800) experienced threatened assault. Just under two in five persons (38% or 16,200) who experienced threatened assault experienced a single incident, while the same proportion experienced three or more incidents (38% or 16,300 persons).

Face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview, an estimated 2.6% of persons in South Australia (35,500) experienced face-to-face threatened assault. Of these, 41% (14,500) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Non face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 1.3% of persons in South Australia (17,500) experienced non face-to-face threatened assault.

HOUSEHOLD CRIME (Tables 6 and 7)


Break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview, 2.2% of households in South Australia (15,200) experienced a break-in. Of these, 77% (11,700) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Attempted break-in

An estimated 1.8% of households in South Australia (12,200) experienced an attempted break-in. Of these, 47% (5,700) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Motor vehicle theft

In South Australia, an estimated 0.6% households (4,100) experienced motor vehicle theft.

Theft from motor vehicle

In the 12 months prior to interview, an estimated 3.1% of households in South Australia (21,500) experienced theft from a motor vehicle. Of these, 56% (12,100) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Malicious property damage

An estimated 5.6% of households in South Australia (38,400) experienced malicious property damage. Of these, 57% (21,700) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Other theft

In South Australia, an estimated 2.9% of households (20,200) experienced other theft. Of these, 50% (10,200) had the most recent incident reported 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 persons over the age of 15 in South Australia).