4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2016-17

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/02/2018

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Key findings In this issue Introduction + Overview of crime in Australia + Who experienced personal and household crimes + State and territory spotlights + Change in rates of crime over time Change in rates of crime over time in Australia Change in rates of crime over time in New South Wales Change in rates of crime over time in Victoria Change in rates of crime over time in Queensland Change in rates of crime over time in South Australia Change in rates of crime over time in Western Australia Change in rates of crime over time in Tasmania Change in rates of crime over time in the Northern Territory Change in rates of crime over time in the Australian Capital Territory Half a million Australians physically assaulted, 2016-17 (Media Release) About this Release	NORTHERN TERRITORY HOW HAVE PERSONAL CRIME VICTIMISATION RATES CHANGED OVER TIME? Although no fitted functions that met the inclusion criteria were identified for face-to-face threatened assault in the Northern Territory, when undertaking significance testing (comparing two time points) the victimisation rate for face-to-face threatened assault was significantly lower in 2016-17 (3.0%) compared to 2008-09 (7.6%). No fitted functions that met the inclusion criteria were identified for physical assault in the Northern Territory, nor was there any significant difference in the victimisation rate for physical assault between 2008-09 and 2016-17. VICTIMISATION RATES, Selected personal crimes, Northern Territory, 2008-09 to 2016-17^(a) Australian Bureau of Statistics © Commonwealth of Australia 2018. *Footnote(s):* (a) Data for non face-to-face threatened assault are not shown, as estimates for the number of persons experiencing non face-to-face threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview are subject to high sampling error (for further details refer to the Technical Note). *Source(s):* Crime Victimisation, Australia HOW HAVE HOUSEHOLD CRIME VICTIMISATION RATES CHANGED OVER TIME? The fitted function analysis showed a general decline in the victimisation rate for attempted break-in and other theft in the Northern Territory since 2008-09, although these have now plateaued. Although no fitted functions that met the inclusion criteria were identified for break-in, and malicious property damage, when undertaking significance testing (comparing two time points) the victimisation rate for break-in was significantly lower in 2016-17 (5.0%) compared to 2008-09 (7.7%), as was the victimisation rate for malicious property damage (19.6% compared to 7.3%). No fitted functions that met the inclusion criteria were identified for theft from a motor vehicle in the Northern Territory, nor was there any significant difference in the victimisation rate for theft from a motor vehicle between 2008-09 and 2016-17. VICTIMISATION RATES, Selected household crimes, Northern Territory, 2008-09 to 2016-17^(a)(b)(c) Australian Bureau of Statistics © Commonwealth of Australia 2018. *Footnote(s):* (a) The fitted functions used to analyse patterns of change in victimisation rates over time have not taken into account the survey error associated with the annual victimisation rates. This is expected to have limited impact on the analysis, as only survey estimates with RSEs of 25% or less were included in the analysis. For further information on survey error refer to the Technical Note. (b) Fitted functions are: attempted break-in is a polynomial function with equation y = 0.1011x² - 1.4342x + 8.981 R² = 0.8481; other theft is a polynomial function with equation y = 0.1369x² - 2.0174x + 10.507 R² = 0.8936. (c) Data for motor vehicle theft are not shown, as estimates for the number of households experiencing motor vehicle theft in the 12 months prior to interview are subject to high sampling error (for further details refer to the Technical Note). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.