4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2017-18

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 13/02/2019

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Key findings In this issue + Who experienced personal and household crimes + State and territory spotlights + Change in rates of crime over time Australia New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital Territory Crime rates lower than a decade ago (Media Release) + Home Security Measures History of Changes About this Release	AUSTRALIA HOW HAVE PERSONAL CRIME VICTIMISATION RATES CHANGED OVER TIME? Between 2008–09 and 2017–18, the victimisation rate has generally declined or remained steady for all selected personal crime types in Australia. The national victimisation rate decreased for: total assault – 6.3% to 4.8% physical assault – 3.1% to 2.4% total threatened assault – 4.2% to 2.8% face-to-face threatened assault – 3.9% to 2.6% non face-to-face threatened assault – 1.2% to 0.8% robbery – 0.6% to 0.3%. The victimisation rate for sexual assault remained steady at 0.3% between 2008–09 and 2017–18. VICTIMISATION RATES, Selected personal crimes, Australia, 2008–09 to 2017–18(a) *Footnote(s):* (a) Includes only those crime types where all estimates in the time series have an RSE of less than 25%. Survey error should be taken into account when analysing changes across the different time points. For more information on survey error, refer to the Technical Note. (b) Includes both physical assault and threatened assault (both face-to-face threatened assault and non face-to-face threatened assault). (c) Includes both face-to-face threatened assault and non face-to-face threatened assault. Australian Bureau of Statistics © Commonwealth of Australia 2019. HOW HAVE HOUSEHOLD CRIME VICTIMISATION RATES CHANGED OVER TIME? Between 2008–09 and 2017–18, the victimisation rate declined for all selected household crime types in Australia: break-in – 3.3% to 2.5% attempted break-in – 3.1% to 2.2% motor vehicle theft – 1.1% to 0.6% theft from a motor vehicle – 4.5% to 3.1% malicious property damage – 11.1% to 5.1% other theft – 4.4% to 2.5%. The victimisation rate for attempted break-in has increased since 2013–14, but remains below 2008–09 levels. VICTIMISATION RATES, Selected household crimes, Australia, 2008–09 to 2017–18(a) *Footnote(s):* (a) Includes only those crime types where all estimates in the time series have an RSE of less than 25%. Survey error should be taken into account when analysing changes across the different time points. For more information on survey error, refer to the Technical Note. Australian Bureau of Statistics © Commonwealth of Australia 2019. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.