4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2017-18 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 13/02/2019   
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OTHER THEFT

HOW MANY HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCED OTHER THEFT IN 2017–18? (Tables 1 and 21)

During the 2017–18 reference period, an estimated 2.5% of households (236,500) experienced at least one incident of other theft.

The following groups were more likely to experience other theft in the last 12 months:

  • apartments (3.4%) compared to houses (2.4%)
  • households in the lowest quintile of the Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (3.1%) compared to households in the highest quintile (2.4%).Endnote 1

EXPERIENCE OF MULTIPLE VICTIMISATION (Table 12)

Of all households that experienced other theft during the 2017–18 reference period:
  • 80% (188,000) experienced a single incident
  • 12% (28,700) experienced two incidents
  • 8.5% (20,200) experienced three or more incidents.

WHETHER MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO POLICE (Table 27)

About a third of all households (35% or 83,400) that experienced other theft had their most recent incident reported to police.

Just over a third of all households that experienced other theft (36% or 85,000) did not report the incident to police, due to the incident being seen as too trivial or unimportant. A further 13% (31,800) believed that there was nothing that the police could do.

OTHER SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF MOST RECENT INCIDENT (Table 27)

In the most recent incident of other theft experienced by households:
  • Common types of property stolen were outdoor/garden items (21% or 50,400), money, purse or wallet (20% or 47,100 households) and personal items (19% or 44,900).
  • The most common location was the person's home (60% or 141,500 households), followed by a place of work (10% or 23,700 households).

ENDNOTES

Endnote 1 The Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and Disadvantage ranks areas on a continuum from most disadvantaged to most advantaged. Lower quintiles indicate greater levels of disadvantage and a lack of advantage in general compared to higher quintiles. For further information, see Explanatory Notes.