4533.0 - Directory of Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence Statistics, 2018
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/12/2018
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VICTORIA POLICE CRIME STATISTICS (SEXUAL VIOLENCE)
CONTACT DETAILS Data custodian: Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) Telephone: (03) 8684 1808 Email: info@crimestatistics.vic.gov.au Web Address: https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/ DESCRIPTION The Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) publishes quarterly and annual recorded crime statistics, including summary information about unique alleged offenders, unique victims, recorded criminal incidents, recorded offences, alleged offender incidents, family incidents, and victim reports. COLLECTION HISTORY Collection commenced: 2004 Breaks in series: None Other details: Data are available from July 2004. Prior to this, data are available on the Victoria Police website or from Victoria Police. COLLECTION METHODOLOGY At the beginning of each data cycle, the CSA receives data from the Victoria Police Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) database. SCOPE AND COVERAGE Criminal offences reported to and recorded by Victoria Police on the LEAP database. DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE For Victorian family and domestic violence data, please refer to the Victorian Family Violence Database page in the Directory. DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE Sexual offences - Acts, or intent of acts, of a sexual nature against another person, which are non-consensual or where consent is proscribed (for example, the person is legally deemed incapable of giving consent because of youth or temporary/permanent incapacity). Includes rape, indecent assault, incest, sexual offences against children, other sexual offences. DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION Data is presented in PDF and Excel formats, as well as in a crime location tool and data visualisations: https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/crime-statistics PUBLICATIONS Research publications related to sexual offences: https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/research-and-evaluation/publications/sexual-offences HOW THE STATISTICAL COLLECTION INFORMS NATIONAL DATA INITIATIVES This section provides an overview of if/how the statistical collection informs or aligns with key initiatives relating to family, domestic, and sexual violence statistics. These assessments are not an ABS endorsement or indication of data quality, but are intended to assist readers in determining whether the data will meet their data needs. Relationship to 'Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence' The summary table below is designed to indicate whether the data source informs the six statistical elements outlined in Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2013 (cat. no. 4529.0). FDV - Family and domestic violence data SV - Sexual violence data
Relationship to the 'Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence' The three tables below provide an indication of which data items can be informed by the data source. The data items have been conceptually grouped into the key information units - Person, Event, and Transaction - as described in the Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and, Sexual Violence, 2014 (cat. no. 4529.0.00.003). PERSON FDV - Family and domestic violence data SV - Sexual violence data
EVENT FDV - Family and domestic violence data SV - Sexual violence data
TRANSACTION FDV - Family and domestic violence data SV - Sexual violence data
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