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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NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE STATISTICS
CONTACT DETAILS Data custodian: Northern Territory Police, Fire, and Emergency Services Telephone: (08) 8985 8801 Email: statistics.PFES@pfes.nt.gov.au Web Address: http://www.pfes.nt.gov.au DESCRIPTION Public data includes assault offences that were reported to or came to the attention of Northern Territory Police. COLLECTION HISTORY Collection commenced: Annualised data available by month from 1 October 2007. Monthly data available from 1 July 2013. For data released prior to November 2013, refer to the Department of the Attorney-General website. Breaks in series: None Other details: COLLECTION METHODOLOGY The Northern Territory Police use the Police Real-time On-line Management Information System (PROMIS) to record incidents that come to their attention. Involvement of domestic violence and/or alcohol in the offence is determined by the NT Police at the time of the offence. In some situations it is not possible to determine whether alcohol is involved in an offence. All domestic and family violence related incidents reported to the Northern Territory Police are entered into PROMIS as ‘family violence’ cases by means of the ‘Family Violence Case’ indicator that must be checked for each incident. SCOPE AND COVERAGE Offences reported to and recorded by Northern Territory police. DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Assault - The direct (and immediate/confrontational) infliction of force, injury or violence upon a person or the threat of such force, injury or violence where there is an apprehension that the threat could be enacted, excluding offences of a sexual nature. Domestic violence includes any of the following conduct committed (or attempted/threatened to be committed) by a person against someone with whom the person is in a domestic relationship:
In the Northern Territory, domestic relationships include:
DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE Definitions are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (cat. no. 1234.0). Sexual assault - physical contact or intended contact of a sexual nature where the victim does not give consent, gives consent as a result of intimidation or deception, or consent is proscribed. Includes rape (actual, intended and attempted) and incest. Non-assaultive sexual offences - offences of a sexual nature that do not involve physical contact or intended contact, and where the victim does not give consent, gives consent as a result of intimidation or deception, or consent is proscribed. Includes child pornography, voyeurism and wilful exposure. DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION Online data tool and statistical publications and data spreadsheets are available for download: https://www.pfes.nt.gov.au/Police/Community-safety/Northern-Territory-crime-statistics.aspx Data not published on the website may be available on request, subject to release conditions, via the application form available on the website above. PUBLICATIONS http://pfes.nt.gov.au/Police/Community-safety/Northern-Territory-crime-statistics/Statistical-publications.aspx 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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