RECORDED CRIME - VICTIMS
- In 2009, the number of crime victims recorded by the Western Australia Police decreased for most offences including Homicide and related offences; Sexual assault; Robbery; Unlawful entry with intent; Motor vehicle theft; and Other theft.
- The single exception was Assault for which the number of victims increased in 2009.
- For less common offences such as Kidnapping/abduction and Blackmail/extortion, the number of victims decreased slightly or remained similar to the 2008 level.
VICTIMS(a), Selected offences - Western Australia
| 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
no. | no. | no. |
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Homicide and related offences | 30 | 41 | 43 |
Assault | 21 936 | 21 142 | 21 441 |
Sexual assault | 1 667 | 1 834 | 1 990 |
Kidnapping/abduction | 25 | 29 | 36 |
Robbery | 1 589 | 1 686 | 1 849 |
Blackmail/extortion | 98 | 99 | 102 |
Unlawful entry with intent | 33 176 | 37 973 | 37 755 |
Motor vehicle theft | 6 460 | 7 774 | 7 300 |
Other theft | 70 098 | 81 278 | 78 399 |
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(a) The definition of 'Victim' varies according to the category of offence (see Glossary of source publication).
Source: Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia, 2009 (cat. no. 4510.0).
- Among the more common offences, Motor vehicle theft showed the largest proportional decrease, with 17% fewer victims in 2009 than 2008.
- Significant decreases were also recorded in 2009 for Other theft and Unlawful entry with intent, where the number of victims fell by almost 14% and 13% respectively.
- The number of Sexual assault victims, after falling almost 8% in 2008, fell by another 9.1% in 2009.
- For victims of robbery, the number fell a further 5.8% in 2009 after a slightly larger fall in the previous year.
- In 2009, the number of Assault victims increased by almost 4%.
Victims,
Selected Offences - Percentage change 2008 to 2009
The link below takes you to the most recent data (2000 to 2009) on selected offences for
Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia, 2009 (cat. no. 4510.0). Select the Data Cube containing states and territories data (Publication tables 3.1-3.8). Table 5 contains the Western Australian data.