4510.0 - Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia, 2014

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 22/07/2015

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Key Findings Introduction + Victims of Crime, Australia Homicide and Related Offences Sexual Assault Kidnapping and Abduction Robbery Blackmail and Extortion Unlawful Entry With Intent Motor Vehicle Theft Other Theft + Victims of Crime, states and territories + Victims of Crime, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victims + Victims of Assault, selected states and territories Number of robbery victims falls to five-year low (Media Release) Experimental Family and Domestic Violence Statistics About this Release History of Changes	This document was added or updated on 31/03/2016. SEXUAL ASSAULT There was a 3.3% increase in the number of sexual assault victims in Australia, from 20,025 in 2013 to a five year high of 20,677 in 2014. In Australia during 2014: The sexual assault victimisation rate increased to a five year high of 88 victims per 100,000 persons; The majority of sexual assault victims (83% or 17,072 victims) were female; Persons aged 19 years and under accounted for 60% (12,446 victims) of all victims of sexual assault; Over a quarter (29% or 1,014 victims) of male sexual assault victims were aged 0-9 years; Over two-thirds (68% or 14,105 victims) of sexual assaults occurred at a residential location; and 41% of all sexual assault investigations (8,507 victims) were finalised by police within 30 days. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.