VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN NEW SOUTH WALES^{Endnote 1, endnote 2}

PERSONAL CRIME (see datacube 2, table 4)

Physical assault

An estimated 133,500 people in New South Wales (2.2%) experienced physical assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Of these, 64,000 (48%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Half of all victims of physical assault in New South Wales (50%) experienced a single incident, 19% experienced two incidents, 11% experienced between three and five incidents and 19% experienced six or more incidents.

Face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 144,300 people in New South Wales (2.4%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of face-to-face threatened assault found in the 2008-09 survey (3.7%).

Of these, 51,100 (35%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Non face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 54,800 people in New South Wales (0.9%) experienced non face-to-face threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13.

Threatened assault (includes face-to-face and non face-to-face threatened assault)

An estimated 160,100 people in New South Wales (2.7%)^{endnote 3} experienced threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Around 30% of threatened assault victims experienced a single incident, 17% experienced two incidents, 20% experienced between three and five incidents and 29% experienced six or more incidents.

Assault (includes physical assault and both types of threatened assault)

An estimated 259,100 people in New South Wales (4.4%)^{endnote 3} experienced assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Around 39% of assault victims experienced a single incident, 15% experienced two incidents, 16% experienced between three and five incidents and 27% experienced six or more incidents.

Robbery

An estimated 18,000 people in New South Wales (0.3%) experienced robbery in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13.

Sexual assault

An estimated 13,900 people in New South Wales (0.2%) experienced sexual assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13.

HOUSEHOLD CRIME (see datacube 2, table 5)

Break-in

An estimated 68,600 households in New South Wales (2.4%) were victims of break-in in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Of these incidents, 54,000 (79%) were reported to police.

Attempted break-in

An estimated 45,800 households in New South Wales (1.6%) were victims of attempted break-in in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of attempted break-in found in the 2008-09 survey (3.2%).

Of these, 19,100 (42%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Motor vehicle theft

An estimated 19,700 households in New South Wales (0.7%) were victims of motor vehicle theft in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of motor vehicle theft found in the 2008-09 survey (1.3%).

Of these, 18,600 (94%) had the most recent incident reported to police. This was a higher reporting rate than was observed in the 2008-09 survey (82%).

Theft from motor vehicle

An estimated 68,300 households in New South Wales (2.4%) were victims of theft from a motor vehicle in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rates of theft from a motor vehicle found in both the 2011-12 (3.2%) and 2008-09 (3.9%) surveys.

Of these, 57% (38,700) had the most recent incident reported to police. This was a higher reporting rate than was observed in the 2011-12 survey (45%).

Malicious property damage

An estimated 169,300 households in New South Wales (6.0%) were victims of malicious property damage in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rates of malicious property damage found in both the 2011-12 (7.2%) and 2008-09 (11%) surveys.

Of these, 84,000 (50%) had the most recent incident reported to police. This was a higher reporting rate than was observed in both the 2011-12 (43%) and 2008-09 (40%) surveys.

Other theft

An estimated 67,000 households in New South Wales (2.4%) were victims of other theft in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of other theft found in the 2008-09 (4.0%) survey.

Of these, 21,200 (32%) had the most recent incident reported to police.






ENDNOTES
1 All comparisons discussed have been tested for statistical significance with a 95% level of confidence that there is a real difference between the two populations being tested. Only data with a relative standard error (RSE) of less than 25% is referred to in the text of this publication. For further information, refer to the Technical Note.

2 The comparison of data from 2012-13 with that from 2008-09 reflects changes between these two time points only and is not necessarily indicative of any annual movements within the intervening period.

3 This number is not published in the accompanying tables, but can be obtained by dividing the number of victims of a selected crime type by the relevant population total (in this case, the total population of people over the age of 15 in New South Wales).