4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2014-15

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 17/02/2016

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Key findings In this issue Introduction + Overview of crime in Australia + State and Territory spotlights + Who experienced personal and household crimes Physical assault falls to seven year low (Media Release) About this Release History of Changes	REPORTING OF CRIME TO POLICE ^{Endnote 1} WHAT PROPORTION OF PERSONAL CRIME WAS REPORTED TO POLICE IN 2014-15? (Table 1) Not all personal crimes are reported to police. The proportion of persons who reported the most recent incident of each type of personal crime they experienced to police varied depending on the type of crime. The reporting rates were highest for physical assault and robbery. In 2014-15: 55% of persons who experienced physical assault reported their most recent incident to police 39% of persons who experienced face-to-face threatened assault reported their most recent incident to police 29% of persons who experienced non face-to-face threatened assault reported their most recent incident to police 54% of persons who experienced robbery reported their most recent incident to police 25% of persons who experienced sexual assault reported their most recent incident to police. Footnote(s): (a) The total number of households that had the most recent incident of the household crime reported to police, expressed as a percentage of all households experiencing the household crime. The incident may have been reported by any member of the household or another person. (b) Experience of sexual assault was collected for persons aged 18 years and over only. Source(s): Crime Victimisation, Australia WHAT PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLD CRIME WAS REPORTED TO POLICE IN 2014-15? (Table 1) The majority of household victims reported their most recent incident to police, with the exception of attempted break-in and other theft victims. The proportion of households that reported the most recent incident of each type of household crime they experienced to police varied depending on the type of crime. In 2014-15: 94% of households that experienced motor vehicle theft reported the most recent incident to police 75% of households that experienced break-in reported the most recent incident to police 53% of households that experienced theft from a motor vehicle reported the most recent incident to police 52% of households that experienced malicious property damage reported the most recent incident to police 47% of households that experienced attempted break-in reported the most recent incident to police 37% of households that experienced other theft reported the most recent incident to police. The reporting rate for motor vehicle theft was higher than for any of the other selected types of household crime. Footnote(s): (a) The total number of households that had the most recent incident of the household crime reported to police, expressed as a percentage of all households experiencing the household crime. The incident may have been reported by any member of the household or another person. Source(s): Crime Victimisation, Australia ENDNOTES Endnote 1 All comparisons discussed have been tested for statistical significance with a 95% level of confidence that there is a real difference in the two populations being tested. Only data with a relative standard error (RSE) of less than 25% are referred to in the text of this publication and these estimates are considered sufficiently reliable for general use. To determine whether there is a statistical difference between any other two estimates, significance testing should be undertaken. For further information, refer to the Technical Note. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.