4533.0 - Directory of Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence Statistics, 2018
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CRIMINAL COURTS COLLECTION
CONTACT DETAILS Data custodian: Australian Bureau of Statistics Telephone: 1300 135 070 Email: client.services@abs.gov.au Web Address: https://www.abs.gov.au DESCRIPTION Data from the Criminal Courts collection provides nationally comparable statistics about defendants finalised in the criminal jurisdictions of the Higher (Supreme and Intermediate), Magistrates' and Children's Courts across Australia. It includes demographic information about defendants (age, sex, Indigenous status), outcomes (method of finalisation), offences and sentences (for defendants proven guilty). Experimental data about defendants finalised for selected family and domestic violence (FDV) offences are available for each state and territory, with the exception of South Australia, from 2015-16 onwards. Readers should note that FDV statistics presented in the Criminal Courts, Australia publication are based on experimental data, and further work is required to improve the quality of this data. COLLECTION HISTORY Collection commenced: 1995 Break in series: None Other details: Experimental FDV data are available from 2015-16 onwards. COLLECTION METHODOLOGY Statistics are compiled using administrative by-product data supplied to the ABS by state and territory agencies responsible for criminal courts administration. SCOPE AND COVERAGE Persons aged 10 years and over (and organisations) whose case(s) have been finalised within the criminal jurisdiction of the Higher, Magistrates' and Children's Courts during the specified reference period (1 July - 30 June each year). DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE The experimental data are based on an FDV indicator, which is assigned to a defendant where:
The FDV offences presented are limited to the following offence categories from the Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC) (cat. no. 1234.0):
DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE Offences relating to sexual violence are defined as described above for family and domestic violence (i.e. via police determination, legislation, or court listing). These offences are coded to Division 3 (Sexual assault and related offences) in ANZSOC, and are defined as 'acts, or intent of acts, of a sexual nature against another person which are non-consensual or where consent is proscribed.' DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION The annual publication Criminal Courts, Australia can be accessed via the ABS website and data tables downloaded free of charge. Special data requests are available on a fee-for-service basis through the ABS' National Information and Referral Service. PUBLICATIONS 4513.0 - Criminal Courts, Australia 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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