4510.0 - Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia, 2011  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/06/2012   
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QUEENSLAND

In 2011, there were 96 victims of homicide in Queensland of whom 66% were male and 34% female. Victims of homicide knew their offender in 62% of cases, with 17% being victimised by a partner.

There were 3,896 victims of sexual assault of whom 3,270 (84%) were female. Among all victims of sexual assault, 32% were victimised by a family member, including 6.3% who were victimised by a partner; 25% were victimised by a stranger.

In 2011, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Queensland were victims of sexual assault at more than four times the rate of non-Indigenous persons (272 victims per 100,000 persons compared to 64 victims per 100,000 persons).

There were 1,198 person victims of robbery in Queensland of whom 71% were male. Almost 90% of robbery victims reported that the offender was a stranger or the relationship was unknown.




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