NEW SOUTH WALES
In 2010, there were 127 victims of homicide in New South Wales of whom 69% were male and 31% female. Victims of homicide knew their offender in 55% of cases, with 12% being victimised by a partner.
There were 6,436 victims of sexual assault in New South Wales of whom 5,418 (84%) were female. The profile of relationship of offender to victim was different for male and female victims: 3% of male victims of sexual assault were victimised by a partner and 12% by a stranger, whereas 15% of female victims of sexual assault were victimised by a partner and 19% by a stranger. Among non-Indigenous victims of sexual assault, 19% were victimised by a stranger, compared with 10% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims.
In 2010, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in New South Wales were victims of sexual assault at almost four times the rate of non-Indigenous persons (304.3 victims per 100,000 persons compared to 76.7 victims per 100,000 persons). By contrast, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were victims of robbery at half the rate for non-Indigenous persons (38.7 victims per 100,000 persons compared to 77.3 victims per 100,000 persons).
VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, Relationship of offender to victim by Indigenous status-New South Wales
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