4510.0 - Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia, 2010

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VICTIMS OF ASSAULT - NORTHERN TERRITORY

In 2010, there were 6,905 victims of assault in the Northern Territory, with an overall victimisation rate of 3006.4 victims per 100,000 persons.

Sex and Age

Males accounted for 38% (2,592) of victims of assault, compared to 62% (4,274) female assault victims. For both males and females, the highest proportion of victims were aged between 25 and 34 years, comprising 27% (705) of all assault victims for males and 31% (1,309) for females.

Relationship of offender to victim

In 2010, male victims were most likely to be assaulted by a person unknown to them, with 40% (1,035) of male victims identifying the offender as a stranger. This is contrary to females, with 59% (2,502) of victims identifying a family member as the offender. In 10% (423) of cases, female victims in the Northern Territory were assaulted by a stranger.

Victims of assault, Sex by relationship of offender to victim-Northern Territory
Graph: Victims of assault, Sex by relationship of offender to victim–Northern Territory

Graph: Victims of assault, Sex by relationship of offender to victim–Northern Territory

Weapon use and Location of offence

Assault victims in the Northern Territory were most likely to be assaulted without a weapon (59%) than with a weapon (41%). The most common location of assaults for male victims was in community areas (59% or 1,521 victims), followed by residential locations (19% or 484 victims). For females, the most common location for assaults was also in community areas (41% or 1,732 victims), followed by residential locations (34% or 1,463 victims).

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims

In 2010, 65% of victims of assault in Northern Territory identified as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, with 43% (1,108) of male assault victims identified as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, compared to 79% (3,390) of female assault victims.