4510.0 - Recorded Crime - Victims, Australia, 2010

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VICTIMS OF ASSAULT - SOUTH AUSTRALIA

In 2010, there were 15,904 victims of assault in South Australia, with an overall victimisation rate of 967 victims per 100,000 persons.

Sex and Age

Males accounted for 54% (8,535) of victims of assault, compared to 46% (7,367) female assault victims. For both males and females, the highest proportion of victims were aged between 25 and 34 years, comprising 24% (2,049) of all assault victims for males and 26% (1,880) for females.

Relationship of offender to victim

In 2010, male victims were most likely to be assaulted by a person unknown to them, with 51% (4,382) of male victims identifying the offender as a stranger. This is contrary to females, with 42% (3,100) of victims identifying a family member as the offender. In 12% (1,029) of cases, male victims in South Australia were assaulted by a family member.

Victims of assault, Sex by relationship of offender to victim - South Australia
Graph: Victims of assault, Sex by relationship of offender to victim—South Australia

Graph: Victims of assault, Sex by relationship of offender to victim—South Australia

Weapon use and Location of offence

Assault victims in South Australia were most likely to be assaulted without a weapon (78%), than with a weapon (22%). The most common location of assaults for male victims was in community areas (43% or 3,663 victims), followed by residential locations (32% or 2,748 victims). For females, the most common location for assaults was in residential locations (62% or 4,582 victims), followed by community areas (25% or 1,821 victims).

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims

In 2010, 11% of victims of assault in South Australia identified as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons accounted for 6% (532) of male assault victims, compared to 17% (1,223) of female assault victims.