4530.0 - Crime Victimisation, Australia, 2016-17

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/02/2018

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Key findings In this issue Introduction + Overview of crime in Australia + Who experienced personal and household crimes Physical assault Threatened assault Contribution of alcohol (and other substances) to assault Robbery Sexual assault Break-in and attempted break-in Motor vehicle theft and theft from a motor vehicle Malicious property damage Other theft + State and territory spotlights + Change in rates of crime over time Half a million Australians physically assaulted, 2016-17 (Media Release) About this Release	WHO EXPERIENCED PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD CRIMES? This section examines the key characteristics of persons who experienced each of the crime types covered in this survey, such as age and sex, as well as the extent of multiple victimisation for selected crime types. In addition, information is included on the key characteristics of the most recent incident experienced for each crime type, such as location and the relationship of the offender to the victim. As this information is only collected in relation to the most recent incident, the findings are not necessarily representative of all incidents experienced by the person (see Technical Note). Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.