| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| AFP | Australian Federal Police |
| ANZSOC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| DiRCS | Differences in Recorded Crime Statistics |
| ERP | Estimated Resident Population |
| FDV | Family and Domestic Violence |
| IGA | Inter-Governmental Agreement |
| LEAP | Law Enforcement Assistance Program |
| n.e.c. | not elsewhere classified |
| n.f.d. | not further defined |
| NCCJS | National Centre for Crime and Justice Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| NCRS | National Crime Recording Standard |
| NCSU | National Crime Statistics Unit |
| no. | number |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Qld | Queensland |
| QPRIME | Queensland Police Records and Information Management Exchange |
| SA | South Australia |
| Tas | Tasmania |
| UEWI | Unlawful entry with intent |
| Vic | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |