| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ANZSOC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification |
| ASOC | Australian Standard Offence Classification |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| DiRCS | Differences in Recorded Crime Statistics |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| n.e.c. | not elsewhere classified |
| n.f.d. | not further defined |
| no. | number |
| NCCJS | National Centre for Crime and Justice Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| NCRS | National Crime Recording Standard |
| NCSU | National Crime Statistics Unit |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Qld | Queensland |
| SA | South Australia |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| UEWI | unlawful entry with intent |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |