4524.0 - In Focus: Crime and Justice Statistics, June 2013  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/06/2013   
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GEOGRAPHICAL RESIDENCE

Credit card fraud victimisation rates varied across the states and territories, with the rate in New South Wales (4.2%) and Western Australia (5.0%) higher than in Victoria (3.3%), Queensland (3.3%), South Australia (2.9%), and Tasmania (2.6%).

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Source(s): In Focus: Crime and Justice Statistics



Victimisation rates also varied between different geographical regions. People living in a state or territory capital city were more likely to be a victim of credit card fraud than people residing in other locations (4.2% compared to 2.8%).



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