HOW MANY PERSONS EXPERIENCED PERSONAL CRIME IN 2013-14? ^{Endnote 1}

VICTIMISATION (Table 1)

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2013-14, of the 18.5 million persons aged 15 years and over in Australia:

• 418,200 (2.3%) experienced at least one physical assault
• 538,500 (2.9%) experienced at least one threatened assault, including face-to-face and non face-to-face threatened assaults
• 65,600 (0.4%) experienced at least one robbery
• Of the 17.6 million person aged 18 years and over, 48,300 (0.3%) experienced at least one sexual assault.

Australians were more likely to experience face-to-face threatened assault than any of the other selected personal crime types. Physical assault was the second most frequent personal crime type experienced in 2013-14.

2013-14 Personal Crime Victimisation Rates, Australia




REPORTING TO POLICE (Table 1)

The proportion of persons who reported the most recent incident of each type of personal crime they experienced to police varied depending on the type of crime. In 2013-14:

• 52% of persons who experienced physical assault reported their most recent incident to police
• 34% of persons who experienced face-to-face threatened assault reported their most recent incident to police
• 35% of persons who experienced non face-to-face threatened assault reported their most recent incident to police
• 56% of persons who experienced robbery reported their most recent incident to police
• 38% of persons who experienced sexual assault reported their most recent incident to police.

The reporting rates for persons who experienced physical assault and robbery were higher than the reporting rates for persons who experienced face to face threatened assault and non face-to-face threatened assault.

2013-14 Reporting of Personal Crimes to Police, Australia




EXPERIENCE OF MULTIPLE VICTIMISATION (Tables 8, 9, and 10)

Persons experience of multiple victimisation within the 12 months prior to interview differed for the selected crime types.

• Of the selected personal crime types, persons who experienced robbery were the most likely to experience a single incident only. More than three quarters (79%) of robbery victims experienced one incident only compared to less than half (43%) of physical assault victims and approximately one third (34%) of threatened assault victims
• All victims of assault (including physical assault, face-to-face and non face-to-face threatened assault) were more likely to experience multiple incidents than one incident:
  • 55% of persons who experienced physical assault experienced multiple incidents, compared to 43% who only experienced one incident
  • 56% of persons who experienced face-to-face threatened assault experienced multiple incidents, compared to 42% who only experienced one incident
  • 59% of all persons who experienced assault experienced multiple incidents, compared to 40% who only experienced one incident.
• Over a quarter (27%) of persons who experienced threatened assault (including both face-to-face and non face-to-face threatened assault) experienced six or more incidents of threatened assault. In comparison, just under one fifth (17%) of victims of physical assault experienced six or more incidents.

ENDNOTE

Endnote 1 All comparisons discussed have been tested for statistical significance with a 95% level of confidence that there is a real difference in the two populations being tested. Only data with a relative standard error (RSE) of less than 25% is referred to in the text of this publication and these estimates are considered sufficiently reliable for general use. To determine whether there is a statistical difference between any other two estimates, significance testing should be undertaken. For further information, refer to the Technical Note.