TASMANIA

There was a 16% increase in the number of reported sexual assault victims in Tasmania, from 187 in 2013 to a five year high of 216 in 2014.

In Tasmania during 2014:

• The majority of sexual assault victims (80% or 172 victims) were female;
• Nearly half the victims of sexual assault (49% or 105 victims) were aged 19 years and under;
• The most common location in which sexual assault occurred was a residential location (68% or 147 victims); and
• The offender was known to over four in five victims (82% or 177 victims), with over a quarter of victims (31% or 67 victims) identifying the offender as a family member.

There was a 32% decrease in robbery from 120 in 2013 to a five year low of 82 in 2014.

In Tasmania during 2014:

• Males accounted for the majority of person victims of robbery (78% or 38 victims);
• The most common location in which robbery occurred was an 'other' location (33% or 27 victims); and
• A weapon was used in 63% of robberies (52 victims). Of weapons used in a robbery, a knife was the most common (42% or 22 victims).

There was an 11% increase in the number of motor vehicle thefts in Tasmania, from 1,130 in 2013 to 1,249 in 2014. Half of all stolen motor vehicles (52% or 645 victims) were stolen from a residential location, while 31% (390 victims) were stolen from a street/footpath location.