WESTERN AUSTRALIA

There was a 23% decrease in the number of homicide victims in Western Australia, from 47 in 2013 to a five year low of 36 in 2014.

In Western Australia during 2014:

• Nearly three in five homicide victims were male (58% or 21 victims);
• Murder victims accounted for over four in five homicide victims (86% or 31 victims); and
• The most common location in which murder occurred was a residential location (58% or 18 victims).

There was a 6.4% increase in the number of sexual assault victims in Western Australia, from 1,825 in 2013 to a five year high of 1,942 in 2014.

In Western Australia during 2014:

• The majority of sexual assault victims (85% or 1,646 victims) were female;
• Nearly two in three sexual assault victims (64% or 1,235 victims) were aged 19 years or under; and
• The most common location in which sexual assault occurred was a residential location (72% or 1,399 victims).

There was a 10% decrease in the number of robbery victims in Western Australia, from 1,439 in 2013 to a five year low of 1,295 in 2014.

In Western Australia during 2014:

• Two-thirds of all person victims of robbery were male (67% or 703 victims);
• The most common location in which robbery occurred was a street or footpath (31% or 402 victims), followed by a retail location (28% or 366 victims); and
• A weapon was used in 50% of all robberies (or 648 victims). Of weapons used in a robbery, a knife was the most common (33% or 211 victims).

In Western Australia, the number of motor vehicle theft victims decreased by 7.3% from 8,701 in 2013 to 8,067 in 2014. Motor vehicle thefts were most common at a residential location (65% or 5,262 victims).