VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN VICTORIA ^{Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3}

PERSONAL CRIME (see Data cube 2, Table 4)

Physical assault

An estimated 122,200 people in Victoria (2.6%) experienced physical assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Of these, 51,300 (42%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Around 41% of victims of physical assault (50,300 persons) experienced a single incident, just over a quarter experienced two incidents (26% or 31,400 persons), 19% experienced between three and five incidents (23,300 persons) and 12% (14,100 persons) experienced six or more incidents.

Face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 120,500 people in Victoria (2.6%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the estimated victims of face-to-face threatened assault in 2008-09 (4.0%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 39% (47,400 persons) reported the most recent incident to police. This was a higher than reporting rate observed in the 2008-09 survey (26%).

Non face-to-face threatened assault

An estimated 52,900 people in Victoria (1.1%) experienced non face-to-face threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13.

Threatened assault (includes face-to-face and non face-to-face threatened assault)

An estimated 136,000 people in Victoria (2.9%)^{endnote 4} experienced threatened assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Around 30% of these victims experienced a single incident (40,400 persons), 19% experienced two incidents (26,100 persons), just under a quarter experienced between three and five incidents (24% or 32,900 persons) and just under a quarter experienced six or more incidents (24% or 32,700 persons).

Assault (includes physical assault and both types of threatened assault)

An estimated 232,500 people in Victoria (5.0%)^{endnote 4} experienced assault in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Just over a third of victims of assault experienced a single incident (36% or 82,900 persons), 22% (51,100 persons) experienced two incidents, 19% (44,700 persons) experienced between three and five incidents and 20% (46,900 persons) experienced six or more incidents.

Robbery

An estimated 18,100 people in Victoria (0.4%) experienced robbery in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13.

HOUSEHOLD CRIME (see Data cube 2, Table 5)

Break-in

An estimated 51,100 households in Victoria (2.3%) were victims of break-in during the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. Of these, 39,300 (77%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Attempted break-in

An estimated 34,700 households in Victoria (1.6%) were victims of attempted break-in during the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of attempted break-in found in the 2008-09 survey (2.6%).

Motor vehicle theft

An estimated 11,700 households in Victoria (0.5%) were victims of motor vehicle theft in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of motor vehicle theft found in the 2008-09 survey (1.1%).

Theft from a motor vehicle

An estimated 73,700 households in Victoria (3.4%) were victims of theft from a motor vehicle in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of theft from a motor vehicle found in the 2008-09 survey (5.1%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 43,700 (59%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Malicious property damage

An estimated 142,300 households in Victoria (6.5%) were victims of malicious property damage in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the rate of malicious property damage found in the 2008-09 survey (11%).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 67,400 (47%) had the most recent incident reported to police.

Other theft

An estimated 66,400 households in Victoria (3.0%) were victims of other theft in the 12 months prior to interview in 2012-13. This was less than the estimated victims of other theft in 2008-09 (4.4% of households).

Of the victims in 2012-13, 24,400 (37%) had the most recent incident reported to police.







ENDNOTES

1 Data for sexual assault in Victoria are not discussed as there is a high relative standard error (RSE) associated with the estimated number of victims who experienced sexual assault in Victoria (see Data cube 1, Table 2a).

2 All comparisons discussed have been tested for statistical significance with a 95% level of confidence that there is a real difference between the two populations being tested. Only data with a relative standard error (RSE) of less than 25%. For further information, refer to the Technical Note.

3 The comparison of 2012-13 data with 2008-09 data reflects changes between these two time points only and is not necessarily indicative of any annual movements within the intervening period.

4 This number is not published in the accompanying tables, but can be obtained by dividing the number of victims of a selected crime type by the relevant population total (in this case, the total population of people over the age of 15 in Victoria).