VICTIMISATION EXPERIENCES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA ^{Endnote 1, Endnote 2, Endnote 3}

This section contains the victimisation and reporting rates for selected crime types for South Australia. Estimates for South Australia were compared with the national estimates to identify any differences that were statistically significant. Where significant differences existed, they are discussed here.

PERSONAL CRIME (Tables 4 and 9)




Total assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 72,200 persons in South Australia (5.3%) ^{(Endnote 3} experienced assault.

A third of persons who experienced assault experienced a single incident (34% or 24,400), 20% (14,700) experienced two incidents, and 42% (30,100) experienced three or more incidents.

Physical assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 36,800 persons in South Australia (2.7%) experienced physical assault.

Of these, 17,700 (48%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Half (51% or 18,600) of all victims of physical assault experienced a single incident.

Total threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 48,200 persons in South Australia (3.5%) ^{Endnote 3} experienced threatened assault.

A quarter of persons (25% or 12,000) who experienced threatened assault experienced a single incident.

Face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 40,700 persons in South Australia (3.0%) experienced face-to-face threatened assault.

Of these, 17,500 (43%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Non face-to-face threatened assault

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 23,100 persons in South Australia (1.7%) experienced non face-to-face threatened assault.

The non face-to-face threatened assault victimisation rate in South Australia in 2014-15 (1.7%) was higher than the national rate (1.1%).


HOUSEHOLD CRIME (Tables 3 and 5)



Break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 17,100 households in South Australia (2.5%) experienced a break-in.

Of these, 13,000 (76%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Attempted break-in

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 12,700 households in South Australia (1.8%) experienced an attempted break-in.

Of these, 5,900 (47%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Motor vehicle theft

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 4,400 households in South Australia (0.6%) experienced motor vehicle theft.

Theft from motor vehicle

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 19,500 households in South Australia (2.8%) experienced theft from a motor vehicle.

Of these, 11,900 (61%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Malicious property damage

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 40,400 households in South Australia (5.9%) experienced malicious property damage.

Of these, 20,600 (51%) reported the most recent incident to police.

Other theft

In the 12 months prior to interview in 2014-15, 21,100 households in South Australia (3.1%) experienced other theft.

Of these, 6,900 (33%) reported the most recent incident to police.

ENDNOTES

Endnote 1 Data for number of victims, victimisation and reporting rates are not discussed where the relative standard error (RSE) for the estimates is greater than 25%. This has resulted in some crime types being excluded from this commentary text. These data are available in Table 2; users are advised to exercise caution when interpreting these estimates.

Endnote 2 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% are 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.

Endnote 3 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 persons over the age of 15 in South Australia).