APPENDIX INDIGENOUS VICTIMS OF CRIME, EXPERIMENTAL ESTIMATES
INTRODUCTION
This appendix presents experimental data for Indigenous victims for a selected range of recorded crimes for New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. Based on an ABS assessment of the quality, Indigenous data for recorded victims of crime for other jurisdictions are not of sufficient quality for national reporting.
Further work is under way to improve the quality of the Indigenous data for crime statistics, including collecting data of sufficient quality for national reporting for all states and territories. Care should be taken regarding any analyses based on published experimental data. Comparisons between jurisdictions of assault and sexual assault data presented in this publication should not be made as data are not comparable.
Data by Indigenous status in this appendix are categorised as ‘Indigenous’, ‘non-Indigenous’ or ‘not stated’. The ‘not stated’ category can represent a number of outcomes, for example the question may not have been asked, the person may have refused to answer, the question may not have been understood, or the person may have been unable to answer. For further detail relating to the application of the Standard Indigenous Question in the three states and territories included in this appendix, see paragraphs 6-14 of the Explanatory Notes in Appendix 2.
For more information about the size of the Indigenous populations used to calculate the Indigenous victimisation rates see paragraphs 15-19 of the Explanatory Notes in Appendix 2. Care should be exercised in interpreting rates based on small numbers of victims.
Due to differing scope and counting rules, the experimental measures of victims of recorded crime, by Indigenous status, included in this publication may not be comparable to data published in other national and state/territory publications that include Indigenous status. Care should be taken in analysing and interpreting these experimental estimates. For more information refer to Explanatory Notes paragraphs 116-119.
INDIGENOUS VICTIMS IN NEW SOUTH WALES
There were 82,771 victims of assault in 2006, including 5,758 (7%) Indigenous victims. The assault victimisation rate for Indigenous persons was 3,940 victims per 100,000 Indigenous persons in New South Wales. By contrast, the non-Indigenous victimisation rate was 1,099 victims per 100,000 non-Indigenous persons.
Indigenous people comprised 6% or 375 persons of the 6,667 victims of sexual assault in 2006. The Indigenous victimisation rate for sexual assault in New South Wales was 257 victims for every 100,000 Indigenous persons. The non-Indigenous victimisation rate was 83 victims per 100,000 non-Indigenous persons.
There were 20 people identified as Indigenous among the 451 victims of kidnapping/abduction in 2006.
In 2006, there were 7 people identified as Indigenous among the 102 victims of murder in New South Wales. Of the 71 victims of attempted murder, 7 persons were Indigenous.
INDIGENOUS VICTIMS IN QUEENSLAND
There were 19,709 assault victims in Queensland in 2006; Indigenous victims comprised 14% (2,684) of this total. The Indigenous victimisation rate for assault in Queensland was 1,924 victims for every 100,000 Indigenous persons. For non-Indigenous persons, the victimisation rate for assault was 433 victims per 100,000 non-Indigenous persons.
Of the 4,606 victims of sexual assault, 582 (13%) were Indigenous. The victimisation rate for Indigenous persons for sexual assault in Queensland was 417 victims per 100,000 Indigenous persons. Non-Indigenous persons experienced sexual assault victimisation at a rate of 102 victims per 100,000 non-Indigenous persons.
In 2006, of the 59 victims of kidnapping/abduction, 6 were identified as Indigenous persons.
In 2006, 15 persons (9%) were recorded as Indigenous victims of homicide and related offences.
INDIGENOUS VICTIMS IN THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Care should be taken in analysing and interpreting the experimental Indigenous crime victims data for the Australian Capital Territory because of the high rate of 'not stated' Indigenous status across the selected offence types (see table A3). For example, 27% of the total number of victims of assault were not identified as either Indigenous or non-Indigenous. Of the 1,950 people who were victims of assault in the Australian Capital Territory in 2006, 50 (3%) were recorded as Indigenous victims. The victimisation rate as reported for Indigenous persons in the Australian Capital Territory for assault was 1,137 victims per 100,000 Indigenous persons. For non-Indigenous persons, the victimisation rate for assault was 422 victims per 100,000 non-Indigenous persons.
Of the 214 sexual assault victims in 2006, 4% or 8 persons were recorded as Indigenous.
A1 Victims(a)(b), Offence category by Indigenous status - New South Wales - 2006 |
|
 | | Indigenous | Non-Indigenous(c) | Not stated | Total |
Number |
|
| Homicide and related offences | | | | |
| Murder | 7 | 85 | 10 | 102 |
| Attempted Murder | 7 | 60 | 4 | 71 |
| Manslaughter | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Driving causing death(d) | na | na | na | na |
| Total homicide and related offences(d) | na | na | na | na |
| Assault | 5 758 | 73 433 | 3 580 | 82 771 |
| Sexual assault | 375 | 5 570 | 722 | 6 667 |
| Kidnapping/abduction | 20 | 421 | 10 | 451 |
| Robbery | | | | |
| Armed robbery | 21 | 2 570 | 45 | 2 636 |
| Unarmed robbery | 36 | 5 043 | 107 | 5 186 |
| Total robbery | 57 | 7 613 | 152 | 7 822 |
| Blackmail/extortion | - | 63 | - | 63 |
| Other theft(e) | na | na | na | 117 552 |
Proportion (%) |
|
| Homicide and related offences | | | | |
| Murder | 6.9 | 83.3 | 9.8 | 100.0 |
| Attempted Murder | 9.9 | 84.5 | 5.6 | 100.0 |
| Manslaughter | - | 100.0 | - | 100.0 |
| Driving causing death(d) | na | na | na | na |
| Total homicide and related offences(d) | na | na | na | na |
| Assault | 7.0 | 88.7 | 4.3 | 100.0 |
| Sexual assault | 5.6 | 83.5 | 10.8 | 100.0 |
| Kidnapping/abduction | 4.4 | 93.3 | 2.2 | 100.0 |
| Robbery | | | | |
| Armed robbery | 0.8 | 97.5 | 1.7 | 100.0 |
| Unarmed robbery | 0.7 | 97.2 | 2.1 | 100.0 |
| Total robbery | 0.7 | 97.3 | 1.9 | 100.0 |
| Blackmail/extortion | - | 100.0 | - | 100.0 |
| Other theft(e) | na | na | na | 100.0 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) Includes person victims only, therefore offence totals may differ from other tables elsewhere in this publication. |
| (b) The data presented in this publication have been confidentialised to prevent identification of victims. |
| (c) The victim has identified/been identified as neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander. |
| (d) Data not available due to a change in business processes (see Explanatory Notes paragraph 25). |
| (e) Indigenous status is not recorded for other theft in New South Wales. |
A2 Victimisation rate(a)(b), Offence category by Indigenous status - New South Wales - 2006 |
|
| | Indigenous(c) | Non-Indigenous(d)(e) |
|
| Homicide and related offences | | |
| Murder | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| Attempted murder | 4.8 | 0.9 |
| Manslaughter | - | 0.1 |
| Driving causing death(f) | na | na |
| Total homicide and related offences(f) | na | na |
| Assault | 3 939.5 | 1 099.0 |
| Sexual assault | 256.6 | 83.4 |
| Kidnapping/abduction | 13.7 | 6.3 |
| Robbery | | |
| Armed robbery | 14.4 | 38.5 |
| Unarmed robbery | 24.6 | 75.5 |
| Total robbery | 39.0 | 113.9 |
| Blackmail/extortion | - | 0.9 |
| Other theft(g) | na | na |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) The definition of a victim varies according to the category of the offence (see Glossary). |
| (b) The data presented in this publication have been confidentialised to prevent identification of victims. |
| (c) Indigenous victims per 100,000 Indigenous persons. Calculations of rates for the Indigenous population are based on ABS Experimental Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (low series, 2001 base). |
| (d) The victim has identified/been identified as neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander. |
| (e) Non-Indigenous victims per 100,000 non-Indigenous persons. There are no comparable population data for the non-Indigenous population. Calculations of rates for the non-Indigenous population are based on data derived by subtracting Indigenous population projections from total population estimates and should be used with care. |
| (f) Data not available due to a change in business processes (see Explanatory Notes paragraph 25). |
| (g) Indigenous status is not recorded for other theft in New South Wales. |
A3 Victims(a)(b), Offence category by Indigenous status - Queensland - 2006 |
|
| | Indigenous | Non-Indigenous(c) | Not stated | Total |
Number |
|
| Homicide and related offences(d) | 15 | 152 | 4 | 171 |
| Assault | 2 684 | 16 945 | 80 | 19 709 |
| Sexual assault | 582 | 4 005 | 19 | 4 606 |
| Kidnapping/abduction | 6 | 53 | - | 59 |
| Robbery | | | | |
| Armed robbery | 9 | 519 | - | 528 |
| Unarmed robbery | 18 | 872 | 7 | 897 |
| Total robbery | 27 | 1 390 | 8 | 1 425 |
| Blackmail/extortion | - | 56 | - | 56 |
| Other theft | 189 | 6 899 | 707 | 7 795 |
Proportion (%) |
|
| Homicide and related offences(d) | 8.8 | 88.9 | 2.3 | 100.0 |
| Assault | 13.6 | 86.0 | 0.4 | 100.0 |
| Sexual assault | 12.6 | 87.0 | 0.4 | 100.0 |
| Kidnapping/abduction | 10.2 | 89.8 | - | 100.0 |
| Robbery | | | | |
| Armed robbery | 1.7 | 98.3 | - | 100.0 |
| Unarmed robbery | 2.0 | 97.2 | 0.8 | 100.0 |
| Total robbery | 1.9 | 97.5 | 0.6 | 100.0 |
| Blackmail/extortion | - | 100.0 | - | 100.0 |
| Other theft | 2.4 | 88.5 | 9.1 | 100.0 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| (a) Includes person victims only, therefore offence totals may differ from other tables elsewhere in this publication. |
| (b) The data presented in this publication have been confidentialised to prevent identification of victims. |
| (c) The victim has identified/been identified as neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander. |
| (d) No breakdown has been provided for homicide and related offences due to small numbers. |
A4 Victimisation rate(a)(b), Offence category by Indigenous status - Queensland - 2006 |
|
| | Indigenous(c) | Non-Indigenous(d)(e) |
|
| Homicide and related offences(f) | 10.8 | 3.9 |
| Assault | 1 923.6 | 432.9 |
| Sexual assault | 417.1 | 102.3 |
| Kidnapping/abduction | 4.3 | 1.4 |
| Robbery | | |
| Armed robbery | 6.5 | 13.3 |
| Unarmed robbery | 12.9 | 22.3 |
| Total robbery | 19.4 | 35.5 |
| Blackmail/extortion | - | 1.4 |
| Other theft | 135.5 | 176.3 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| (a) The definition of a victim varies according to the category of the offence (see Glossary). |
| (b) The data presented in this publication have been confidentialised to prevent identification of victims. |
| (c) Indigenous victims per 100,000 Indigenous persons. Calculations of rates for the Indigenous population are based on ABS Experimental Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (low series, 2001 base). |
| (d) The victim has identified/been identified as neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander. |
| (e) Non-Indigenous victims per 100,000 non-Indigenous persons. There are no comparable population data for the non-Indigenous population. Calculations of rates for the non-Indigenous population are based on data derived by subtracting Indigenous population projections from total population estimates and should be used with care. |
| (f) No breakdown has been provided for homicide and related offences due to small numbers. |
A5 Victims(a)(b), Offence category by Indigenous status - Australian Capital Territory - 2006 |
|
| | Indigenous | Non-Indigenous(c) | Not stated | Total |
Number |
|
| Homicide and related offences(d) | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Assault | 50 | 1 370 | 530 | 1 950 |
| Sexual assault | 8 | 158 | 48 | 214 |
| Kidnapping/abduction | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Robbery | | | | |
| Armed robbery | - | 97 | 20 | 117 |
| Unarmed robbery | - | 86 | 24 | 110 |
| Total robbery | - | 183 | 44 | 227 |
| Blackmail/extortion | - | - | - | - |
| Other theft | 8 | 2 869 | 3 445 | 6 322 |
Proportion (%) |
|
| Homicide and related offences(d) | - | 100.0 | - | 100.0 |
| Assault | 2.6 | 70.3 | 27.2 | 100.0 |
| Sexual assault | 3.7 | 73.8 | 22.4 | 100.0 |
| Kidnapping/abduction | - | 100.0 | - | 100.0 |
| Robbery | | | | |
| Armed robbery | - | 82.9 | 17.1 | 100.0 |
| Unarmed robbery | - | 78.2 | 21.8 | 100.0 |
| Total robbery | - | 80.6 | 19.4 | 100.0 |
| Blackmail/extortion | - | - | - | - |
| Other theft | 0.1 | 45.4 | 54.5 | 100.0 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| (a) Includes person victims only, therefore offence totals may differ from other tables elsewhere in this publication. |
| (b) The data presented in this publication have been confidentialised to prevent identification of victims. |
| (c) The victim has identified/been identified as neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander. |
| (d) No breakdown has been provided for homicide and related offences due to small numbers. |
A6 Victimisation rate(a)(b), Offence category by Indigenous status - Australian Capital Territory - 2006 |
|
| | Indigenous(c) | Non-Indigenous(d)(e) |
|
| Homicide and related offences(f) | - | 0.9 |
| Assault | 1 137.4 | 422.3 |
| Sexual assault | 182.0 | 48.7 |
| Kidnapping/abduction | - | 0.9 |
| Robbery | | |
| Armed robbery | - | 29.9 |
| Unarmed robbery | - | 26.5 |
| Total robbery | - | 56.4 |
| Blackmail/extortion | - | - |
| Other theft | 182.0 | 884.3 |
|
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| (a) The definition of a victim varies according to the category of the offence (see Glossary). |
| (b) The data presented in this publication have been confidentialised to prevent identification of victims. |
| (c) Indigenous victims per 100,000 Indigenous persons. Calculations of rates for the Indigenous population are based on ABS Experimental Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (low series, 2001 base). |
| (d) The victim has identified/been identified as neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander. |
| (e) Non-Indigenous victims per 100,000 non-Indigenous persons. There are no comparable population data for the non-Indigenous population. Calculations of rates for the non-Indigenous population are based on data derived by subtracting Indigenous population projections from total population estimates and should be used with care. |
| (f) No breakdown has been provided for homicide and related offences due to small numbers. |
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