CONTENTS

    Introduction
      Measuring crime victimisation in Australia
      Break in series
      Recorded Crime – Victims, Australia
      THE NATIONAL CRIME RECORDING STANDARD (NCRS)
      The Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC)
      OTHER SOURCES OF VICTIMISATION DATA
    Victims of crime, Australia
      INTRODUCTION
      VICTIMISATION RATE
      VICTIM CHARACTERISTICS
      Location of offence
      Weapon use
      OUTCOME OF INVESTIGATION
    Victims of assault, states and territories
      Overview
      The National Crime Recording Standard
      Comparability of assault statistics across states and territories
      Victims of assault - New South Wales
      Victims of assault - Victoria
      Victims of assault - Queensland
      Victims of assault - South Australia
      Victims of assault - Western Australia
      Victims of assault - Tasmania
      Victims of assault - Northern Territory
      Victims of assault - Australian Capital Territory
    Victims of crime, states and territories
      INTRODUCTION
      RELATIONSHIP OF OFFENDER TO VICTIM
      NEW SOUTH WALES
      VICTORIA
      QUEENSLAND
      SOUTH AUSTRALIA
      WESTERN AUSTRALIA
      TASMANIA
      NORTHERN TERRITORY
      AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY