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Group
Division

05 Robbery, blackmail, and extortion

Latest release
Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC)
Reference period
2023

Description

This division includes acts intended to unlawfully gain money, property, or other items of value from another person by using the threat of force or any other coercive measure.

It is further disaggregated on the basis of whether the act involved the use and/or threatened use of immediate force or violence.

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