Recorded Crime - Victims

In 2025, there were 435 victims of homicide recorded by police in Australia. This was a decrease of 3% (13 victims) from 2024.

The victimisation rate has remained stable at 2 victims per 100,000 persons since 2022.

Victims of homicide were most commonly:

• male (66% or 289 victims)
• between 35 and 44 years of age (21% or 89 victims).

Over half of all homicides occurred at a residential location (54% or 235 victims).

Almost a third were family and domestic violence (FDV) related (31% or 133 victims).

There were 39,758 victims of sexual assault recorded in Australia in 2025, a decrease of less than 1% (329 victims) from the previous year. 

The victimisation rate also decreased from 147 to 144 victims per 100,000 persons. This was the first decrease in the sexual assault victimisation rate since 2011. 

In half of the states and territories, the number of victims of sexual assault decreased with the largest decreases in:

• Victoria (down 6% or 399 victims)
• Queensland (down 2% or 153 victims).

For victims of sexual assault:

• most were female (80% or 31,695 victims)
• over half were aged under 18 years at the date of incident (54% or 21,528 victims).

Most sexual assaults occurred at a residential location (68% or 27,103 victims) and were reported to police within one year (66% or 26,194 victims).

Around two in five sexual assaults were FDV related (41% or 16,146 victims).

There were 519 victims of kidnapping/abduction recorded in Australia in 2025, a decrease of 10% (55 victims) from the previous year. The victimisation rate remained stable at 2 victims per 100,000 persons.

For victims of kidnapping/abduction:

• more than a quarter were aged between 25 and 34 years (27% or 142 victims)
• around half were taken from a residential location (51% or 265 victims).

Almost a third of kidnapping/abduction were FDV related (32% or 164 victims).

There were 10,591 victims of robbery recorded in Australia in 2025, a decrease of 8% (905 victims) from 2024. This is the first decrease in robbery since 2021.

For most states and territories, the number of victims of robbery decreased with the largest decreases in:

• Queensland (down 13% or 403 victims)
• New South Wales (down 11% or 255 victims)
• Victoria (down 4% or 136 victims).

For person victims of robbery:

• the majority were male (75% or 6,952 victims)
• more than a quarter were aged under 18 years (28% or 2,553 victims).

Nearly a third of all robberies occurred on a street/footpath (30% or 3,128 victims).

There were 1,985 victims of blackmail/other extortion recorded in Australia in 2025, a decrease of 11% (255 victims) from the previous year. 

For four states and territories, the number of victims of blackmail/other extortion decreased, with the largest decreases in:

• New South Wales (down 23% or 286 victims)
• South Australia (down 19% or 45 victims).

The majority of person victims of blackmail/other extortion were male (77% or 1,497 victims).

The most common ages of person victims were:

• between 18 and 24 years (27% or 524 victims)
• under 18 years (24% or 460 victims).

There were 66,625 victims of motor vehicle theft recorded in Australia in 2025, an increase of 2% (1,022 victims) from the previous year. This was the highest number of motor vehicle theft victims since 2008, however this remained lower than the highest number in the time series with 139,895 victims recorded in 2001.

While the number of motor vehicle theft victims decreased in most states and territories, Victoria and New South Wales experienced increases of 11% and 3% respectively.

There were 581,209 victims of other theft recorded in Australia in 2025, a decrease of 2% (14,451 victims) from the previous year. This was the first time other theft victims decreased in five years. 

The number of other theft victims decreased across most states and territories, except Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. The largest decreases were in:

• Western Australia (down 13% or 10,405 victims)
• South Australia (down 11% or 5,301 victims).

More than two-fifths of other thefts recorded nationally took place at a retail location (43% or 247,425 victims).

There were 158 victims of homicide recorded in New South Wales in 2025, an increase of 27% (34 victims) from the previous year.

For victims of homicide:

• most were male (63% or 100 victims)
• over half did not know the offender (55% or 87 victims). 

Most homicides involved the use of a weapon (77% or 122 victims).

Almost a quarter were family and domestic violence (FDV) related (23% or 37 victims).

The number of assault victims decreased by 1% (858 victims) from the previous year to 78,766 victims in 2025. The victimisation rate also decreased from 938 to 917 victims per 100,000 persons in 2025.

For victims of assault:

• most knew the offender (70% or 55,209 victims)
• half were male (50% or 39,657 victims)
• almost a quarter were aged between 25 and 34 years (23% or 17,819 victims).

Most assaults:

• did not involve a weapon (97% or 76,698 victims)
• occurred at a residential location (58% or 45,735 victims).

Nearly half of all assaults were FDV related (49% or 38,942 victims).

There were 16,644 victims of sexual assault recorded in New South Wales in 2025, an increase of 1% (200 victims) from 2024. 

The victimisation rate was unchanged from 2024 at 194 victims per 100,000 persons in 2025 and remained at the highest level recorded in the time series.

Most sexual assault victims:

• were female (71% or 11,840 victims)
• knew the offender (84% or 14,038 victims).

Over two-thirds of sexual assault victims were aged under 18 years at the date of incident (67% or 11,215 victims).

Most sexual assaults:

• did not involve the use of a weapon (over 99% or 16,633 victims)
• occurred at a residential location (67% or 11,142 victims)
• were reported to police within one year (56% or 9,318) victims)

Almost two in five of all sexual assaults were FDV related (39% or 6,452 victims).

There were 234 victims of kidnapping/abduction in New South Wales in 2025, a decrease of 3% (7 victims) from the previous year. The victimisation rate remained steady at 3 victims per 100,000 persons. 

Most victims of kidnapping/abduction were aged over 18 years (86% or 200 victims). Almost two-thirds were taken from a residential location (65% or 152 victims).

Over a third of all kidnapping/abduction was FDV related (38% or 88 victims).

There were 2,012 victims of robbery in 2025, a decrease of 11% (255 victims) from the previous year.

For person victims of robbery:

• the majority were male (78% or 1,458 victims) 
• a quarter were aged under 18 years (25% or 459 victims).

Over a third of all robberies occurred on the street/footpath (36% or 728 victims) and over half did not involve the use of a weapon (58% or 1,164 victims). 

The number of victims of blackmail/other extortion recorded in New South Wales decreased by 23% (286 victims) from 2024 to 939 victims in 2025. 

Most person victims of blackmail/other extortion were:

• male (81% or 752 victims)
• aged between 18 and 34 years (57% or 529 victims).

There were 30,706 victims of burglary recorded in New South Wales in 2025, a decrease of 7% (2,207 victims) from the previous year.

Most burglary:

• occurred at a residential location (72% or 22,218 victims)
• involved the taking of property (61% or 18,649 victims).

The number of victims of motor vehicle theft increased by 3% (370 victims), from 12,319 victims in 2024 to 12,689 victims in 2025.

More than half of stolen motor vehicles were taken from an outbuilding/residential land (54% or 6,885 victims).

There were 116,808 victims of other theft recorded in 2025, a decrease of 2% (1,725 victims) from the previous year. Other theft most commonly occurred at a retail location (46% or 53,222 victims).

There were 92 victims of homicide recorded in Victoria in 2025, a decrease of 18% (20 victims) from the previous year.

Homicide victims were most commonly:

• male (73% or 67 victims)
• aged between 35 and 54 years (39% or 36 victims).

Most homicides:

• occurred at a residential location (73% or 67 victims)
• did not involve a weapon (55% or 51 victims).

Nearly a third were family and domestic violence (FDV) related (32% or 29 victims).

There were 6,722 victims of sexual assault recorded in Victoria in 2025, a decrease of 6% (399 victims) from the previous year. The victimisation rate also decreased from 102 to 95 victims per 100,000 persons. 

Victims of sexual assault were most commonly:

• female (86% or 5,800 victims)
• aged under 18 years at the date of incident (42% or 2,852 victims)
• knew the offender (70% or 4,689 victims).

Most sexual assault:

• did not involve the use of a weapon (99% or 6,659 victims)
• occurred at a residential dwelling (67% or 4,525 victims)
• was reported to police within six months (62% or 4,135 victims).

More than two-fifths of all sexual assaults reported to police were FDV related (44% or 2,972 victims).

There were 185 victims of kidnapping/abduction in Victoria in 2025, a decrease of 14% (30 victims) from the previous year. The victimisation rate remained steady at 3 victims per 100,000 persons. 

Most victims of kidnapping/abduction were aged over 18 years (67% or 124 victims). Almost two-fifths were taken from a residential location (38% or 70 victims).

Over a quarter of all kidnapping/abductions were FDV related (28% or 51 victims).

There were 3,300 victims of robbery recorded in Victoria in 2025, a decrease of 4% (136 victims) from 2024.

Person victims of robbery were most commonly:

• male (79% or 2,371 victims)
• aged under 18 years (34% or 1,003 victims).

Over a quarter of all robberies occurred on a street/footpath (29% or 947 victims) and most involved the use of a weapon (61% or 2,024 victims).

In 2025, there were 456 victims of blackmail/other extortion recorded in Victoria, an increase of 19% (74 victims) from the previous year. 

Person victims of blackmail/other extortion were most commonly:

• male (75% or 317 victims)
• aged between 18 and 34 years (41% or 172 victims).

In 2025, there were 42,692 victims of burglary recorded in Victoria, a decrease of 7% (3,203 victims) from the previous year. 

Most burglary:

• occurred at a residential location (62% or 26,408 victims)
• involved the taking of property (56% or 24,088 victims).

The number of victims of motor vehicle theft increased by 11% (2,425 victims) from the previous year to 24,929 victims in 2025. This was the highest recorded number since 2002, however this remained lower than the highest number in the time series with 39,352 victims recorded in 2001. 

Motor vehicles were most commonly taken from:

• an outbuilding/residential land (38% or 9,424 victims); or
• a street/footpath (32% or 7,894 victims).

The number of victims of other theft increased by 5% (7,882 victims) from the previous year to 177,555 victims in 2025. This was the highest recorded number in the time series. 

Around a third of other theft offences occurred at a retail location (32% or 55,981 victims).

There were 90 victims of homicide recorded in Queensland in 2025. 

The majority (69%) of homicide victims were male (62 victims). The most common age group was between 35 and 54 years (34% or 31 victims).

Over half of all homicides in Queensland:

• occurred at a residential dwelling (52% or 47 victims)
• involved the use of a weapon (56% or 50 victims).

Less than a third of homicides were family and domestic violence (FDV) related (31% or 28 victims).

The number of victims of assault recorded in Queensland decreased by 4% (2,425 victims) from the previous year to 59,219 victims in 2025. The victimisation rate also decreased from 1,106 to 1,044 victims per 100,000 persons.

For victims of assault:

• most knew the offender (69% or 40,560 victims)
• more than half were female (56% or 32,888 victims)
• a quarter were aged between 25 and 34 years (25% or 14,534 victims).

In 2025, there were 9,173 victims of sexual assault recorded in Queensland, a 2% decrease (153 victims) from the previous year. The sexual assault victimisation rate also decreased from 167 in 2024 to 162 victims per 100,000 persons in 2025. This was the first decrease in the sexual assault victimisation rate since 2019. 

Most victims of sexual assault:

• were female (86% or 7,895 victims)
• knew the offender (74% or 6,787 victims).

Over two-fifths of sexual assault victims were aged under 18 years at the date of incident (45% or 4,124 victims).

Most sexual assaults:

• did not involve the use of a weapon (93% or 8,490 victims)
• were reported to police within one year (72% or 6,614 victims)
• occurred at a residential location (69% or 6,363 victims).

Almost half of recorded sexual assaults were FDV related (45% or 4,115 victims).

There were 40 victims of kidnapping/abduction recorded in Queensland in 2025. 

Most victims of kidnapping/abduction:

• were male (63% or 25 victims)
• did not know the offender (58% or 23 victims). 

Almost half of the kidnappings/abductions occurred at a community location (48% or 19 victims). 

Most kidnappings/abductions did not involve the use of a weapon (73% or 29 victims).

There were 2,606 victims of robbery recorded in Queensland in 2025, a 13% decrease (403 victims) from the previous year. This was the second consecutive decrease for this offence. 

There were 136 victims of blackmail/other extortion recorded in Queensland in 2025.

For person victims of blackmail/other extortion, most (64%) were male (87 victims).

Person victims were commonly aged between 18 and 34 years (38% or 52 victims).

There were 40,088 victims of burglary recorded in Queensland in 2025, a decrease of 12% (5,185 victims) from the previous year. This was the second consecutive decrease for this offence. 

Most burglary involved the taking of property (56% or 22,430 victims). 

The majority (64%) of burglary occurred at a residential dwelling (25,495 victims).

There were 17,214 victims of motor vehicle theft in Queensland in 2025, a decrease of 2% (279 victims) from the previous year.

Over half (53%) were taken from an outbuilding/residential land (9,034 victims).

There were 148,845 victims of other theft recorded in Queensland in 2025, a decrease of 2% (3,576 victims) from the previous year. This was the first decrease in this number since 2020. 

Over half of other theft offences occurred at a retail location (53% or 78,521 victims).

There were 30 victims of homicide recorded in South Australia in 2025, a decrease of 5 victims from 2024. 

Most victims of homicide: 

• were male (60% or 18 victims)
• knew the offender (63% or 19 victims).

There were 23,458 victims of assault in South Australia in 2025, an increase of less than 1% (84 victims) from the previous year. The victimisation rate decreased slightly to 1,234 victims per 100,000 persons in 2025.

Most assault victims: 

• were female (54% or 12,539 victims)
• knew the offender (75% or 17,644 victims).

A quarter of all assault victims were aged between 25 and 34 years (25% or 5,754 victims).

Most assaults: 

• occurred at a residential location (58% or 13,704 victims)
• did not involve the use of a weapon (75% or 17,659 victims).

Around half of all assaults were family domestic violence (FDV) related (51% or 11,869 victims).

In South Australia, the number of victims of sexual assault increased by 4% (69 victims) from 2024 to 2,027 victims in 2025. The victimisation rate also increased to 107 victims in 2025 from 104 victims per 100,000 persons in the previous year. 

Most victims of sexual assault: 

• were female (85% or 1,727 victims)
• knew the offender (81% or 1,639 victims).

Three-quarters of all sexual assaults were reported to police within a year (75% or 1,523 victims).

Almost two-fifths (39%) of all sexual assaults were FDV related (789 victims). 

There were 461 victims of robbery in South Australia in 2025, a decrease of 7% (35 victims) from 2024.

For person victims of robbery:

• most were male (78% or 339 victims)
• almost a third (32%) were aged under 18 years (137 victims).

More than half of all robberies involved the use of a weapon (56% or 257 victims), most commonly a knife (33% or 153 victims). 

Two-fifths of all robberies occurred on a street or footpath (40% or 185 victims).

The number of victims of blackmail/other extortion decreased from the previous year by 19% (45 victims) in 2025.

Most person victims were:

• male (89% or 170 victims)
• aged between 18 and 34 years (51% or 97 victims).

There were 8,789 victims of burglary recorded in South Australia in 2025, a decrease of 11% (1,112 victims) from 2024.

Most burglary occurred at a residential location (74% or 6,509 victims).

The number of victims of motor vehicle theft decreased from 2024 by 2% (65 victims) in South Australia to 3,414 victims in 2025.

Almost half of all motor vehicles were taken from an outbuilding or residential land (45% or 1,531 victims). 

There were 42,392 victims of other theft recorded in South Australia in 2025, a decrease of 11% (5,301 victims) from the previous year.

More than half of other theft offences occurred at a retail location (53% or 22,254 victims).

There were 42 victims of homicide in Western Australia in 2025.

For victims of homicide:

• most were male (81% or 34 victims)
• half were aged between 35 and 54 years (50% or 21 victims).

For homicide:

• over half occurred in residential locations (57% or 24 victims)
• around three in five involved the use of a weapon (62% or 26 victims).

More than a quarter were family and domestic violence (FDV) related (29% or 12 victims).

In 2025, the number of victims of assault in Western Australia increased by 6% (2,588 victims) from the previous year to 49,633 victims, the highest recorded across the thirty-one-year time series. The assault victimisation rate also increased from 1,580 in 2024 to 1,629 victims per 100,000 persons in 2025. 

For victims of assault:

• around three in five (62%) were female (30,638 victims)
• more than a quarter (26%) were aged between 25 and 34 years (12,747 victims).

Most assaults:

• occurred at a residential location (70% or 34,535 victims)
• did not involve the use of a weapon (80% or 39,902 victims).

Around two-thirds of all assaults were FDV related (66% or 32,793 victims).

The number of sexual assault victims in Western Australia decreased by 2% (87 victims) to 3,634 victims in 2025, following the highest recorded number of victims in the time series the previous year. The victimisation rate also decreased to 119 victims per 100,000 persons in 2025.

For victims of sexual assault:

• most were female (86% or 3,121 victims)
• over half were aged under 18 years at the date of incident (53% or 1,919 victims).

Most sexual assaults:

• occurred at a residential location (74% or 2,704 victims)
• did not involve the use of a weapon (77% or 2,804 victims).

Over four in five of all sexual assaults were reported to police within a year (81% or 2,943 victims). 

More than a third of all recorded sexual assault incidents were FDV related (35% or 1,263 victims).

There were 1,324 victims of robbery in 2025, an increase of 8 victims from the previous year.

For person victims of robbery:

• three-quarters were male (75% or 899 victims)
• almost a third (32%) were aged under 18 years (379 victims).

Robberies commonly occurred at the following locations:

• street/footpath (32% or 424 victims)
• retail location (29% or 383 victims).

Almost half (49%) of all robberies did not involve the use of a weapon (649 victims).

In 2025, the number of victims of blackmail/other extortion increased by 5% (11 victims) from the previous year to 248 victims. 

For person victims of blackmail/other extortion:

• around two-thirds were male (66% or 160 victims)
• over half were aged under 18 years (52% or 125 victims).

In 2025, the number of victims of burglary decreased by 20% (3,295 victims) from the previous year to 13,312 victims. This was the fourth consecutive decrease since 2021 to the lowest number in the thirty-three-year time series.

Most burglary:

• occurred at a residential location (67% or 8,975 victims)
• involved the taking of property (74% or 9,902 victims).

There were 4,913 victims of motor vehicle theft recorded in Western Australia in 2025, a decrease of 13% (740 victims) from 2024.

Over half were taken from an outbuilding/residential land (58% or 2,850 victims). 

Victims of other theft decreased by 13% (10,405 victims) from 2024 to 71,525 victims in 2025. This is the lowest number of other theft victims recorded since 2021.

Over a third of all other theft offences occurred at a retail location (36% or 25,508 victims).

There were 8 victims of homicide in Tasmania in 2025.

In 2025, there were 4,246 victims of assault recorded in Tasmania, a decrease of 4% (166 victims) from the previous year. The victimisation rate also decreased from 768 to 735 victims per 100,000 persons in the same period.

For victims of assault:

• most were female (53% or 2,237 victims)
• over a quarter were aged between 25 and 34 years (27% or 1,124 victims)
• more than two-thirds knew the offender (70% or 2,983 victims).

Most assaults:

• occurred at a residential location (55% or 2,353 victims)
• did not involve the use of a weapon (80% or 3,390 victims).

Almost half were family and domestic violence (FDV) related (47% or 1,973 victims).

There were 585 victims of sexual assault in Tasmania in 2025, an increase of 18 victims (3%) from the previous year. 

Most sexual assault victims:

• were female (84% or 491 victims)
• knew the offender (88% or 516 victims).

Almost half were aged under 18 years at the date of incident (49% or 285 victims).

Most sexual assaults:

• occurred at a residential location (78% or 455 victims)
• did not involve the use of a weapon (98% or 572 victims).

Over half of all sexual assaults were reported to police within the year (56% or 327 victims). 

Almost half of all sexual assaults were FDV related (46% or 269 victims).

There were 289 victims of robbery in Tasmania in 2025, an increase of 14 victims (5%) from 2024. This was the highest recorded number of robbery victims in the thirty-three-year time series.

For person victims of robbery:

• most were male (72% or 106 victims)
• the most common age was between 25 and 34 years (31% or 46 victims).

Most robberies:

• occurred at a retail location (52% or 151 victims)
• did not involve the use of a weapon (57% or 165 victims). 

The number of victims of burglary decreased by 8% from the previous year to 2,731 victims in 2025. 

Most burglary: 

• occurred at a residential location (61% or 1,653 victims)
• involved the taking of property (75% or 2,051 victims).

There were 1,336 victims of motor vehicle theft recorded in Tasmania in 2025, a decrease of 11% (157 victims) from 2024. 

More than half of all motor vehicles were taken from an outbuilding/residential land (53% or 711 victims). 

The number of victims of other theft decreased by 6% (644 victims) from the previous year to 10,635 victims in 2025.

Around three in five other theft offences occurred at a retail location (61% or 6,513 victims).

There were 8 victims of homicide recorded in the Northern Territory in 2025. 

There were 10,786 victims of assault recorded in the Northern Territory in 2025, a decrease of 8% (908 victims) from the previous year. The victimisation rate also decreased from 4,483 to 4,057 victims per 100,000 persons.

For victims of assault in the Northern Territory:

• more than two-thirds were female (67% or 7,252 victims)
• less than a third were aged between 25 and 34 years (29% or 3,168 victims).

 For assaults:

• over two-thirds were family domestic violence (FDV) related (67% or 7,173 victims)
• almost half occurred at a community location (45% or 4,799 victims).

There were 536 victims of sexual assault recorded in the Northern Territory in 2025, an increase of 4% (20 victims) from 2024. The victimisation rate also increased from 198 to 202 victims per 100,000 persons from the previous year.

Sexual assault victims in the Northern Territory were mostly:

• female (88% or 471 victims)
• over 18 years of age at the date of incident (69% or 371 victims).

For sexual assaults in the Northern Territory: 

• most were reported within one year (89% or 479 victims)
• over two in five occurred at a community location (43% or 232 victims).

There were 398 victims of robbery in 2025, a decrease of 23% (119 victims) from the previous year.

For person victims of robbery:

• over three in five were male (62% or 231 victims)
• almost a third were aged between 25 and 34 years (31% or 115 victims).

Robberies commonly occurred at the following locations:

• community location (42% or 167 victims)
• retail location (30% or 118 victims). 

There were 1,319 victims of motor vehicle theft recorded in the Northern Territory in 2025, a decrease of 24% (418 victims) from the previous year.

The number of victims of other theft decreased by 17% (1,311 victims) to 6,593 victims in 2025.

Over two in five of other theft offences occurred at a retail location (41% or 2,713 victims).

In 2025, the number of victims of assault decreased by 2% (46 victims) from the previous year to 2,436 victims. The assault victimisation rate also decreased from 519 in 2024 to 503 victims per 100,000 persons in 2025, the lowest rate since 2020.

For victims of assault:

• over half were male (51% or 1,230 victims) 
• over one in five were aged between 25 and 34 years (22% or 529 victims)
• most knew the offender (63% or 1,532 victims).

Assault most commonly:

• did not involve the use of a weapon (89% or 2,163 victims)
• occurred at a residential location (46% or 1,117 victims).

Around two in five of assaults were family and domestic violence (FDV) related (42% or 1,011 victims).

The number of sexual assault victims in the Australian Capital Territory decreased by 4 victims from the previous year to 424 victims in 2025. The victimisation rate also decreased from 89 to 88 victims per 100,000 persons.

For victims of sexual assault:

• most were female (80% or 341 victims)
• the majority knew the offender (70% or 295 victims)
• over four out of five victims reported the sexual assault within a year (83% or 352 victims).

Around a third were aged under 18 years at the date of incident (34% or 144 victims).

Most sexual assaults:

• occurred at a residential location (65% or 275 victims)
• did not involve the use of a weapon (98% or 414 victims).

Around a third of sexual assaults were FDV related (35% or 149 victims).

There were 202 victims of robbery in the Australian Capital Territory in 2025, an increase of 20 victims (11%) from the previous year.

The majority (61%) of person victims of robbery were male (89 victims).

Most robberies:

• occured at a retail location (53% or 106 victims)
• did not involve the use of a weapon (70% or 141 victims).

In 2025, the number of victims of burglary decreased by 3% (44 victims) from the previous year to 1,405 victims. This was the lowest number in the thirty-three-year time series.

For victims of burglury:

• over half occurred at a residential location (53% or 742 victims)
• over half involved the taking of property (52% or 734 victims). 

There were 821 victims of motor vehicle theft recorded in the Australian Capital Territory in 2025, a decrease of 11% (99 victims) from the previous year. 

Over half of motor vehicle theft occurred at a community location (55% or 451 victims), most commonly a street/footpath (33% or 267 victims).

There were 6,852 victims of other theft in 2025, an increase of 10% (625 victims) from the previous year.

Two-fifths of other thefts occurred at a retail location (40% or 2,722 victims).

The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims of assault recorded in 2025 were:

• 11,634 victims in Queensland
• 8,424 victims in New South Wales 
• 3,944 victims in South Australia.

Most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims of assault:

• were female (59–71%)
• were aged 18 years and over (79–92%)
• knew the offender (84–92%).

Assaults most commonly occurred at a residential location (62–70%).

Most assaults were recorded as family and domestic violence (FDV) related incidents (68–74%).

The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims of sexual assault recorded in 2025 were:

• 1,708 victims in New South Wales 
• 1,040 victims in Queensland
• 152 victims in South Australia.

Most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander vicitms of sexual assault were female (76–86%). 

Most sexual assaults:

• were reported to police within a year (68–76%)
• occurred at a residential location (66–84%).

Between two-fifths to a half of all sexual assaults were recorded as FDV related incidents (41–50%).

There were 133 victims of family and domestic violence (FDV) related homicide recorded nationally in 2025, a decrease of 42 victims from the previous year.

FDV related homicide comprised nearly a third (31%) of all recorded homicides in 2025. 

FDV related homicide victims were most commonly:

• female (55% or 73 victims)
• aged between 35 and 54 years (38% or 50 victims).

Most FDV related homicides:

• were murders (57% or 76 victims)
• occurred at a residential location (87% or 115 victims).

At least two in five assaults recorded by selected state and territory police were FDV related, ranging between 42% in the Australian Capital Territory and 67% in the Northern Territory in 2025.

For selected states and territories, victims of FDV related assault were most commonly:

• female (62%–80%)
• assaulted by an intimate partner (51%–80%).

FDV related assaults commonly occurred at a residential location (47%–88%).

There were 16,146 victims of FDV related sexual assault recorded nationally in 2025, a decrease of less than 1% (135 victims) from the previous year.

Around two in five (41%) of all sexual assaults recorded in 2025 were FDV related.

Victims of FDV related sexual assaults were most commonly:

• female (88% or 14,201 victims)
• under 18 years of age at the date of incident (53% or 8,623 victims).

Most FDV related sexual assaults:

• occurred at a residential location (91% or 14,763 victims)
• were reported within a year (59% or 9,568 victims).

For jurisdictions where relationship of offender data was available, the offender was commonly recorded as intimate partner, ranging from 46% in New South Wales to 65% in South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. 

There were 164 victims of FDV related kidnapping/abduction in 2025, comprising almost a third (32%) of all kidnapping/abduction recorded nationally.

Victims of FDV related kidnapping/abduction were most commonly:

• female (86% or 141 victims)
• aged between 18 and 34 years (49% or 81 victims).

Most FDV related kidnapping/abduction occurred at a residential location (76% or 125 victims).