Crime Statistics 2011/2012

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1 Crime Statistics 211/212 Embargo: 3 September 212

2 Contents 1 PREAMBLE 2 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY State-wide crime statistics 211/ TOTAL CRIME Across Victoria By region Where crime occurred Alleged offenders processed Victims of Crime Family Incidents 2 4 CRIME AGAINST THE PERSON Overall Homicide Rape Sex (non-rape) Robbery Assault Abduction/kidnap 31 5 CRIME AGAINST PROPERTY Overall Arson Property damage Burglary (aggravated) Burglary (residential) Burglary (other) Deception Handle stolen goods Theft from motor vehicle Theft (shopsteal) Theft of motor vehicle Theft (bicycle) Theft (other) 41 6 DRUG OFFENCES Overall Drug (cultivate/manufacture/traffick) Drug (possess/use) 45 7 OTHER CRIME 46 8 APPENDIX Definitions and Explanatory Notes 51 9 APPENDIX Changes to Clearance Rates 54 1

3 1 Preamble Victoria Police Crime Statistics Official Release is prepared for release each year by Corporate Statistics, and includes statistical summaries of offences recorded by police in Victoria for the previous financial year. This release contains crime statistics for the 211/212 financial year, and includes data from recent financial years for basic trend analysis. The purpose of this document is to provide a summary of current crime trends, and not to comment on Victoria Police performance, or to assess or evaluate Victoria Police operational strategies. Statistics included in this publication were compiled from data stored on the Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) and extracted on 18 July 212. LEAP is a dynamic database designed primarily for operational policing purposes. Victoria Police update existing records with new information as it becomes available, and revise records when investigation identifies additional information. The Central Data Entry Bureau of Victoria Police also amends records when quality control checks identify inaccurate or incomplete information. Due to the dynamic nature of LEAP, statistics produced at different times from the same data may vary. Because of this, statistics produced in this publication for previous financial years will differ slightly from those previously published. Recorded crime consists of those offences recorded on LEAP during the reporting period, regardless of when the offence occurred or when it was reported to police. Information contained in this publication relates only to those crimes reported to or detected by Victoria Police. The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this financial year in accordance with recommendations made by the Office of Police Integrity in the Report of investigation into Victoria Police crime records and statistical reporting (May 211). Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. All figures are rounded to one decimal place. Because of this, percentage point differences in clearance rates may appear different than when calculated from the rounded figures in the tables and graphs. Care should be taken in interpreting misleadingly large percentage changes where figures are small, as these changes may not be statistically significant. Detailed crime classification rules and definitions are included in Appendix 1 to provide assistance in the interpretation of statistics. As the information presented in this document is by no means exhaustive, any requests for additional information should be directed to the Chief Statistician, Corporate Statistics. Ms Uma Rao Chief Statistician Group Manager - Corporate Statistics Business Services Department Victoria Police PO Box 415 Melbourne 35 Victoria, Australia Phone: (3) Fax: (3) uma.rao@police.vic.gov.au 2

4 2 Executive summary 2.1 State-wide crime statistics 211/212 Overall crime In 211/212, Victoria Police recorded 391,325 offences state-wide. This was an increase of 8.2% from the number of offences recorded in 21/211. The 211/212 crime rate per 1, population was 72., an increase of 6.8% compared with 21/211. This is the first time that the annual crime rate has risen since 2/21. However, the crime rate in 211/212 is still significantly lower than in past years. Over the last ten financial years, the crime rate per 1, population has decreased by 18.4%. The total number of recorded offences has decreased by 7.% over the same period. Of the 391,325 offences recorded during 211/212, 168,2 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 34,54 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 51.7% (.5 percentage points higher than the total clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Victoria Police has changed its method of calculating clearance rates this year, in accordance with recommendations made by the Office of Police Integrity in the Report of investigation into Victoria Police crime records and statistical reporting (May 211). Please see Appendix 2 for further details on these changes. While total offences increased by 8.2%, Victoria Police processed 1.6% more offenders compared with 21/211. A total of 178,897 alleged offenders were processed in 211/212. In 211/212, 28,1 persons were recorded as victims of total crime, an increase of 6.2% from 21/211. Of these, 46,87 were victims of crime against the person (e.g. homicides, rapes or assaults). This was an increase of 14.1% on the previous year. There were also 77,676 business victims of crime recorded in 211/212. Crime against the person The number of crime against the person offences has increased by 11.8% during the last financial year, to 54,454 offences recorded in 211/212. As a rate per 1, population, this represents an increase of 1.3%. The increase in crime against the person was primarily driven by a rise in family violence-related crime. The number of these offences increased by 39.9% between 21/211 and 211/212. In contrast, crime against the person offences not arising from family incidents increased by 1.7%. Offences arising from family incidents accounted for 33.1% of all crime against the person offences during 211/212. All categories of crime against the person except for robbery increased between 21/211 and 211/212. Homicide offences increased by 14.6% from 151 in 21/11 to 173 in 211/ of these offences were substantive, while 33 were attempted, conspiracy or incitement offences. The most common type of homicide offence was murder, with 91 offences. There were 2,44 rape offences recorded in 211/212, an increase of 11.8% on the 1,828 offences recorded in 21/211. As a rate per 1, population, rape increased by 1.3%. The number of rape offences which were recorded as arising from family incidents accounted for 23.6% of rape offences, and increased by 39.6% in 211/212. Female victims accounted for 88.7% of rape victims. Sex (non-rape) offences also increased, rising 4.7% during the last financial year. As a rate per 1, population, sex (non-rape) rose by 3.3%. Female victims accounted for 79.5% of sex (non-rape) offence victims. Robbery decreased by 2.%, from 3,353 in 21/211 to 3,286 in 211/212. The rate per 1, population decreased by 3.3%. The majority of robbery victims were male (74.8%). A significant proportion of robbery offenders (4.3%) were juveniles. 3

5 Armed robberies accounted for 1,597 (48.6%) of all robberies in 211/212, an increase of 3.9% since 21/211. The most common weapon used in armed robberies was a knife (5.7%). 17.% of all weapons used in robberies were a firearm (including imitation firearms), an increase of 1.1%. During 211/212, the number of assault offences increased by 14.%, while the rate of assaults per 1, population increased by 12.5%. Much of this increase can be attributed to the growth in assault offences arising from family incidents (43.3%). However, assaults not arising from family incidents also increased, by 1.3%. The most common type of location where assaults occurred was in residential locations. The number of assaults occurring in residential locations increased by 27.8% between 21/211 and 211/212. The majority (51.8%) of assault victims were male, but the number of female victims grew at a faster rate since 21/211, increasing by 24.2%. Family Incidents During 211/212, there were 5,382 incidents where police submitted family incident reports. This was 23.4% higher than the 4,839 reports submitted in 21/211. There has been a steady rise in the reporting of family incidents since the introduction of the Code of Practice for the Investigation of Family Violence in August 24, and legislative change brought about by the Family Violence Protection Act 28. Offences related to family incidents, such as assaults and abduction/kidnap, have risen as a result of this increased reporting. Crime against property In 211/212 there were 265,472 offences against property, an increase of 4.7% compared with 21/211. Crime against property has increased as a rate per 1, population by 3.3%. In 211/212, there were 49,27 offences of property damage recorded by Victoria Police, a decrease of 1.8% compared to 21/211. Property damage offences arising from family incidents increased by 37.9%, while those not arising from family incidents decreased by.8%. Property damage offences arising from family incidents make up 9.2% of all property damage offences. Aggravated burglaries and residential burglaries both increased over the last financial year, by 16.3% and 6.2% respectively. The number of aggravated burglaries involving weapons or injuries increased by 6.7% in 211/212, and accounted for 21.7% of aggravated burglaries. The number of theft from motor vehicle offences recorded in 211/212 (46,696) was 4.6% higher than that recorded in 21/211. An increase of 8.1% was seen in theft of number plates, which was the most common type of property stolen. The number of theft of motor vehicle offences recorded in 211/212 (15,663) was 9.% higher than the 14,374 recorded in 21/211, reversing the downward trend that has been seen over the past decade. Shopsteal offences were the only type of crime against property that decreased over the last financial year. This category of offence decreased by 3.6%, to 19,828 offences. Drug offences In 211/212 there were 18,732 drug offences recorded, an increase of 22.8% compared with 21/211. There was an increase of 11.3% for cultivation, manufacture or trafficking of drugs, and an increase of 27.3% for possession or use of drugs. Cannabis was the most common type of drug found in both possess/use offences and cultivation/manufacture/trafficking offences. Other offences Other offences increased by 19.6% in the last financial year. The largest percentage increase in this category of crime was in harassment, which increased by 35.% compared with 21/211. The number of offences recorded under the behaviour in public offence category in 211/212 (6,414) was 7.1% lower than the number recorded in 21/211. Behaviour in public offences peaked in 21/211, after the introduction of Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) and Official Offender Warnings (OWRs) for offences Behaves in a riotous indecent offensive or insulting manner and Uses profane indecent or obscene language or insulting words on 1 July 28. There were 25,563 justice procedure offences in 211/212, an increase by 27.7% compared with 21/211. Justice procedure offences arising from family incidents increased by 41.9%, while those not arising from family incidents increased by 2.4%. 4

6 3 Total crime 3.1 Across Victoria During 211/212, 391,325 offences were recorded as occurring in Victoria. The total number of offences recorded in 211/212 was 8.2% higher than in 21/211. There were 72. recorded offences per 1, population in 211/212. This crime rate was 6.8% higher than the crime rate recorded during 21/211. This is the first time the annual crime rate has risen since 2/1. Figure 1: Summary of offences recorded and cleared, 21/211 and 211/212 Offences Recorded Rates per 1, Total Clearances % Change Rate per 1, % Change Single Year Cleared from No. No. from Population* from Clearances** previous 21/ /212 21/211 21/ /212 21/ /212 years Rate (%) Total Rate Total cleared diff from 211/12 21/11*** Crime against property Crime against the person Drug Other crime offences Homicide Rape 1,828 2, , Sex (non rape) 5,982 6, ,16 1, Robbery 3,353 3, , Assault 36,97 42, ,686 7, Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total 48,712 54, ,7 1, Arson 2,899 3, Property damage 48,169 49, ,458 2, Burglary (aggrav ated) 2,163 2, Burglary (residential) 27,519 29, , Burglary (other) 14,929 14, , Deception 19,895 22, ,633 2, Handle stolen goods 5,752 7, , Theft from motor v ehicle 44,654 46, ,73 1, Theft (shopsteal) 2,567 19, ,36 1, Theft of motor v ehicle 14,374 15, , Theft of bicy cle 4,23 4, Theft (other) 48,655 5, ,288 3, Sub-total 253, , , , ,778 16, Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 4,258 4, , Drug (possess, use) 1,994 13, , Sub-total 15,252 18, ,221 1, Going equipped to steal Justice procedures 2,21 25, ,14 3, Regulated public order 1,382 1, , Weapons / Ex plosiv es 6,915 8, , Harassment 2,85 3, , Behav iour in public 6,91 6, , Other 5,621 6, , Sub-total 44,48 52, ,194 5, TOTAL 361, , , , ,2 34, * Rates were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 31 December 21 and 31 December 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 311.). ** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period. *** While the sub-groups of crime against the person, crime against property, drug offences and other crime experienced decreases in the total clearance rate, the total clearance rate for total crime increased. This is because crime against property, which tends to have low clearance rates, comprised a smaller proportion of total crime than in 21/11. This phenomenon is known as Simpson s Paradox. The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 5

7 Recorded offences Despite the recent rise in offences, over the past decade, the total number of recorded offences has decreased by 7.%. 45, Figure 2: Total offences recorded, 22/23 to 211/212 4, 7.% 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 As a rate of offences per 1, population, total crime has decreased by 18.4% since 22/23. 9,. Figure 3: Total offences recorded per 1, population, 22/23 to 211/212 8,. 18.4% 7,. 6,. 5,. 4,. 3,. 2,. 1,.. 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 6

8 Cleared offences Victoria Police has changed its method of calculating clearance rates this year, in accordance with recommendations made by the Office of Police Integrity in the Report of investigation into Victoria Police crime records and statistical reporting (May 211). Offences which were listed as having an Intent to Summons pending authorisation at the end of the financial year are now no longer counted as cleared. Of the 391,325 offences recorded during 211/212, 168,2 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 34,54 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 51.7% (.5 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Figure 4: Recorded and total cleared offences, 27/28 to 211/212 4, 38, ,945 37,16 361, ,325 Number of offences 3, 2, 1, 5.9% 51.5% 53.1% 51.2% 51.7% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared Drug Other crime Crime against property Crime against the person offences Figure 5: Offences recorded, by status of investigation, 211/212 Offences Status of Investigation as at 3 June 212 Recorded Prior Recorded Intent to Offender Complaint No Offence to 211/12 and No. 211/12 Unsolved Summons Processed Withdrawn Detected Other Cleared in 211/12 Homicide Rape 2, Sex (non rape) 6,264 1, , ,816 Robbery 3,286 1, , Assault 42,76 8,468 5,922 23,79 3, ,877 Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total 54,454 12,353 7,94 28,53 4,282 1, ,932 Arson 3,91 2, Property damage 49,27 35,635 1,934 1, ,869 Burglary (aggravated) 2,516 1, Burglary (residential) 29,235 25, , Burglary (other) 14,977 12, , Deception 22,773 6,76 1,64 15, ,944 Handle stolen goods 7, , Theft from motor vehicle 46,696 42, , ,15 Theft (shopsteal) 19,828 5,53 1,19 13, ,962 Theft of motor v ehicle 15,663 12, , Theft of bicy cle 4,187 3, Theft (other) 5,156 38,611 1,257 8, ,968 Sub-total 265, ,857 6,837 67,159 1,83 2, ,327 Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 4, , Drug (possess, use) 13, , Sub-total 18, ,6 17, ,229 Going equipped to steal Justice procedures 25,563 2,225 2,234 2, ,28 Regulated public order 1, , Weapons / Explosives 8, , Harassment 3, , Behav iour in public 6, , Other 6, , Sub-total 52,667 4,584 3,889 43, ,566 TOTAL 391,325 24,299 18, ,243 6,373 4, ,54 The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 7

9 3.2 By region For management of police responses, tasking and coordination, Victoria is divided into four geographical regions:. Eastern Region North West Metro Region Southern Metro Region Western Region Figure 6: Victoria Police region boundaries 8

10 Eastern Region Eastern Region experienced a 7.2% increase in the number of offences during 211/212, to 84,95 offences. Crime against the person rose by 13.% to 12,189 offences. The largest increases were seen in handle stolen goods offences (which rose by 6.%), going equipped to steal (57.1% increase) and drug possession/use offences (36.2% increase). The largest percentage decreases were seen in behaviour in public offences (16.5% decrease), regulated public order (15.6% decrease) and homicide (15.2% decrease). Of the offences recorded in Eastern Region during 211/212, 38,793 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 7,384 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 54.9% (2.6 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Figure 7: Eastern Region offences recorded and cleared, 21/211 and 211/212 Offences Recorded Rates per 1, % Change Rate per 1, % Change Single Year No. No. from Population* from Clearances** 21/ /212 21/211 21/ /212 21/ /212 Total Clearances Cleared from previous years Rate (%) Total cleared Total Rate diff from 21/11 Crime against property Crime against the person Drug Other crime offences Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) 1,666 1, , Robbery Assault 8,46 9, ,652 1, Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total 1,782 12, ,38 2, Arson Property damage 11,873 12, , Burglary (aggrav ated) Burglary (residential) 5,873 6, Burglary (other) 3,75 3, Deception 4,5 4, , Handle stolen goods 1,129 1, , Theft from motor v ehicle 8,843 9, Theft (shopsteal) 4,647 4, , Theft of motor v ehicle 2,558 2, Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) 1,66 9, , Sub-total 54,498 56, , , ,635 3, Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) 1,963 2, , Sub-total 2,83 3, , Going equipped to steal Justice procedures 4,716 5, , Regulated public order Weapons / Ex plosiv es 1,393 1, , Harassment Behav iour in public 1,726 1, , Other 1,37 1, , Sub-total 1,373 12, ,436 1, TOTAL 78,456 84, ,62.9 5, ,793 7, * Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 3 June 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No ). ** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period. The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 9

11 North West Metro Region North West Metro Region experienced a 1.6% increase in the number of offences during 211/212, to 156,633 offences. Crime against the person rose by 1.2% to 19,771 offences. The largest percentage increases were seen in abduction/kidnap offences (which rose by 28.8%), drug possession/use offences (26.7% increase), and weapons/explosives offences (26.4% increase). The largest percentage decreases were seen in regulated public order (23.9% decrease), homicide (7.4% decrease) and robbery offences (3.9%). Of the offences recorded in North West Metro Region during 211/212, 62,197 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 13,94 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 48.6% (.6 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Figure 8: North West Metro Region offences recorded and cleared, 21/211 and 211/212 Offences Recorded Rates per 1, Total Clearances % Change Rate per 1, % Change Single Year Cleared from Rate (%) No. No. from Population* from Clearances** previous Total 21/ /212 21/211 21/ /212 21/ /212 years cleared Total Rate diff from 21/11 Crime against property Crime against the person Drug Other crime offences Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) 1,781 1, , Robbery 1,858 1, Assault 13,461 15, ,251 3, Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total 17,947 19, ,54.2 1, ,656 4, Arson 1,48 1, Property damage 15,62 16, ,234 1, Burglary (aggrav ated) 882 1, Burglary (residential) 11,59 12, , Burglary (other) 4,894 5, Deception 8,26 1, ,94 1, Handle stolen goods 2,56 3, , Theft from motor v ehicle 19,589 2, ,15.6 1, , Theft (shopsteal) 8,225 8, , Theft of motor v ehicle 6,645 7, , Theft of bicy cle 1,71 1, Theft (other) 2,457 21, ,21.6 1, ,265 1, Sub-total 11,48 11, ,96.9 6, ,562 6, Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 1,918 2, , Drug (possess, use) 4,882 6, , Sub-total 6,8 8, , Going equipped to steal Justice procedures 6,955 9, ,526 1, Regulated public order Weapons / Ex plosiv es 2,671 3, , Harassment 952 1, Behav iour in public 2,251 2, , Other 2,17 2, , Sub-total 15,37 18, , ,382 2, TOTAL 141, , , , ,197 13, * Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 3 June 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No ). ** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period. The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 1

12 Southern Metro Region Southern Metro Region experienced a 6.9% increase in the number of offences during 211/212, to 9,152 offences. Crime against the person rose by 9.8% to 13,57 offences. The largest percentage increase was seen in homicide offences, which rose by 96.% to 49 offences, though these made up less than.1% of total crime in the region. Other offence categories which experienced large percentage increases were harassment (73.3% increase) and regulated public order (51.4% increase). Offence categories which decreased included shopsteal (7.5% decrease), other theft (4.% decrease) and robbery (3.2% decrease). Of the offences recorded in Southern Metro Region during 211/212, 4,34 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 7,765 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 53.3% (.9 percentage points higher than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Figure 9: Southern Metro Region offences recorded and cleared, 21/211 and 211/212 Offences Recorded Rates per 1, % Change Rate per 1, % Change Single Year No. No. from Population* from Clearances** 21/ /212 21/211 21/ /212 21/ /212 Total Clearances Cleared from previous years Rate (%) Total cleared Total Rate diff from 21/11 Crime against property Crime against the person Drug Other crime offences Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) 1,334 1, Robbery Assault 9,157 1, ,568 1, Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total 11,892 13, ,354 2, Arson Property damage 1,824 1, , Burglary (aggrav ated) Burglary (residential) 6,52 6, Burglary (other) 3,357 3, Deception 5,338 6, , Handle stolen goods 1,245 1, , Theft from motor vehicle 1,484 1, Theft (shopsteal) 5,233 4, , Theft of motor v ehicle 3,293 3, Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) 1,622 1, , Sub-total 58,578 59, , , ,251 3, Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) 927 1, Drug (possess, use) 2,712 3, , Sub-total 3,639 4, , Going equipped to steal Justice procedures 5,2 6, , Regulated public order Weapons / Explosives 1,583 2, , Harassment 73 1, Behaviour in public 1,349 1, , Other 1,152 1, , Sub-total 1,193 12, ,538 1, TOTAL 84,32 9, , , ,34 7, * Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 3 June 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No ). ** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period. The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 11

13 Western Region Western Region experienced a 5.6% increase in the number of offences during 211/212, to 6,272 offences. Crime against the person also rose, by 16.6%. The largest increase was seen in abduction/kidnap offences (38.3%), justice procedures (36.3%) and harassment (35.7%). The largest decreases were seen in deception offences (25.1% decrease), behaviour in public (18.5%) and regulated public order (15.1%). Of the offences recorded in Western Region during 211/212, 28,895 were cleared within the same financial year. A further 4,9 offences which had been recorded in previous years were also cleared in 211/12. This gives a total clearance rate of 52.8% (1.7 percentage points lower than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211). Figure 1: Western Region offences recorded and cleared, 21/211 and 211/212 Offences Recorded Rates per 1, % Change Rate per 1, % Change Single Year No. No. from Population* from Clearances** 21/ /212 21/211 21/ /212 21/ /212 Total Clearances Cleared Rate (%) from Total previous cleared Total Rate diff from 21/11 Crime against property Crime against the person Drug Other crime offences Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) 1,2 1, Robbery Assault 6,242 7, ,215 1, Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total 8,88 9, , ,615 1, Arson Property damage 9,852 9, ,99.8 1, , Burglary (aggrav ated) Burglary (residential) 4,4 4, Burglary (other) 2,928 2, Deception 2,272 1, , Handle stolen goods Theft from motor vehicle 5,659 5, Theft (shopsteal) 2,462 2, , Theft of motor v ehicle 1,878 1, Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) 7,449 8, , Sub-total 38,883 39, ,34.4 4, ,322 2, Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) Drug (possess, use) 1,437 1, , Sub-total 2,1 2, , Going equipped to steal Justice procedures 3,336 4, , Regulated public order Weapons / Ex plosiv es 1,268 1, , Harassment Behav iour in public 1,575 1, , Other 1,8 1, Sub-total 8,98 9, , , TOTAL 57,79 6, , , ,895 4, * Rates for Police Regions were calculated using estimated resident population figures as at 3 June 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No ). ** Defined as the number of offences recorded during the reporting period which were cleared within the same period. The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 12

14 3.3 Where crime occurred In 211/212, 36.9% of all offences occurred in residential locations. This was the most common type of location where offences occurred, followed by street/lane/footpaths (17.1%) and retail/financial locations (16.2%). Residential locations increased in the number of offences by 12.4% between 21/211 and 211/212. In particular, crime against the person increased in residential locations by 22.7%. A large majority of this increase can be attributed to the rise in family incident reports. Other location types that experienced large percentage increases during 211/212 were public transport (15.2%) and open space locations (16.8%). Licensed premises and educational/health/religious locations decreased in offences in 211/212. Figure 11: Offences recorded, by type of location, 211/212 Residential Retail / Financial Street / Lane / Footpath Educ. / Health / Religious Public Transport Other Transport Sports / Recreation Facilities Licensed Premises Open Space Other Community Other * TOTAL Crime Against The Person Homicide Rape 1, ,44 Sex (non rape) 3, ,264 Robbery , ,286 Assault 2,532 2,574 9, , , ,313 42,76 Abduction / Kidnap Sub-Total 25,946 3,633 12,333 1,369 1,781 1, ,559 1, ,513 54,454 Crime Against Property Arson ,91 Property Damage 21,451 4,382 9,527 2,15 2,244 2, ,455 49,27 Burglary (Aggravated) 2, ,516 Burglary (Residential) 29,235 29,235 Burglary (Other) 5, , , ,271 14,977 Deception 2,581 1,682 1, ,13 22,773 Handle Stolen Goods 2, , ,118 7,323 Theft From Motor Vehicle 17,585 1,16 13, , ,35 46,696 Theft (Shopsteal) 28 18, ,828 Theft Of Motor Vehicle 4, , ,895 15,663 Theft Of Bicycle 2, ,187 Theft (Other) 13,424 15,848 2,667 2,461 1, ,753 2,313 1, ,255 5,156 Sub-Total 96,444 57,347 36,531 8,233 5,781 1,891 4,579 4,14 3, ,28 265,472 Drug Offences Drug (Cult., Manuf., Traff.) 2, , ,741 Drug (Possess, Use) 3, , , ,178 13,991 Sub-Total 5, , , ,831 18,732 Other Crime Going Equipped To Steal Justice Procedures 9, , ,31 25,563 Regulated Public Order ,354 Weapons / Explosives 2, , ,453 8,697 Harassment 1, ,446 3,786 Behaviour in Public , ,414 Other 1, ,136 6,364 Sub-Total 16,335 2,12 11, , ,85 52,667 TOTAL 144,579 63,515 66,87 1,528 9,774 14,714 5,956 6,51 6, ,79 391,325 Percentage (%) 36.9% 16.2% 17.1% 2.7% 2.5% 3.8% 1.5% 1.7% 1.7%.2% 15.8% 1.% * Other includes: Justice, Administrative/Professional, Wholesale, Warehouse/Storage, Manufacturing, Agricultural, Other Location and unspecified locations. 13

15 Figure 12: Percentage change in recorded offences, by type of location, 21/211 to 211/212 Crime Against The Person Residential Retail / Financial Street / Lane / Footpath Educ. / Health / Religious Homicide n/a n/a Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap n/a Sub-Total Crime Against Property Arson Property Damage Burglary (Aggravated) n/a n/a n/a Burglary (Residential) 6.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 6.2 Burglary (Other) n/a Deception Handle Stolen Goods n/a Theft From Motor Vehicle Theft (Shopsteal) Theft Of Motor Vehicle Theft Of Bicycle Theft (Other) Sub-Total Drug Offences Drug (Cult., Manuf., Traff.) Drug (Possess, Use) Sub-Total Other Crime Going Equipped To Steal n/a n/a Justice Procedures Regulated Public Order n/a Weapons /Explosives Harassment n/a Behaviour in Public Other Sub-Total TOTAL Figure 13: Offences recorded as rate per 1, population, by type of location, 211/212 Public Transport Residential Retail / Financial Other Transport Street / Lane / Footpath Sports / Recreation Facilities Educ. / Health / Religious Licensed Premises Open Space Other Community Other * TOTAL Public Transport Other Transport Sports / Recreation Facilities Licensed Premises Open Space Other Community Other * TOTAL Crime Against The Person Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) Robbery Assault Abduction / Kidnap Sub-Total Crime Against Property Arson Property Damage Burglary (Aggravated) Burglary (Residential) Burglary (Other) Deception Handle Stolen Goods Theft From Motor Vehicle Theft (Shopsteal) Theft Of Motor Vehicle Theft Of Bicycle Theft (Other) Sub-Total 1,73.1 1, ,762.3 Drug Offences Drug (Cult., Manuf., Traff.) Drug (Possess, Use) Sub-Total Other Crime Going Equipped To Steal Justice Procedures Regulated Public Order Weapons / Explosives Harassment Behaviour in Public Other Sub-Total TOTAL 2, , , ,17. 7,2. Percentage (%) 36.9% 16.2% 17.1% 2.7% 2.5% 3.8% 1.5% 1.7% 1.7%.2% 15.8% 1.% * Includes: Justice, Administrative/Professional, Wholesale, Warehouse/Storage, Manufacturing, Agricultural, Other Location and unspecified locations. 14

16 Crime on Public Transport As shown in Figure 12, crime in public transport locations increased by 15.2% in 211/212. However, several other crime categories increased in the same period, including sex (non-rape) offences and abduction/kidnap offences, by 8.1% and 21.4% respectively. Theft of motor vehicle and theft of bicycle also increased, by 7.5% and 17.% respectively. However, there were decreases in rape offences (14.3%), robbery (by 16.1%), assaults (by 5.4%) and regulated public order (by 41.6%). The offence category that experienced the largest increase in 211/212 in public transport locations was property damage, which increased by 62.3% to 2,244 offences. This may reflect increased detection by police, particularly of graffiti offences. 1,436 of these offences were graffiti-related in 211/212, up 112.4% from 676 graffiti offences in 21/211. Figure 14: Offences occurring at public transport locations, by type of offence, 211/212 No. Offences Recorded % Change from 27/28 28/29 29/21 21/ /212 21/211 Graffiti offences , % Other property damage offences % Total property damage offences 1,391 1,44 1,356 1,383 2, % Other offence categories 8,3 8,56 7,572 7,98 7,53 6.1% Total offences 9,691 9,496 8,928 8,481 9, % The most common location that public transport offences occurred in was train stations. Train stations, along with trains, were also the two location types that increased the most between 21/211 and 211/212 (by 27.9% and 43.6% respectively). However, the amount of offences occurring in railway carparks, taxis, depot/terminals and public transport offices decreased between 21/211 and 211/212. Figure 15: Offences occurring at public transport locations, by type of location, 211/212 No. Offences Recorded % Change No. No. from 21/ /212 21/211 Train station 3,97 5, % Railw ay carpark 1,94 1,785-8.% Train 792 1, % Bus/bus stop % Tram/tram stop % Taxi % Depot/terminal % Freight y ard % Office % Total Public Transport 8,481 9, % Protective Service Officers were introduced in February 212, to help improve safety in high risk train stations and train lines. Victoria Police aims to introduce 94 Protective Service Officers by the end of

17 3.4 Alleged offenders processed While total offences increased by 8.2%, Victoria Police processed 1.6% more offenders compared with 21/211. A total of 178,897 alleged offenders were processed in 211/212. Figure 16: Alleged offenders processed, 27/28 to 211/212 18, 15, 156,99 168,969 17, , ,897 12, 9, 6, 3, 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 There were 147,994 adult offenders processed during 211/212, which was an increase of 14.4% on the 129,421 processed in 21/211. There were 29,867 juvenile offenders processed in 211/212, which was a decrease of 4.8% on the 31,375 processed in 21/211. Figure 17: Alleged offenders processed, by age group and offence, 21/211 and 211/212 Juveniles (<18) Adults Total persons* % Change % Change % Change No. No. from No. No. from No. No. from 21/11 211/12 21/11 21/11 211/12 21/11 21/11 211/12 21/11 Crime against the person Homicide Rape Sex (non rape) ,414 2, ,871 2, Robbery 1,17 1, ,555 1, ,728 2, Assault 5,98 4, ,48 28, ,676 33, Abduction / Kidnap Sub-total 6,872 6, ,76 34, ,841 41, Crime against property Arson Property damage 4,482 4, ,536 9, ,99 14, Burglary (aggravated) ,13 1, ,342 1, Burglary (residential) 1,112 1, ,726 3, ,852 4, Burglary (other) 1,585 1, ,315 3, ,914 4, Deception ,121 9, ,492 1, Handle stolen goods ,275 5, ,868 5, Theft from motor vehicle 2,29 1, ,95 3, ,999 5, Theft (shopsteal) 5,2 4, ,526 11, ,665 16, Theft of motor v ehicle 1,684 1, ,455 2, ,162 4, Theft of bicy cle Theft (other) 1,817 1, ,269 8, ,139 9, Sub-total 19,386 18, ,5 6, ,763 78, Drug offences Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) ,81 4, ,97 4, Drug (possess, use) ,879 12, ,629 13, Sub-total ,689 16, ,536 17, Other crime Going equipped to steal Justice procedures 1,126 1, ,141 17, ,31 18, Regulated public order , Weapons / Explosives ,642 7, ,397 8, Harassment ,519 1, ,624 1, Behav iour in public ,26 5, ,693 6, Other 1,87 1, ,827 3, ,96 4, Sub-total 4,325 4, ,967 36, ,553 41, TOTAL 31,375 29, , , , , * Includes offenders where the sex and/or date of birth are unspecified. Note: Figures are based on the date charge records were created on LEAP, not the date the offender was processed. 16

18 18-24 year olds represented a large proportion of offenders (27.3%) in 211/212. In particular, young males in this age group are significantly over-represented, comprising 22.9% of all offenders, while only making up 5.5% of the total Victorian population *. Figure 18: Alleged offenders processed, by age group and sex, 21/211 and 211/212 Males Females Total Persons No. 21/11 No. 211/12 % Change from 21/11 No. 21/11 No. 211/12 % Change from 21/11 No. 21/11 No. 211/12 % Change from 21/11 < 18 years 24,219 23, % 7,121 6,52-8.7% 31,375 29, % years 36,394 4, % 6,946 7, % 43,389 48, % years 17,26 2, % 3,872 4,645 2.% 21,165 25, % 3-59 years 48,943 56, % 13,15 13,927 7.% 62,122 7, % 6+ years 2,86 2, % % 2,745 3, % Unknown % % 897 1, % Total offenders 129, , % 31,783 33,684 6.% 161, , % While juvenile offenders decreased between 21/211 and 211/212, young adult age groups years and years increased. The age group years rose by 12.2%, to 48,68, while years rose by 21.% to 25,616 offenders. Figure 19: Alleged offenders processed, by age, 21/211 and 211/212 * Estimated resident population figures as at 3 June 211 obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS Cat. No. 311.). 17

19 3.5 Victims of Crime In 211/212, 28,1 persons were recorded as victims of crime. This was 6.2% higher than number of victims recorded in 21/211. Figure 2: Recorded person victims of crime, 27/28 to 211/212 25, 2, 29,998 24, , ,943 28,1 15, 1, 5, 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 There were also 77,676 business victims of crime, and 64,733 crimes against statute offences. Figure 21: Victims of crime, by victim type and offence, 21/211 and 211/212 Statute Unspecified Total Victims % Change % Change % Change % Change % Change No. from No. from No. from No. from No. from 211/12 21/11 211/12 21/11 211/12 21/11 211/12 21/11 211/12 21/11 Homicide n/a n/a Rape 1, n/a n/a n/a n/a , Sex (non rape) 4, n/a n/a , Robbery 2, n/a , Assault 37, n/a n/a , , Abduction / Kidnap n/a n/a Sub-total 46, , , , Arson 1, , Property damage 32, , , Burglary (aggravated) 2, , Burglary (residential) 26, , , Burglary (other) 1, , ,86.9 Deception 3, , , , Handle stolen goods n/a n/a , , Theft from motor vehicle 43, , , Theft (shopsteal) , ,77-3. Theft of motor vehicle 14, , , Theft of bicycle 4, n/a , Theft (other) 29, , ,1 4.9 Sub-total 158, , , , , Drug (cult., manuf., traff.) n/a n/a n/a n/a 3, , Drug (possess, use) n/a n/a n/a n/a 12, , Sub-total n/a n/a n/a n/a 16, , Going equipped to steal n/a n/a n/a n/a Justice procedures , , Regulated public order Weapons / Explosives , , Harassment 1, , Behaviour in public , ,73-6. Other , , Sub-total 2, , , TOTAL 28, , , , , Drug Other crime Crime against property Crime against the person offences Persons Busines s 18

20 Victims of Crimes Against the Person There were 46,87 people who were victims of crimes against the person in 211/12. This was an increase of 14.1% on the previous year. Female victims of crimes against the person increased by 21.% in 211/12, a larger increase than male victims (8.%). Female victims now comprise over half (5.5%) of all victims of crimes against the person. Of these female victims, 75.4% were victims of assault and 19.9% were victims of rape and sex (non-rape) offences. This result contrasts with male victims, of whom 85.% were victims of assault offences, and 4.3% were victims of rape and sex (non-rape) offences. Of all victims of crime against the person, 9,17 (19.6%) were juvenile (under 18 years of age). This was an increase of 17.5% on the number of juvenile victims in 21/211, and was the largest increase of any age group. Adult victims over the age of 6 years experienced an increase of 16.9%. Figure 22: Victims of crime against the person, by sex, age group and offence, 21/211 and 211/212 Males Females Total Persons* % Change % Change % Change No. No. from No. No. from No. No. from 21/11 211/12 21/11 21/11 211/12 21/11 21/11 211/12 21/11 Homicide Juvenile (<18) Adult (18-59) Adult (6+) Total Victims Rape Juvenile (<18) Adult (18-59) , Adult (6+) 3 n/a Total Victims ,33 1, ,448 1, Sex Juvenile (<18) ,939 2, ,44 2, (non rape) Adult (18-59) Adult (6+) Total Victims ,836 3, ,41 4, Robbery Juvenile (<18) Adult (18-59) 1,715 1, ,291 2, Adult (6+) Total Victims 2,245 2, ,97 2, Assault Juvenile (<18) 2,329 2, ,97 2, ,261 5, Adult (18-59) 14,66 15, ,636 14, ,383 3, Adult (6+) ,3 1, Total Victims 18,18 19, ,331 17, ,611 37, Abduction Juvenile (<18) / Kidnap Adult (18-59) Adult (6+) Total Victims Total Juvenile (<18) 3,327 3, ,428 5, ,87 9, Adult (18-59) 16,623 17, ,88 17, ,891 35, Adult (6+) ,548 1, TOTAL* 21,168 22, ,532 23, ,39 46, * Includes victims where age/sex is unknown. n.a. denotes that no calculation was possible. 19

21 3.6 Family Incidents Victoria Police formed the Violence Against Women and Children Strategy Group in order to comply with the Code of Practice for the Investigation of Family Violence, which was launched in 24 and updated in December 21. The Code of Practice was designed to improve police response to family violence and encourage community confidence to report these offences to police. Since the introduction of the Code of Practice, family incident reports have been increasing steadily. During 211/212, there were 5,382 incidents where police submitted family incident reports. This was 23.4% higher than the 4,839 reports submitted in 21/211. 6, Figure 23: Family Incidents Reports, 22/23 to 211/212 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Family violence safety notices (FVSNs) were introduced on 8 December 28 under the Family Violence Protection Act 28. According to Section 31 of the Act, an FVSN is considered to be an application for a family violence intervention order (IVO). Victoria Police keeps separate statistics on IVOs and FVSNs so that no double counting occurs; however, for an accurate picture of IVOs, the two figures have been combined. In 211/212, police sought an IVO or issued an FVSN in 12,987 incidents, which was an increase of 25.6% from the previous financial year. In 211/212, there were 17,528 family incidents attended by police which resulted in charges being laid against one or more parties involved. This was a 45.1% increase from the previous year. Figure 24: Family Incident Reports, 21/211 and 211/212 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Family Incident Reports Submitted 4,839 5,382 Where Charges Laid 12,76 17,528 Where Intervention Orders (IVO) Sought by Police 8,761 6,732 Where Family Violence Safety Notice (FVSN) Issued IVO + FVSN 4,226 3,69 1,341 12, /212 21/211 2

22 35,586 offences arose from family incident reports in 211/12, an increase of 42.3% from 21/11. Of all the offences arising from family incidents reported in 211/212, 45.1% were assaults. After assaults, justice procedures and property damage were the most common types of offences to arise from family incidents. Figure 25: Offences arising from family incidents, by offence, 211/212 Other types of offences 11.6% Sex Offences* 3.6% Assault 45.1% Property Damage 12.6% Justice Procedures 27.1% *Sex offences include rape and sex (non-rape) offences). 21

23 4 Crime against the person 4.1 Overall In 211/212, there were 54,454 offences which fall into the category of crime against the person, which was an increase of 11.8% compared with 21/211. Crime against the person has increased by 52.4% since 22/23. 6, Figure 26: Crime against the person offences, 22/23 to 211/212 5, 4, 52.4% Code of Practice into the investigation of Family Violence introduced 3, 2, 1, 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 In 211/212, total crime against the person offences expressed as a rate per 1, population increased by 1.3% compared with 21/211, and has increased by 33.8% since 22/22. Figure 27: Crime against the person as a rate per 1, population, 22/23 to 211/212 1, % Code of Practice into the investigation of Family Violence introduced /3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 22

24 This broad offence group had a total clearance rate of 84.4%, which was 1.5 percentage points lower than the clearance rate recorded in 21/211. Figure 28: Crime against the person offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 Number of offences 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 43,335 44,226 45,978 48, % 88.7% 9.4% 85.8% 54, % 1, 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared The number of crime against the person offences arising from family incidents has increased at a faster rate than non-family incident crime against the person offences. Since 22/23, the rate per 1, population of family incident-related crime against the person has increased by 288.2%, while the rate of offences not arising from family incidents has increased by only 1.1%. Offences arising from family incidents accounted for nearly a third (33.1%) of all crime against the person offences in 211/212. Figure 29: Crime against the person offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 21/11 and 211/12 No. of offences recorded % change % change Rate per 1, Population from from 21/ /212 21/211 21/ /212 21/211 Arising from family incidents 12,875 18,7 39.9% % Not arising from family incidents 35,837 36, % % Total Crimes against the person 48,712 54, % % % of Crimes against the person arising from family incidents 26.4% 33.1% Figure 3: Crime against the person, by whether arising from family incidents, 22/3 to 211/12 5, 45, 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, 11.4% 11.3% 17.6% 19.6% 18.3% 18.5% 19.4% 21.3% 26.4% 33.1% 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Not arising from family incidents Arising from family incidents The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 23

25 4.2 Homicide There were 173 homicide offences recorded in 211/212, an increase of 14.6% on the 151 offences recorded in 21/211. Of the 173 homicide offences recorded during 211/212, 12 were cleared within the financial year. An additional 4 homicide offences from previous years were also cleared, making a total clearance rate of 92.5%. This was 2.2 percentage points lower than the total clearance rate in 21/211. Figure 31: Homicide offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 Number of offences % 93.4% 14.8% 94.7% 92.5% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared The most common offence within homicide was murder, which increased 8.3% to 91 in 211/212 from the 81 recorded murders in 21/211. After murder, culpable driving or other dangerous driving offences was the next largest contributor to homicide offences. There were 7 culpable driving and related offences recorded in 211/212; an increase of 2.7% on the 58 offences recorded in 21/211. Figure 32: Homicide offences, by offence, 21/211 and 211/212 No. of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Accident - Fail To Assist - Death Accident - Fail To Stop - Death Murder Accessory After The Fact To Murder Manslaughter Culpable Driving Drive In Manner Dangerous Causing Death Drive At Dangerous Speed Causing Death 3 3. Culpable Driving Causing Death Total Homicide In 211/12, 14 (8.9%) of homicide offences were substantive, and 28 (16.2%) were attempted. A further 5 offences were conspiracy or incitement offences. Figure 33: Homicide offences, by degree, 21/211 and 211/212 No. of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Substantive Attempted Conspiracy 3 3. Incitement Total Homicide The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 24

26 4.3 Rape There were 2,44 rape offences recorded in 211/212, which was an increase of 11.8% on the 1,828 offences recorded in 21/211. Of the rape offences recorded in 211/212, 1,249 were cleared during the same period, and a further 65 rape offences from previous years were cleared in 211/12. This gave a total clearance rate of 92.9%, which was 5.4 percentage points higher than the total clearance rate in 21/211. Figure 34: Rape offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 2,5 2,44 Number of offences 2, 1,5 1, 5 1,619 1,828 1,682 1, % 91.9% 96.6% 87.5% 92.9% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared Offences recorded during 211/212 were cleared by the processing of offenders in 633 offences, and 222 offences resulted in no offence being detected. The complaint was withdrawn in 371 offences and 23 were cleared by other means. Victoria Police recorded 1,662 rape victims * during 211/212, an increase of 14.8% on the 1,448 recorded in 21/211. There were 1,474 female victims (up 1.8% since 21/211) and 179 male victims (up by 55.7%). Juvenile and adult (18-59 years) victims increased between 21/211 and 211/212, while older adult victims decreased by 6.3% to 3 victims. The increase in rape offences is primarily driven by a rise in family incident-related offences. Between 21/211 and 211/212, the number of family incidents reports submitted by police rose 23.4% to 5,382 (see page 21). This increase in reporting may have increased the reporting of offences such as rape and assault, which often involve family violence. In 211/12, family incident-related rapes rose by 39.6%, while other rape offences rose by 5.3%. The percentage of rape offences that were attributable to family incidents was 23.6% in 211/212, up from 18.9% in 21/211. Figure 35: Rape offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 21/211 and 211/212 No. of offences recorded % change from 21/ /212 21/211 Arising from family incidents % Not arising from family incidents 1,482 1, % Total rape offences 1,828 2, % % of rape offences arising from family incidents 18.9% 23.6% The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. * Note: the number of victims differs significantly from the number of offences recorded due to some victims reporting multiple counts of victimisation. 25

27 In 211/212, the victim and offender(s) were related, living together, or in a relationship in 739 (35.7%) rape offences. This was an increase from 638 (34.4%) in the previous financial year. Figure 36: Rape offences, by relationship of offender to victim, 21/211 and 211/212 Relationship of offender to victim Number of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Related, living with or in a relationship with* % Other known** % Not known % Cannot be determined % * Related, living with or in a relationship with includes the following categories: Parent/child, Step-parent/child, Spouse, Defacto, Former spouse/defacto, Sibling, Other lineal relationship, Boyfriend/girlfriend, Co-resident, Former boyfriend/girlfriend, Gay domestic partner, Lesbian domestic partner. ** Other known includes the following categories: Employer/employee, Acquaintance, Neighbour, Other known. Note: The above table includes offences with multiple offenders, and as such, the sum of the categories of relationships does not equal the total number of offences recorded. Rape offences at residential locations have also increased, by 14.5% since 21/11. In 211/212 residential locations accounted for 7.7% (1,446) of all rape offences. Figure 37: Rape offences, by location, 21/211 and 211/212 Location of rape offence Number of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Residential 1,263 1, % Non-residential % Unspecified % Total 1,828 2, % 4.4 Sex (non-rape) There were 6,264 sex (non-rape) offences recorded in 211/212, an increase of 4.7% on the 5,982 offences recorded in 21/211. Of the 6,264 sex (non-rape) offences recorded in 211/212, 4,16 were cleared during the same period, and an additional 1,816 offences were cleared that had been reported in previous years. This gave a total clearance rate of 93.1%, which was 3.1 percentage point increase from the total clearance rate in 21/211. Figure 38: Sex (non-rape) offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 Number of offences 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 6,55 6,264 5,982 5,496 5, % 99.7% 95.7% 9.% 93.1% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 26

28 As for rape, family-violence related sex (non-rape) offences increased at a faster rate than other sex (nonrape) offences. Sex offences arising from family incidents increased by 7.8% compared to 21/211, while other sex offences increased by 4.%. Figure 39: Sex (non-rape) offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 21/211 and 211/212 No. of offences recorded % change from 21/ /212 21/211 Arising from family incidents 1,14 1, % Not arising from family incidents 4,842 5,35 4.% Total sex (non-rape) offences 5,982 6, % % of sex (non-rape) offences arising from family incidents 19.1% 19.6% The most common location that sex (non-rape) offences occurred was residential locations, which accounted for 3,417 (54.5%) offences, followed by street/lane/footpath locations, which accounted for 666 (1.6%) offences. The number of victims * of sex (non-rape) offences recorded during 211/212 was 4,51, an increase of 18.8% from the 3,41 victims recorded in 21/211. Female victims increased by 13.5% in 211/212, to 3,219. Male victims increased by 47.1%, to 799. All victim age groups increased in 211/212, but the largest increase was seen in juvenile victims, which increased by 22.% to 2,939 victims in 211/ Robbery Robbery offences recorded in 211/212 decreased by 2.% from 3,353 to 3,286. The rate per 1, population decreased by 3.3%. This was the only category of crime against the person to see a decrease in 211/212. Of all the robbery offences recorded in 211/212, 1,492 were cleared during the same period, and an additional 464 offences were cleared that had been reported in previous years. This gave a total clearance rate of 59.5%, which was a 3.2 percentage point increase on 21/211. Figure 4: Robbery offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 Number of offences 4, 3,5 3, 2,5 2, 1,5 1, 5 3,326 3,34 3,353 3,286 3,1 52.6% 56.2% 56.8% 56.3% 59.5% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared * As with rape offences, the number of victims differs significantly from the number of offences recorded due to some victims reporting multiple counts of victimisation. The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 27

29 Armed robberies accounted for 1,597 (48.6%) of all robberies in 211/212, an increase of 3.9% compared with 21/211. The number of unarmed robberies recorded during 211/212 was 1,689, a decrease of 7.% from 1,816 unarmed robberies recorded in 21/211. Figure 41: Robbery offences, by offence and degree, 21/211 and 211/212 21/11 211/12 Substantive Attempted Conspiracy Total Substantive Attempted Conspiracy Total % Change Armed Robbery 1, ,537 1, , % Accessory To Robbery % Robbery 1, ,772 1, , % Assault With Intent To Rob % Robbery Total 2, ,353 2, ,286-2.% The main locations for robberies occurring are on street/lane/footpaths. Robberies at these locations accounted for 42.% (1,379) of all robberies in 211/212. Retail/financial locations accounted for 23.7% (778) of robbery offences in 211/212, while 9.3% (37) robberies occurred at public transport locations. Female victims increased by 2.% between 21/211 and 211/212, while male victims decreased by 4.%. All victim age groups decreased between 21/211 and 211/212, particularly the under 18 years age group, which decreased by 11.2%. In 211/212, 65 knives were used/threatened/displayed during robberies, a decrease of 1.7% in comparison to 21/211. Knives accounted for 5.7% of all weapons in robberies. There was a 1.1% increase in firearms involved in robberies (including imitation firearms), from 198 in 21/211 to 218 in 211/ % of all weapons used/threatened/displayed during robberies were firearms. Figure 42: Type of weapon used/threatened/displayed in robbery offences, 21/211 and 211/212 Type of Weapon No. of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Rifle Air Rifle/Gun Shotgun Handgun Machine Gun Sawnoff Firearm Imitation Firearm Other Firearm Knife Axe/Tomahawk Bat/Bar/Club Knuckleduster/Numchuks Bottle/Glass Vehicle Syringe Other Weapon Other Edged Weapon Laser Pointer 1-1. Explosive Device 3 3. Aerosol Spray Unknown Weapon Total 1,34 1, Note: Multiple weapons can be used in robberies, or multiple victims can be recorded for the same robbery. Therefore, the number of armed robbery offences recorded does not match the number of weapons recorded. 28

30 4.6 Assault The number of recorded assaults in 211/212 (42,76) was 14.% higher than the number recorded in 21/211 (36,97). Of the assault offences recorded during 211/212, 27,686 were cleared during the same period, and an additional 7,877 offences were cleared which were recorded in previous years. This gave a total clearance rate of 84.5%, which was 3.2 percentage points lower than in 21/211. Figure 43: Assault offences, recorded and total cleared, 27/28 to 211/212 Number of offences 45, 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15, 1, 5, 42,76 33,686 35,67 36,97 31, % 9.1% 92.2% 87.8% 84.5% 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Total Recorded Total Cleared Despite the increase in assault offences, juvenile assault offenders decreased in 211/212, by 4.6%. Adult offenders increased during the same period, by 16.4%. Juvenile victims increased by 18.8% since 21/211, while adult victims aged between 18 and 59 increased by 14.3%. There was also a 21.2% increase in victims who are aged over 6. Female victims increased at a faster rate than male victims (by 24.2% and 7.8% respectively). Assaults at residential locations account for 48.8% of all assaults in 211/212. Assaults at these locations have increased by 27.8% since 21/21. After residential locations, the most common location type where assaults occurred was a street/lane/footpath (23.6%). Assaults at these locations have decreased by.5% since 21/211. During 211/212 there were 1,418 assaults occurring at licensed premises, 4.9% lower than in 21/211. Assaults at public transport locations accounted for 2.9% (1,231) of all assaults in 211/212, and overall have decreased by 5.4%. Within this location type, assaults on trains decreased by 4.6%, assaults at train stations have decreased by 14.%, and assaults at railway car parks have decreased by 8.%. However, assaults on trams or tram stops have increased by 5.3%. Figure 44: Assault offences in public transport locations, by location, 21/211 and 211/212 Type of public Number of offences recorded % change from transport location 21/11 211/12 21/11 Train Train Station Railway Carpark Tram/Tram Stop Bus/Bus Stop Depot/Terminal Taxi Total The method of recording crime clearances has been changed this year in accordance with recommendations made by the Ombudsman in May 211. Because the clearance rate now includes clearances from previous years, the rate can be over 1%. Further details on this change can be found in Appendix 2. 29

31 The number of weapons used/threatened/displayed during assaults increased by 1.9% (to 4,167) in comparison to 21/211. Knives accounted for 1,22 (28.8%) of all weapons used/threatened/displayed during assaults, an increase of 14.3% on 21/ firearms (including imitation firearms) were involved in assaults in 211/12. The use/threat/display of firearms in assaults increased 9.% in 211/212. Figure 45: Type of weapon used/threatened/displayed in assaults, 21/211 and 211/212 Type of Weapon No. of offences recorded % change from 21/11 211/12 21/11 Rifle Air Rifle/Gun Shotgun Handgun Machine Gun 1 1. Sawnoff Firearm Imitation Firearm Other Firearm Knife 1,52 1, Axe/Tomahawk Bat/Bar/Club Knuckleduster/Numchuks Bottle/Glass Vehicle Syringe Other Weapon 1,58 1, Other Edged Weapon Laser Pointer Explosive Device Aerosol Spray Unknown Weapon Total 4,89 4, Family Incident-Related Assaults Note: Multiple weapons can be recorded in assaults. Prior to 31 August 24, approximately 15% of assaults were family incident-related. Since the introduction of the Code of Practice for the Investigation of Family Violence, launched on 31 August 24, this figure has risen steadily, and in 211/212, family incident-related assaults accounted for 38.1% of all assaults. The Code of Practice was a program designed to improve police responses to family violence incidents and encourage community confidence to report these offences to police. Figure 46: Assault offences, by whether arising from family incidents, 22/3 to 211/12 45, 4, 35, 3, 25, 2, 15.4% 15.3% Code of Practice into Family Violence introduced 23.2% 25.8% 23.4% 23.7% 23.7% 25.3% 3.3% 38.1% 15, 1, 5, 22/3 23/4 24/5 25/6 26/7 27/8 28/9 29/1 21/11 211/12 Not arising from family incidents Arising from family incidents 3