2011-12 Australian Break-in Statistics
We have gathered the latest statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics of home break ins in Australia for our customers to read and be aware of. It is interesting to see real live statistics from the government and it's good to know what is going on around us in our very own country!
The 2011–12 Crime Victimisation Survey was the fourth annual national survey of crime victimisation in Australia, with the first Crime Victimisation Survey conducted in 2008–09. The following sections explore the changes in the victimisation counts and rates, reporting rates and number of incidents for the selected household crimes for both Australia and the state and territories over 2011-12. Changes in the data from the first Crime Victimisation Survey in 2008–09 are also explored.
VICTIMISATION
National
Change since 2010-11 The number and rate of households that experienced malicious property damage declined, with an estimated 649,900 victims, 8.5% of households, in 2011–12 compared with 722,800 victims, 7.5% of households, in 2010–11. Apart from malicious property damage, there were no statistically significant differences from 2010–11 to 2011–12 in the number and rates of break-in, attempted break-in, motor vehicle theft, theft from a motor vehicle and other types of theft. Change since 2008-09 The numbers and rates of households experiencing all the selected household crimes decreased from 2008–09 to 2011–12, except break-in, where only the victimisation rate decreased.
The victimisation rate for break-in decreased from 3.2% to 2.3%.
The number of victims of attempted break-in decreased from 251,300 to 196,600 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 3.1% to 2.3%.
The number of victims of motor vehicle theft decreased from 91,000 to 60,900 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 1.1% to 0.7%.
The number of victims of theft of property from a motor vehicle decreased from 369,200 to 307,100 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 4.5% to 3.5%.
The number of victims of malicious property damage decreased from 912,500 to 649,900 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 11.1% to 7.5%.
The number of victims of other types of theft decreased from 362,400 to 284,100 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 4.4% to 3.3%.
States and Territories Change since 2010-11 The victimisation rate for break-in decreased from the previous year for the ACT only, from 4.1% in 2010–11 to 1.7% in 2011–12. There were no statistically significant differences for any other state or territory between 2010–11 and 2011–12 for the number or rates of victims of break-in. The number of households in South Australia that experienced motor vehicle theft decreased from 9,300 to 3,800 between the 2010–11 and 2011–12 surveys. There were no statistically significant differences for any other state or territory between 2010–11 and 2011–12 for the number or rates of victims of motor vehicle theft. There were a number of states where malicious property damage victimisation decreased over this period.
The victimisation rate in NSW decreased from 8.2% to 7.2%.
The victimisation rate in Queensland decreased from 7.0% to 5.9%.
The number of victims in Tasmania decreased from 20,100 to 15,300 households and the victimisation rate decreased from 9.7% to 7.3%.
The number of victims in the Northern Territory decreased from 10,100 to 6,800 households and the victimisation rate decreased from 15.7% to 10.3%.
The number of victims in the ACT decreased from 19,200 to 12,600 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 13.9% to 9.1%.
There were no statistically significant differences between the 2010–11 and 2011–12 surveys for attempted break-in, theft from a motor vehicle and other theft. Change since 2008-09 Over time, household crime victimisation in the states and territories has decreased for all of the selected crime types between the 2008–09 and 2011–12 surveys. The number and rate of households that experienced at least one break-in in South Australia and the ACT decreased over this period.
The number of victims in South Australia decreased from 21,100 to 15,600 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 3.2% to 2.3%.
The number of victims in the ACT decreased from 5,500 to 2,400 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 4.2% to 1.7%.
The number and rate of households that experienced attempted break-in in NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and the Northern Territory decreased.
The number of victims in NSW decreased from 84,400 to 52,900 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 3.2% to 1.9%.
The number of victims in Victoria decreased from 53,300 to 37,400 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 2.6% to 1.7%.
The number of victims in Western Australia decreased from 40,100 to 31,400 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 4.8% to 3.4%.
The number of victims in the Northern Territory decreased from 5,000 to 3,200 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 8.1% to 4.8%.
The number and victimisation rate of households experiencing motor vehicle theft in Victoria and South Australia decreased between 2008–09 and 2011–12, while only the the victimisation rate decreased between 2008–09 and 2011–12 for New South Wales.
The victimisation rate in NSW decreased from 1.3% to 0.8%.
The number of victims in Victoria decreased from 21,800 to 12,100 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 1.1% to 0.6%.
The number of victims in South Australia decreased from 7,300 to 3,800 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 1.1% to 0.6%.
There were decreases in the number and rate of households that experienced theft of property from a motor vehicle in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania, while only the victimisation rate decreased for NSW over this period.
The victimisation rate in NSW decreased from 3.9% to 3.2%.
The number of victims in Victoria decreased from 103,400 to 82,400 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 5.1% to 3.8%.
The number of victims in South Australia decreased from 28,200 to 20,800 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 4.3% to 3.1%.
The number of victims in Western Australia decreased from 62,200 to 50,200 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 7.5% to 5.5%.
The number of victims in Tasmania decreased from 7,200 to 3,900 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 3.6% to 1.9%.
The number of victims and the victimisation rate for malicious property damage declined in all states and territories.
The number of victims in NSW decreased from 287,600 to 199,900 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 11% to 7.2%.
The number of victims in Victoria decreased from 218,700 to 161,500 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 11% to 7.5%.
The number of victims in Queensland decreased from 152,700 to 102,900 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 9.5% to 5.9%.
The victimisation rate in South Australia decreased from 76,900 to 58,800 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 12% to 8.7%.
The number of victims in Western Australia decreased from 122,100 to 92,200 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 15% to 10%.
The number of victims in Tasmania decreased 22,100 to 15,300 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 11% to 7.3%.
The number of victims in the Northern Territory decreased from 12,100 to 6,800 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 20% to 10%.
The number of victims in the ACT decreased from 20,300 to 12,600 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 15% to 9.1%.
Victimisation for other types of theft in NSW, South Australia, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland decreased.
The number of victims in New South Wales decreased from 105,700 to 75,900 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 4.0% to 2.7%.
The victimisation rate in Queensland decreased from 4.4% to 3.3%.
The number of victims in South Australia decreased from 31,600 to 21,700 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 4.9% to 3.2%.
The number of victims in Western Australia decreased from 44,000 to 33,400 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 5.3% to 3.7%.
The number of victims in the Northern Territory decreased from 5,100 to 2,700 households, and the victimisation rate decreased from 8.2% to 4.0%.
EXPERIENCE OF MULTIPLE INCIDENTS Households that experienced motor vehicle theft were more likely to have it happen only once. Nearly all victims of motor vehicle theft (94%) experienced only one incident of motor vehicle theft in 2011-12. This was a higher rate than for all the other types of the selected household crimes where households experienced one incident, with around four-fifths of victims of theft from a motor vehicle (83%), break-in (80%) and attempted break-in (78%) experiencing only one incident and about three-quarters of victims of other types of theft (77%) and malicious property damage (77%). Over one in ten households (11%) experienced three or more incidents of other types of theft in 2011-12. Victims of other theft experienced a higher level of multiple incidents than victims of any of the other selected household crime types, with less than 10% of victims of the other types of household crime experiencing three or more incidents in 2011-12.
BREAK-INS Australia wide 2011-12
There were an estimated 372,400 break-in incidents in 2011–12 experienced by 249,800 (2.9%) Australian households. Nearly four in five (79%) of victims of break-in reported the incident they experienced to the police.
The break-in victimisation rates for the Northern Territory (6.0%) and Western Australia (4.5%) were both higher than the national average (2.9%) and higher than all other states and territories. The break-in victimisation rates for South Australia (2.3%) and ACT (1.7%) were both lower than the national average (2.9%) and lower than Northern Territory (6.0%), Western Australia (4.5%) and Queensland (3.0%). The break-in victimisation rate for the ACT was also lower than NSW (2.8%).
ATTEMPTED BREAK-INS Australia wide 2011-12
In 2011–12, an estimated 295,200 incidents of attempted break-in were experienced by 196,600 (2.3%) Australian households. Around two-fifths (41%) of incidents of attempted break-in were reported to police. The attempted break-in victimisation rates for Western Australia (3.4%), Northern Territory (4.8%) and ACT (3.4%) were all higher than the national average (2.3%). Households in all three states were also more likely to be victims of attempted break-in than NSW (1.9%), Victoria (1.7%) and South Australia (2.0%). The attempted break-in victimisation rate for Victoria (1.7%) was lower than the national average (2.3%). Households in Victoria were also less likely to be victims of attempted break-in than households in Queensland (2.7%), Western Australia (3.4%), Tasmania (2.5%), Northern Territory (4.8%) and ACT (3.4%).
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