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Robbery statistics

• Robberies rose again in 2007 to 17,988 from 17,284 in 2006 but remains lower than recorded in the early 2000s.
• The proportion of robberies in 2007 involving a weapon (43%) was similar to that in 2006 (44%).
• The numbers of both armed and unarmed robberies peaked in March 2001. Armed and unarmed robberies follow similar monthly patterns.

Recent publications

• Armed robbery in Australia: 2008 National Armed Robbery Monitoring Program annual report
  30 June 2011
• Knife crime: Recent data on carriage and use
  18 May 2011
• ‘Knife crime’ in Australia: Incidence, aetiology and responses
  18 May 2011
• Armed robbery in Australia: 2007 National Armed Robbery Monitoring Program annual report
  20 July 2010
• Cash in transit armed robbery in Australia
  20 July 2010
• Service station armed robbery in Australia
  16 July 2009
• Strategies for preventing armed robbery
  15 July 2009
• Victims of armed robbery by location
  22 April 2009
• Armed robbery in Australia: 2006 National Armed Robbery Monitoring Program annual report
  08 March 2009
• Preventing and dealing with armed robbery through staff training
  08 August 2008
• Armed robbery in Australia : organisational victims by location
  09 April 2008
• Armed robbery in Australia : 2005 National armed robbery monitoring program annual report
  01 January 2008
• Robbery victimisation
  12 June 2007
• Armed robbery : who commits it and why?
  04 November 2006
• Armed robbery in Australia : weapon use by location
  18 July 2006