Sexual offending in Australia 2021–22 Sexual offending in Australia

ISSN

2206-7930

ISBN

9781922877512

Published Date

11-07-2024

Subject

Australian Sexual Offence Statistical collection

Series

Statistical Report

Jurisdictions

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

Western Australia

Northern Territory

Australian Capital Territory

Abstract

The Australian Sexual Offence Statistical collection was established by the Australian Institute of Criminology to monitor sexual offending across the country. The collection brings together data on all types of sexual offending, with a focus on alleged sexual offenders. This is the collection’s first Statistical Report, covering 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. It describes the 8,326 alleged sexual offenders proceeded against by police in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory in 2021–22. The offenders were proceeded against for offences involving a total of 8,460 identified victims.

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Acknowledgements
Acronyms and abbreviations
Abstract
Introduction
Data collection
- Definitions
- Data items and coding
- Counting rules
- Limitations
Sexual offenders
- Sex and age
- Indigenous status
- Number of incidents and victims
- Offender–victim relationship
- Offenders with child sexual offences
- Offenders with non-child sexual offences
- Location of offending
- Number and type of proceedings
- Prior police proceedings
Sexual offence victims
- Victims with one or more offenders
Types of sexual offending
- Offender sex by offence type
- Offender age by offence type
- Offenders by offence type and victim sex and age
References
Appendix A: Methodology
- State and territory data items coding
Appendix B: Data tables

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Sexual offending in Australia 2021–22

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