Abstract
The National Homicide Monitoring Program is Australia’s only national data collection on homicide incidents, victims and offenders. This report describes 262 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. During this 12-month period there were 277 victims of homicide and 278 identified offenders.
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Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Data collection
- Definition of homicide
- Homicide classification
- Calculation of rates
- Geographic location
- Data amendments and revision
- Missing data
- Reference period
- Homicide incidents
- Incident clearance rates
- Most serious charge
- Single and multiple victim/offender homicides
- Homicide classification
- Location of homicide incidents
- Weapon use
- Victims of homicide
- Victimisation rate
- Sex and place of birth
- Child and adult victims
- Indigenous status
- Missing persons
- Sex of primary offender
- Relationship with primary offender
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims
- Non-Indigenous victims
- Cause of death
- Homicide offenders
- Sex and age
- Indigenous status
- Type of homicide perpetrated
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders
- Non-Indigenous offenders
- Criminal history
- History of domestic and family violence
- References
- Appendix A: Homicide incidents
- Appendix B: Homicide victims
- Appendix C: Homicide offenders