Statistics

The Australian Sexual Offence Statistical (ASOS) collection monitors the extent and nature of sexual offending in Australia from 2021-22 onwards. The collection brings together data on sexual offences, alleged offenders and victims. It covers offences perpetrated against children and adults, including penetrative and non-penetrative sexual offences, handling of unlawful sexual material offences, and offences related to enabling unlawful sexual conduct.

The National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP) has collected and analysed information on all homicide incidents, victims and offenders in Australia since 1990. The establishment of the NHMP was recommended by the National Committee on Violence and has been made possible by the cooperation and continued support of all Australian police services and the National Coronial Information System.

The National Deaths in Custody Program (NDICP) monitors the extent and nature of Indigenous and non-Indigenous deaths occurring in prison, police custody and youth detention from 1980 onwards. The program was established following Recommendation 41 from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody for ongoing monitoring of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander deaths in custody.

Identity crime is one of the most prevalent crime types in Australia. Annual monitoring of identity crime and misuse is undertaken through the Cybercrime in Australia Survey, which measures the prevalence and characteristics of cybercrime, risk factors, help-seeking behaviour, financial losses and other harms from victimisation.