WA Tops Table For Assault and Burglary
Feb 17th 2018, 7:43 am
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WA Tops Table For Assault and Burglary
West Australians are more likely to be victims of crime including assaults and home burglary than people in any other state, according to research by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
According to ABS data, of the 58,800 West Australians who said they were physically assaulted, about half were the victim of one incident, while a quarter listed three or more attacks. (which makes one wonder the sort of lifestyle these people lead)
About 5.4% of WA households experienced one or more incidents of theft from a motor vehicle compared to 2.8% nationally, while about 4.3% said they had been victim of a home burglary, compared to 2.5% nationwide.
According to ABS data, of the 58,800 West Australians who said they were physically assaulted, about half were the victim of one incident, while a quarter listed three or more attacks. (which makes one wonder the sort of lifestyle these people lead)
About 5.4% of WA households experienced one or more incidents of theft from a motor vehicle compared to 2.8% nationally, while about 4.3% said they had been victim of a home burglary, compared to 2.5% nationwide.
Feb 17th 2018, 8:05 am
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Re: WA Tops Table For Assault and Burglary
West Australians are more likely to be victims of crime including assaults and home burglary than people in any other state, according to research by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
According to ABS data, of the 58,800 West Australians who said they were physically assaulted, about half were the victim of one incident, while a quarter listed three or more attacks. (which makes one wonder the sort of lifestyle these people lead)
About 5.4% of WA households experienced one or more incidents of theft from a motor vehicle compared to 2.8% nationally, while about 4.3% said they had been victim of a home burglary, compared to 2.5% nationwide.
According to ABS data, of the 58,800 West Australians who said they were physically assaulted, about half were the victim of one incident, while a quarter listed three or more attacks. (which makes one wonder the sort of lifestyle these people lead)
About 5.4% of WA households experienced one or more incidents of theft from a motor vehicle compared to 2.8% nationally, while about 4.3% said they had been victim of a home burglary, compared to 2.5% nationwide.
Feb 17th 2018, 8:05 am
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Re: WA Tops Table For Assault and Burglary
West Australians are more likely to be victims of crime including assaults and home burglary than people in any other state, according to research by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
According to ABS data, of the 58,800 West Australians who said they were physically assaulted, about half were the victim of one incident, while a quarter listed three or more attacks. (which makes one wonder the sort of lifestyle these people lead)
About 5.4% of WA households experienced one or more incidents of theft from a motor vehicle compared to 2.8% nationally, while about 4.3% said they had been victim of a home burglary, compared to 2.5% nationwide.
According to ABS data, of the 58,800 West Australians who said they were physically assaulted, about half were the victim of one incident, while a quarter listed three or more attacks. (which makes one wonder the sort of lifestyle these people lead)
About 5.4% of WA households experienced one or more incidents of theft from a motor vehicle compared to 2.8% nationally, while about 4.3% said they had been victim of a home burglary, compared to 2.5% nationwide.
Feb 17th 2018, 8:21 am
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Feb 17th 2018, 8:44 am
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And what? Second time now you have come out with a odd reply concerning Perth. In fact only time you bother to contribute to any thread I post. There is such a thing as giving comment with regards to the stats relayed. A lot of people may well be surprised that Perth rates are high.
There may be reasons for this which could just be interesting to read for some.
There may be reasons for this which could just be interesting to read for some.
Feb 17th 2018, 8:46 am
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Re: WA Tops Table For Assault and Burglary
Buggered if I know the purpose behind posting statistics for a particular type of crime in a particular state. Why extrapolate assault and burglary?
ABS
Australia national offender rate 2016/2017 - 1,949 offenders per 100,000 persons
WA offender rate for 2016/2017 - 1,874 offenders per 100,000 persons
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Australia national offender rate 2016/2017 - 1,949 offenders per 100,000 persons
WA offender rate for 2016/2017 - 1,874 offenders per 100,000 persons
Feb 17th 2018, 8:48 am
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Saying that am fully aware of a number of dodgy suburbs as well. Worse than Melbourne or Sydney though?
Feb 17th 2018, 8:50 am
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Re: WA Tops Table For Assault and Burglary
And what? Second time now you have come out with a odd reply concerning Perth. In fact only time you bother to contribute to any thread I post. There is such a thing as giving comment with regards to the stats relayed. A lot of people may well be surprised that Perth rates are high.
There may be reasons for this which could just be interesting to read for some.
There may be reasons for this which could just be interesting to read for some.
As for contributing to threads you post, to be honest I usually avoid your threads. I find the majority of them to be meaningless spam. Like this one. Ciao.
Feb 17th 2018, 8:56 am
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Buggered if I know the purpose behind posting statistics for a particular type of crime in a particular state. Why extrapolate assault and burglary?
ABS
Australia national offender rate 2016/2017 - 1,949 offenders per 100,000 persons
WA offender rate for 2016/2017 - 1,874 offenders per 100,000 persons
ABS
Australia national offender rate 2016/2017 - 1,949 offenders per 100,000 persons
WA offender rate for 2016/2017 - 1,874 offenders per 100,000 persons
So sorry if it doesn't suit the picture you prefer to have in mind especially with settling here in prospect.
Feb 17th 2018, 9:03 am
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My years with the police taught me a lot abut crime stats They are often manipulated by the politicians to make their party look good, the other look bad etc and so since then I have taken them largely with a pinch of salt.
For instance, at one time my police service had been under instruction to get car crime down, and so we were told that all offences that involved cars being broken into, with items stolen, were now to be counted as Burglary and theft (from vehicle) thus removing them from the area of vehicle crime and placing them in the domestic arena.
Vehicle crime figures plummeted overnight and the bosses were happy.
Until the opposition picked up on the huge rise in 'domestic burglaries' and slammed the police for allowing it to happen.
Crime figures can say different things on different days to different people. Singling out one figure like this is pointless.
For instance, at one time my police service had been under instruction to get car crime down, and so we were told that all offences that involved cars being broken into, with items stolen, were now to be counted as Burglary and theft (from vehicle) thus removing them from the area of vehicle crime and placing them in the domestic arena.
Vehicle crime figures plummeted overnight and the bosses were happy.
Until the opposition picked up on the huge rise in 'domestic burglaries' and slammed the police for allowing it to happen.
Crime figures can say different things on different days to different people. Singling out one figure like this is pointless.
Feb 17th 2018, 9:11 am
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I'm sure you are right. But other cities have dodgy areas many would have thought more crime prone than Perth. Is there something else going on here? No idea just found the stats rather high for a city like Perth.
Saying that am fully aware of a number of dodgy suburbs as well. Worse than Melbourne or Sydney though?
Saying that am fully aware of a number of dodgy suburbs as well. Worse than Melbourne or Sydney though?
Difficult to source appropriate stats, but for "Burglary (Dwelling)", the number in the Kimberley is 164 vs the average of of 93 for WA as a whole. Which bears out at least part of that.
Feb 17th 2018, 9:15 am
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It's why you really need to push for trustworthy raw stats and even then it's difficult if they try and redefine things.
And don't get me started on health stats ...
Feb 17th 2018, 9:31 am
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Oh how rude of me forgot the toddle pip in conclusion........
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Feb 17th 2018, 9:37 am
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I'd actually bet that the stats are getting pushed up for the rural and mining towns, as well as for those in Perth that are now unemployed after the mining downturn. Lots of meth heads with nothing to do, and no jobs.
Difficult to source appropriate stats, but for "Burglary (Dwelling)", the number in the Kimberley is 164 vs the average of of 93 for WA as a whole. Which bears out at least part of that.
Difficult to source appropriate stats, but for "Burglary (Dwelling)", the number in the Kimberley is 164 vs the average of of 93 for WA as a whole. Which bears out at least part of that.
Feb 17th 2018, 9:41 am
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My years with the police taught me a lot abut crime stats They are often manipulated by the politicians to make their party look good, the other look bad etc and so since then I have taken them largely with a pinch of salt.
For instance, at one time my police service had been under instruction to get car crime down, and so we were told that all offences that involved cars being broken into, with items stolen, were now to be counted as Burglary and theft (from vehicle) thus removing them from the area of vehicle crime and placing them in the domestic arena.
Vehicle crime figures plummeted overnight and the bosses were happy.
Until the opposition picked up on the huge rise in 'domestic burglaries' and slammed the police for allowing it to happen.
Crime figures can say different things on different days to different people. Singling out one figure like this is pointless.
For instance, at one time my police service had been under instruction to get car crime down, and so we were told that all offences that involved cars being broken into, with items stolen, were now to be counted as Burglary and theft (from vehicle) thus removing them from the area of vehicle crime and placing them in the domestic arena.
Vehicle crime figures plummeted overnight and the bosses were happy.
Until the opposition picked up on the huge rise in 'domestic burglaries' and slammed the police for allowing it to happen.
Crime figures can say different things on different days to different people. Singling out one figure like this is pointless.