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Thursday, 27 March 2003
Page: 13958


Ms O'Byrne asked the Attorney-General, upon notice, on 3 March 2003:

On the most recent data, what is the incidence of reported crime by type in (a) Tasmania and (b) the postcode areas of (i) 7248, (ii) 7249, (iii) 7250, (iv) 7252,

(v) 7253, (vi) 7254, (vii) 7255, (viii) 7257, (ix) 7258, (x) 7259, (xi) 7260, (xii) 7261, (xiii) 7262, (xiv) 7263, (xv) 7264, (xvi) 7265, (xvii) 7267, (xviii) 7268, (xix) 7277 and (xx) 7212.


Mr Williams (Attorney-General) —The Minister for Justice and Customs has provided the following answer to the honourable member's question:

(a) I am advised that according to the most recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of victims by offence category, for offences recorded by Police, in Tasmania for 2001 was as follows:

Homicide and related offences - 22 victims. These can be broken down as follows:

(i) Murder - 8.

(ii) Attempted Murder -12 .

(iii) Manslaughter - 2.

(iv) Driving causing death - 0.

Assault - 3,475 victims.

Sexual assault - 200 victims.

Kidnapping/abduction - 11 victims.

Robbery - 190 victims. This can be broken down as follows:

(i) Armed robbery - 83.

(ii) Unarmed robbery - 107.

Blackmail/extortion - 1 victim.

Unlawful Entry with Intent - 9,253 victims. These can be broken down as follows:

(i) Property Theft - 7,333.

(ii) Other - 1,920.

Motor vehicle theft - 3,459 victims.

Other theft - 13,331 victims.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Recorded Crime: Australia 2001.

(b) I am advised that the Australian Bureau of Statistics does not produce data on the incidence of recorded crime by local area in Tasmania, including by postcode. However, I am advised that such information may be available from the Tasmanian Police.