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Acquitted 1,156 [18th of 30]
Assault victims 2.4% [4th of 20]
Believe in police efficiency 76% [4th of 17]
Bribe payers index 8.1 [2nd of 19]
Car thefts 139,094 [8th of 46]
Death penalty > Abolition date 1,985 [44th of 64]
Death penalty > Last executed 1,967 [18th of 55]
Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms 16.3435 [21st of 32]
Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. 1.8802 [27th of 32]
Jails 153 [14th of 80]
Murders committed by youths 88 [38th of 73]
Murders with firearms 59 [21st of 36]
Perception of safety > Walking in dark 64% [14th of 15]
Prisoners 22,492 prisoners [21st of 168]
Prisoners > Per capita 116 per 100,000 people [74th of 164]
Rape victims 1% [5th of 20]
Software piracy rate 28% [95th of 107]
Suicide rates in ages 15-24 14.6 per 100,000 people [6th of 17]
Suicide rates in ages 25-34 18.7 per 100,000 people [7th of 17]
Total crime victims 30.1% [1st of 20]

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SOURCES: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin; UN International Crime Victims' Survey; Transparency International; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); Last updated: 01/04/03; Wikipedia: Gun violence ; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002; International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Australia, Commonwealth of Australia

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Brock
11th February 2013
Death penalty > Abolition date 1,985 [44th of 64]
Death penalty > Abolition for ordinary crimes 1,984 [3rd of 20]
Death penalty > Last executed 1,967 [18th of 55]

Ha! These are DATES!

Last person executed - 1967
CP abolished - 1985

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Australia
anti discrimination
2nd October 2011
Stop discriminate Australia! Pater+Field
Dan
30th July 2011
If you're from Australia I'd at least think you'd know capital punishment was not abolished in 1967.
Greg
1st July 2010
Hi i didn't know 15,630 people get raped every year!!! Is this info true.....?
Peter+Field
19th May 2010
I have always felt ill at ease with the proto human culture of this country - according to per capita data Australians are Number 1 at Burglary, 2nd in Property Damage and 3rd in Rape, having forfeited this title to South Africa and and little Island off its coast. This really explains a lot to me and should make sense to most all the artists, immigrants and anyone else who was not raised in the uterus of a shopping mall. Its time to start planning to live off the grid and leave them to fight it out amongst themselves. Makes me proud to be Un-Australian.
replica
19th April 2010
Nicole, this information is at the very least very outdated. Car Theft rate is lest than half here (3.19 per 1000 in 2008, down from 6.9 alleged here), burglary rate was 16.9 per 1,000 in 2005 (down from 21.7 here), Robberies were .772 per 1,000 in 2007, 31% lower than here. Rapes appear to be all forms of sexual assault, I can't any info on rapes singularly. -- removed bit about death penalty hopes it doesn't posted rolls eyes --
Dwayne
19th April 2010
Nicole, this information is at the very least very outdated. Car Theft rate is lest than half here (3.19 per 1000 in 2008, down from 6.9 alleged here), burglary rate was 16.9 per 1,000 in 2005 (down from 21.7 here), Robberies were .772 per 1,000 in 2007, 31% lower than here. Rapes appear to be all forms of sexual assault, I can't any info on rapes singularly. I'm not sure how we have executed 1,900 criminals, lol. Even if they were counting ones prior to it being abolished in 1967, I doubt we'd match up against the UK. In fact, there were 114 in the 20th century. Also, notable is the absence of countries which actually have the death penalty, such as the US.
Dwayne
19th April 2010
Nicole, this information is at the very least very outdated. Car Theft rate is lest than half here (3.19 per 1000 in 2008, down from 6.9 alleged here), burglary rate was 16.9 per 1,000 in 2005 (down from 21.7 here), Robberies were .772 per 1,000 in 2007, 31% lower than here. Rapes appear to be all forms of sexual assault, I can't any info on rapes singularly. I'm not sure how we have executed 1,900 criminals, lol. (I'm not sure what those figures mean. shrug) Even if they were counting ones prior to it being abolished in 1967, I doubt we'd match up against the UK. In fact, there were 114 in the 20th century. Also, notable is the absence of countries which actually have the death penalty, such as the US.
Nicole
22nd March 2010
I this information true or just some stupid prank people are trying to play?
Jake
1st February 2010
Copyright and computer based fraud are two completely overlooked crimes all over the world, and people like publishers of Limewire seem to get off without a slap on the wrist. These two crime cost the Australian Government millions of dollars each year.
Edria Murray
Staff editor

27th March 2005
In response to shahid:

The country with the highest reported total per capita crime rate is Dominica followed by New Zealand and Finland. For further information on total crimes or particular types of crime such as murder, drug offences, assault or car theft see the crime category.

In order to achieve a fair comparison, all crime statistics should be viewed per capita. It should also be noted that crime statistics only include reported crime. Crime is more likely to be reported when people feel that they can report crime to the police and have confidence in the police and the legal system.

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