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chucknasty
Per 100,000 people?
Pretty sure it's per 100,000.edit on 24-9-2013 by chucknasty because: 100000
Unrealised
chucknasty
Per 100,000 people?
Pretty sure it's per 100,000.edit on 24-9-2013 by chucknasty because: 100000
No. I'm afraid it's not.
It's a totality report of every weapon-related crime of 2012.
blueyezblkdragon
reply to post by Unrealised
Another thing I may add is that gun levels are back to pre port arthur massacre levels. Basically nothings changed we just have more drivebys.
chucknasty
Unrealised
chucknasty
Per 100,000 people?
Pretty sure it's per 100,000.edit on 24-9-2013 by chucknasty because: 100000
No. I'm afraid it's not.
It's a totality report of every weapon-related crime of 2012.
Explanatory note # 17
I stand corrected. It is per 100,000 people.
Perhaps
reply to post by Unrealised
I stand corrected. It is per 100,000 people.
No no nooooo!!
Do not allow yourself to stand corrected!!
The premise of your OP is correct!!
In the footnotes there is no reference to Explanatory Note #17.
Your figures are correct per population... so we have 17475 sexual assualts per 100 000 then??
cartenz
reply to post by Unrealised
Cool thanks for the ABS stats, but is there a point you're trying to make with them? That we have less fatal gun crime than another nation? or that you want knives to be banned?
Like what are you trying to say here?
Unrealised
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In 2012, the number of victims of assault recorded in each of the selected states and territories were as follows:
Selected States.
New South Wales recorded 68,745 victims of assault; a 3% decrease from 2011, with an overall victimisation rate of 943 victims per 100,000 persons.
South Australia recorded 15,161 victims of assault; a 7% decrease from 2011, with an overall victimisation rate of 916 victims per 100,000 persons.
Western Australia recorded 23,118 victims of assault; a 7% increase from 2011, with an overall victimisation rate was 951 victims per 100,000 persons.
The Northern Territory recorded 7,088 victims of assault; a 5% increase from 2011, with an overall victimisation rate of 3,018 victims per 100,000 persons.
The Australian Capital Territory recorded 1,993 victims of assault; a decrease of 11% from 2011, with an overall victimisation rate of 532 victims per 100,000 persons.