NCJ Number
118160
Date Published
1989
Length
695 pages
Annotation
This looseleaf volume presents a compilation of statistical material concerning the demography, the economy, and the crime trends in the States and territories that make up Australia and in the nation as a whole.
Abstract
The demographic statistics cover the size and composition of the population, infant mortality and life expectancy, marriages, divorces, ratios of males to females, and urbanization. Economic information covers the gross domestic product, the unemployment rate, the workforce, expenditures on social services, and motor vehicle registrations. Additional sections show police employment and expenditures, reported crimes, types of crimes, arrests, appearances before juvenile courts, and the numbers of juveniles in detention. Further sections show the charges brought before courts, the outcomes of court hearings, the numbers of individuals tried in higher courts, the costs of maintaining prisons, inmate populations, and prison trends. The final section lists the numbers of deaths by homicide, suicide, motor vehicles, firearms accidents, and executions. Narrative overviews and separate reports on domestic violence, missing persons, and the relationship between alcohol and crime.