NCJ Number
155617
Date Published
1994
Length
56 pages
Annotation
This report presents crime statistics for South Australia for the year starting July 1, 1992 and ending June 30, 1993.
Abstract
The 203,878 offenses recorded by the police in 1992-93 represented an increase of 2.5 percent from the previous fiscal year. These included 19,135 offenses against the person, 149,842 property crimes, and 34,901 public order offenses. A total of 72,800 offenses were cleared (35.7 percent), an increase of 2.5 percent over the previous year. Data are presented regarding trends in selected categories of crime during the past 10 years, regional comparisons for specific offenses, the age and gender of offenders, prosecutions, weapons used in murders and attempted murders, and victim-offender relationships. Appended tables, offense classifications, and list of police agencies