Introduction

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The aim of this section is to provide statistical data that gives a multi-faceted picture of sexual assault and family violence in Australia.

There are two main sources of data that provide estimates on the prevalence and incidence of sexual assault and family violence, reports made to State and Territory police (recorded statistics) and victimisation surveys.

Data from the police and court systems can be found in the following pages:

• Recorded statistics - reports made to police
• Recorded outcomes - what happens with reported cases?

Issues related to recorded statistics:

• Comparability - how comparable are statistics from different police sources?
• About offenders - offender profiles and recidivism.
• Recorded reporting rates - the rate of reported sexual assault.
• Under reporting - why is sexual assault under reported?
• Allegations and case outcomes - a study into false reports.

Data gathered from both recorded statistics and victimisation surveys has been combined into the following categories:

• Violence against women
• Violence against children
• Violence against men
• Violence against people with disabilities
• Violence against gay men and lesbians
• The cost of violence

A snapshot of sexual assault statistics from the last three years can be found in the following pages:

• Recent statistics - 2007
• Recent statistics - 2008
• Recent statistics - 2009

To assist researchers, a selected collection of related studies can be found at:

• Related studies

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