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Annual Statistical Review 201011

Queensland Police Service


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Vision o the Queensland Police Service

We are determined to be a proessional policeservice, dedicated to excellence and committed to

working in partnership with the people o Queensland to enhance the

saety and security o our community.


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Commissioners Foreword

The Queensland Police Service Annual Statistical Review2010/11 provides a comprehensive record o crimestatistics or Queensland. It includes inormation on levels

o reported and cleared crime, trac related matters andpolice personnel. The Statistical Review is a key componento the Services overall perormance management and

accountability ramework.

The Statistical Review also has a strategic role. In order tohelp ensure the saety and security o Queenslanders, the

Service continues to ormulate relevant and innovativepolicing strategies. The inormation contained in theStatistical Review supports evidence based, strategic

decision making.

This years Statistical Review continues the encouragingsaety and security outcomes o recent years. It was pleasing

to see a urther 3% decrease in the States overall crime ratewhen compared with the previous year.

Over the eleven year period 2000/01 to 2010/11, the Statehas recorded decreases in the rate o oences against the

person (25%) and oences against property (46%) which hasresulted in a decrease o 30% in the overall crime rate.

Key outcomes or 2010/11 include:

6%decreaseintherateoftotaloffencesagainsttheperson;

4%increaseintherateoftotaloffencesagainstproperty;and

11%decreaseintherateoftotalotheroffences.

All o the six categories in oences against the person

recorded decreases, homicide (murder) 11%, other homicide33%, assault 6%, sexual oences 9%, robbery 3% and otheroences against the person 4%.

The ollowing categories o oences gainst property reported

decreases, unlawul entry 3%, arson 12%, raud 12% andhandling stolen goods 6%. The categories o other propertydamage, unlawul use o motor vehicle and other thet (excl.

unlawul entry) all reported increases in the rate per 100,000

persons which resulted in an overall increase in oencesagainst property.

In the other oences group breach domestic violenceorders was the only category to report an increase (4%).The remaining categories all reported decreases, drug

oences 2%, prostitution oences 32%, liquor (excludingdrunkenness) 26%, trespassing and vagrancy 11%,weapons act oences 3%, good order oences 11%, stock

related oences 9%, trac and related oences 18%, andmiscellaneous oences 22%. These oences (with theexception o domestic violence) are generally detected by

police rather than reported by the public.

During 2010/11 natural disasters aected much o the State.Ocers o all ranks and unctions (including many QPS sta

who are not sworn ocers) in every region and commandworked and assisted with the food and disaster response.

The Queensland Police Service is committed to working

collaboratively with other agencies and the community toensure the continued saety and security o all Queenslandersinto the uture.

The positive results reported in this years Statistical Reviewrefect the proessionalism and commitment o all members

o the Service, or which I am very grateul.

Bob Atkinson APMCommissioner

Bob Atkinson APM, Commissioner o Police


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Contents

Queensland Crime 1

Crime 2010/11 9

Monthly Crime Trends 17

Annual Crime Trends 35

Regional Comparisons 45

Victims o Crime 63

Oender/Victim Relationships 73

Oenders 83

Crime Locations 101

District Crime 105

Missing Persons 135

Trafc 141

Crime Statistics in Focus 149

Personnel 157

Summary Table 162

Map o Police Boundaries 163

Explanatory Notes 165

Glossary 169


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Queensland CrimeThe ollowing tables provide statistics orQueensland or the 2009/10 and 2010/11

nancial years, or reported and clearedoences against the person and oencesagainst property and reported otheroences.

Reported oence data are presented asboth numbers and rates (oences reportedper 100,000 persons), together with apercentage change indicator to provide thereader with a clear and balanced picture othe level o crime in Queensland.

Cleared oences are displayed as Reportedand Cleared in Period and Cleared

in Period, Reported Previously. ThePercentage Cleared gures reer only tothose oences reported and cleared in therelevant nancial year.

The 2009/10 statistics included in thesetables (and throughout the Review) havebeen revised rom those published in lastyears Annual Statistical Review and, assuch, gures presented last year may dierslightly rom those presented in this edition.


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Oences Against the PersonReported Oences

Number Reported Number Reportedper 100,000 Persons*

Offence 2009/10 2010/11Percentage

Change2009/10 2010/11

PercentageChange

Homicide (Murder) 55 50 -9 1 1 -11

Other Homicide 97 66 -32 2 1 -33

Attempted Murder 60 47 -22 1 1 -23

Conspiracy to Murder 2 0 - 0 0 -

Manslaughter (excl. by driving) 10 4 -60 0 0 -61

Driving Causing Death 25 15 -40 1 0 -41

Assault 20285 19469 -4 449 423 -6

Grievous Assault 1013 928 -8 22 20 -10

Serious Assault 9382 8849 -6 208 192 -8

Serious Assault (Other) 1867 1877 1 41 41 -1

Common Assault 8023 7815 -3 178 170 -4

Sexual Offences 5507 5136 -7 122 112 -9

Rape and Attempted Rape 1409 1421 1 31 31 -1

Other Sexual Oences 4098 3715 -9 91 81 -11

Robbery 1803 1787 -1 40 39 -3

Armed Robbery 788 862 9 17 19 7

Unarmed Robbery 1015 925 -9 22 20 -11

Other Offences Against the Person 3709 3648 -2 82 79 -4

Kidnapping & Abduction etc. 262 285 9 6 6 7

Extortion 40 46 15 1 1 13

Stalking 595 594 -0 13 13 -2

Lie Endangering Acts 2812 2723 -3 62 59 -5

OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON 31456 30156 -4 697 655 -6

* Although oences per 100,000 persons have been rounded to the nearest whole number, the actual rate was used to calculate the percentage changebetween the two periods. Thereore, although the change values are correct, they may not appear so, particularly in smaller volume oence categories.

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Oences Against the PersonCleared oences

Reported and Clearedin Period

Cleared in Period,Reported Previously

PercentageCleared*

Offence 2009/10 2010/11 2009/10 2010/11 2009/10 2010/11

Homicide (Murder) 50 41 6 3 91 82

Other Homicide 87 56 21 11 90 85

Attempted Murder 60 44 1 0 100 94

Conspiracy to Murder 2 0 0 0 100 0

Manslaughter (excl. by driving) 9 3 3 2 90 75

Driving Causing Death 16 9 17 9 64 60

Assault 16112 15008 1956 2093 79 77

Grievous Assault 787 704 96 109 78 76

Serious Assault 7101 6435 1122 1121 76 73

Serious Assault (Other) 1591 1571 83 118 85 84

Common Assault 6633 6298 655 745 83 81

Sexual Offences 4113 3854 855 884 75 75

Rape and Attempted Rape 1113 1088 232 220 79 77

Other Sexual Oences 3000 2766 623 664 73 74

Robbery 992 964 155 127 55 54

Armed Robbery 435 465 94 61 55 54

Unarmed Robbery 557 499 61 66 55 54

Other Offences Against the Person 2515 2223 366 346 68 61

Kidnapping & Abduction etc. 202 186 24 17 77 65

Extortion 23 26 7 7 58 57

Stalking 392 365 90 87 66 61

Lie Endangering Acts 1898 1646 245 235 67 60

OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON 23869 22146 3359 3464 76 73

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Change2009/10 2010/11

PercentageChange

Unlawful Entry 43491 43024 -1 964 935 -3

Unlawul Entry With Intent -Dwelling ** 24945 24955 0 553 542 -2

- Without Violence - Dwelling 24415 24381 -0 541 530 -2

- With Violence - Dwelling 530 573 8 12 12 6

Unlawul Entry With Intent - Shop 4325 4358 1 96 95 -1

Unlawul Entry With Intent - Other 14221 13711 -4 315 298 -5

Arson 1368 1222 -11 30 27 -12

Other Property Damage 40319 42224 5 893 917 3

Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle # 8953 9776 9 198 212 7

Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 85928 98255 14 1904 2135 12

Stealing rom Dwellings 7146 8781 23 158 191 21

Shop Stealing 16865 16056 -5 374 349 -7

Vehicles (steal rom/enter with intent) 26224 30526 16 581 663 14

Other Stealing 35693 42892 20 791 932 18

Fraud 18295 16399 -10 405 356 -12

Fraud by Computer 1957 2368 21 43 51 19

Fraud by Cheque 761 573 -25 17 12 -26

Fraud by Credit Card 3539 3072 -13 78 67 -15

Identity Fraud 589 434 -26 13 9 -28

Other Fraud 11449 9952 -13 254 216 -15

Handling Stolen Goods 4817 4594 -5 107 100 -6

Possess Property Suspected Stolen 1545 1485 -4 34 32 -6

Receiving Stolen Property 818 694 -15 18 15 -17

Possess etc. Tainted Property 2361 2295 -3 52 50 -5

Other Handling Stolen Goods 93 120 29 2 3 27

OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY 203171 215494 6 4501 4682 4

* Although oences per 100,000 persons have been rounded to the nearest whole number, the actual rate was used to calculate the percentage change betweenthe two periods. Thereore, although the change values are correct, they may not appear so, particularly in smaller volume oence categories.

** Community By-Law oences cannot be separated into oences with and without violence. As such, sub-categories may not add to the total.

# The category includes attempted oences.

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Reported and Clearedin Period Cleared in Period,Reported Previously PercentageCleared*

Offence 2009/10 2010/11 2009/10 2010/11 2009/10 2010/11

Unlawful Entry 8900 8035 1555 1491 20 19

Unlawul Entry With Intent -Dwelling ** 4739 4387 772 718 19 18

- Without Violence - Dwelling 4360 3991 733 683 18 16

- With Violence - Dwelling 379 395 39 35 72 69

Unlawul Entry With Intent - Shop 1177 1071 204 209 27 25

Unlawul Entry With Intent - Other 2984 2577 579 564 21 19

Arson 247 204 42 18 18 17

Other Property Damage 11691 12573 1301 1225 29 30

Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle # 2687 3080 479 414 30 32

Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) 25873 26480 2749 2818 30 27

Stealing rom Dwellings 1500 1701 298 306 21 19

Shop Stealing 12657 11713 591 683 75 73

Vehicles (steal rom/enter with intent) 4200 4689 659 523 16 15

Other Stealing 7516 8377 1201 1306 21 20

Fraud 12946 11146 2036 2250 71 68

Fraud by Computer 1491 1899 118 174 76 80

Fraud by Cheque 480 431 161 160 63 75

Fraud by Credit Card 2224 1813 276 379 63 59

Identity Fraud 385 283 23 90 65 65

Other Fraud 8366 6720 1458 1447 73 68

Handling Stolen Goods 4382 4167 195 209 91 91

Possess Property Suspected Stolen 1372 1324 55 65 89 89

Receiving Stolen Property 772 671 42 46 94 97

Possess etc. Tainted Property 2188 2099 88 94 93 91

Other Handling Stolen Goods 50 73 10 4 54 61

OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY 66726 65685 8357 8425 33 30

* Percentage cleared reers only to those oences which are Reported and Cleared in the relevant nancial year.

** Community By-Law oences cannot be separated into oences with and without violence. As such, sub-categories may not add to the total.

# Recovery o a motor vehicle does not in itsel clear an oence o Unlawul Use o Motor Vehicle (UUMV) (see Glossary, page 169). The recovery rate orQueensland or the 2010/11 nancial year was approximately 84%. This category includes attempts.

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Change2009/10 2010/11

PercentageChange

Drug Offences 43267 43023 -1 959 935 -2

Tracking Drugs 293 323 10 6 7 8

Possess Drugs 20037 19836 -1 444 431 -3

Produce Drugs 1705 1602 -6 38 35 -8

Sell Supply Drugs 2212 2056 -7 49 45 -9

Other Drug Oences 19020 19206 1 421 417 -1

Prostitution Offences 289 201 -30 6 4 -32

Found in Places Used or Purpose o 28 21 -25 1 0 -26

Have Interest in Premises Used or 12 9 -25 0 0 -26

Knowingly Participate in Provision 149 110 -26 3 2 -28

Public Soliciting 60 32 -47 1 1 -48

Procuring Prostitution 9 1 -89 0 0 -89

Permit Minor to be at a Place Used 0 1 - 0 0 -

Advertising Prostitution 2 5 150 0 0 145

Other Prostitution Oences 29 22 -24 1 0 -26

Liquor (excl. Drunkenness) 9299 7032 -24 206 153 -26

Gaming Racing & Betting Offences 1 0 - 0 0 -

Breach Domestic Violence Protection Order 9701 10294 6 215 224 4

Trespassing and Vagrancy 4360 3938 -10 97 86 -11

* Although oences per 100,000 persons have been rounded to the nearest whole number, the actual rate was used to calculate the percentage changebetween the two periods. Thereore, although the change values are correct, they may not appear so, particularly in smaller volume oence categories.

Other OencesReported Oences



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Change2009/10 2010/11

PercentageChange

Weapons Act Offences 3450 3412 -1 76 74 -3

Unlawul possn conc. Firearm 125 117 -6 3 3 -8

Unlawul possn rearm - Other 469 488 4 10 11 2

Bomb possn and/or use o 45 28 -38 1 1 -39

Possn and/or use other weapons;restricted items

2189 2191 0 48 48 -2

Weapons Act Oences - Other 622 588 -5 14 13 -7

Good Order Offences 52678 47809 -9 1167 1039 -11

Disobey Move-on Direction 1451 1206 -17 32 26 -18

Resist Incite Hinder Obstruct 19609 17621 -10 434 383 -12

Fare Evasion 2268 2341 3 50 51 1

Public Nuisance 29350 26641 -9 650 579 -11

Stock Related Offences 613 566 -8 14 12 -9

Traffic and Related Offences 45850 38153 -17 1016 829 -18

Dangerous Operation o a Vehicle 1423 1327 -7 32 29 -9

Drink Driving 32604 28517 -13 722 620 -14

Disqualied Driving 11771 8283 -30 261 180 -31

Interere with Mechanism o M/V 52 26 -50 1 1 -51

Miscellaneous Offences 2707 2143 -21 60 47 -22

OTHER OFFENCES 172215 156571 -9 3815 3402 -11

* Although oences per 100,000 persons have been rounded to the nearest whole number, the actual rate was used to calculate the percentage change betweenthe two periods. Thereore, although the change values are correct, they may not appear so, particularly in smaller volume oence categories.

Other OencesReported Oences



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Crime 2010/11

Oences Against the PersonThe broad oence group o oences against the

person is comprised o a number o dierent

oence categories, with the volume o oences

reported diering signicantly across categories.

For example, assaults account or 65% o oences

against the person (Figure 1) while homicide

(murder) accounts or less than 1%. Thus, assault

oences tend to dominate oences against the

person, while homicide (murder) will have little

eect on the overall total.

Oth. Offences Against the Person12%

Robbery6%

Sexual Offences17%

Assault65%

Figure 1: offences against the person (%) - 2010/11*-

Overall, the number o oences against the

person decreased by 4% in Queensland between

2009/10 and 2010/11. A total o 30,156 oences

were reported to police in 2010/11, 1,300

less than the revised gure rom the previous

nancial year. Taking into account the growth o

the Queensland population, the rate o oences

against the person decreased by 6% rom 697 to

655 oences per 100,000 persons.

O the 30,156 oences against the person

reported to police during the 2010/11 nancial

year, 22,146 (73%) were cleared by the end

o June 2011 compared with 76% cleared the

previous year. An additional 3,464 oences

reported in previous time periods were also

cleared during 2010/11.

As with previous years, North Queensland (Far

Northern and Northern Regions) recorded the

highest rates o oences against the person,

while Metropolitan South Region recorded the

lowest. South Eastern Region recorded the largestdecrease o 11% in the period under review.

Fiteen to nineteen year old emales were mostlikely to have been victims o oences against theperson in 2010/11 ollowed by ten to ourteenyear old emales. In the younger age groups (zeroto nineteen years), emales were more likelythan males to be victims o oences against theperson. From the age o twenty years, males weremore likely than emales to be victims. For 58%o victims o solved oences, the oenders wereknown to them.

More males were proceeded against or oencesagainst the person compared with emales.While only 22% o oenders were emale, 31%were male aged teen to twenty our years. Thelikelihood o oending peaked in the teento nineteen year age group or both males andemales and decreased with increasing age.

O those who were ound to have committedoences against the person, approximately 56%were proceeded against through an arrest witha urther 25% proceeded against through the

service o a notice to appear.

Homicide (Murder)

Homicide (murder) is a small volume oencecategory and, as such, is subject to sizeablefuctuations rom one year to the next and romregion to region.

The number o homicide (murder) oencesdecreased by 5 oences in Queensland or2010/11 compared with 2009/10. O the 50homicides reported to police in 2010/11, 41(82%) were cleared in the same period. Anadditional 3 oences were cleared rom previousperiods.

North Coast Region recorded the highest increaseand Northern and Southern Region recorded thelargest decrease o homicide (murder) oenceswithin the State. The highest rate was recorded byFar Northern and Northern Regions and the lowestrate was recorded by Metropolitan South Region.

This year, 54% o the victims o homicide (murder)were emale. The highest rate o homicide(murder) oences occurred or emales in the

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recorded a rate o 4 oences per 100,000 persons.In 69% o solved cases, the oender was known tothe victim.

Males were signicantly more likely than emalesto commit homicide (murder) (88%). In 2010/11,

males aged twenty ve to twenty nine and thirtyve to thirty nine years were most likely to oend.In 91% o cases, the oender was proceededagainst through an arrest.

Other Homicide

As with homicide (murder), other homicide isa low-volume oence category. Thereore, it issubject to marked fuctuations rom year to yearand rom area to area. The rate o other homicideoences decreased by 32% during 2010/11, asa result o decreases in attempted murder (13

oences), conspiracy to murder (2 oences),manslaughter (6 oences), and driving causingdeath (10 oences).

Factoring in the increase o the Queenslandestimated resident population, other homicideoences decreased by 33% to a rate o 1 oenceper 100,000 persons. O the 66 oences reportedto police in 2010/11, 56 (85%) were cleared inthe same period. Additionally, 11 oences werecleared rom previous periods.

Central and Southern Regions were the only

regions to record an increase in the rate o otherhomicide oences. Central and Southern Regionsrecorded the highest rate per 100,000 persons orother homicide in the State.

Just over two-thirds (70%) o the victims o otherhomicide were male with the highest rate recordedin the orty to orty our years age group. For everyage group, except or those aged zero to ourand twenty ve to twenty nine years, males weremore likely to be victims than emales. In 62% othe solved cases, the oender was known to thevictim.

Males were signicantly more likely than emalesto commit other homicide oences (84% ooenders were male). In 2010/11, males agedtwenty to twenty our and thirty ve to thirty nineyears were most likely to oend. Seventy ourpercent o oenders were proceeded againstthrough an arrest, while 19% were issued with anotice to appear.

Assault

Assaults comprise approximately 65% o total

oences against the person. As such, they tend

to dominate this broad oence group. The numbero assaults in Queensland decreased by 4% rom2009/10 to 2010/11. This equates to a rate o423 oences per 100,000 persons in 2010/11.

The overall decrease in the rate o assaults is

attributable to decreases in the rate o all assaultcategories. O the 19,469 assaults reported topolice in 2010/11, 15,008 (77%) were clearedin the same period with a urther 2,093 oencescleared rom previous periods.

ReportedOffencesper 100000Population

0

100

200

300

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Grievous Assault Serious Assault Serious Assault (Other) Common Assault

22

220

38

185

24

199

34

184

23

197

37

180

22

208

41

178

20

192

41

170

Figure 2: Reported assaults, Queensland, 2006/07 to 2010/11

Higher rates o serious assault were seen in2006/07 (Figure 2). A possible explanation or this

is a broadening o the denition o serious assaultto include, or example, assault o a person agedsixty years or more, assault on physically impairedpeople and assaulting a police ocer in theexecution o duty.

The seasonal infuence on the occurrence oassaults can be seen clearly in monthly crimetrends (see page 19). These oences peak aroundDecember o each year and all to a low around

July.

As with previous years, Far Northern and Northern

Regions recorded the highest rates o assault inthe State, despite Far Northern Region recordingthe largest decrease o 11%. Metropolitan SouthRegion recorded the lowest rate.

For all age groups males were more likely thanemales to be victims o assault. Males agedteen to twenty-nine years were most likely to bevictims. From age twenty, the rate o victimisationor males decreased steadily. The age ovictimisation or emales peaked at the teento nineteen year age cohort and then decreasedwith increasing age. For 55% o victims o solved

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Across all age groups, males were also more likely

to commit oences o assault (74% o oenders

were male). Males aged teen to nineteen years

were most likely to oend. O those people

proceeded against, 53% were arrested and 30%

were served with a notice to appear.

Sexual Oences

Sexual oences are particularly aected by an

unpredictable variability in the reported rates

due to the act that oences occurring decades

ago are still being reported to police. As oences

are counted against the period in which they

are reported, rather than when they occurred,

increases in crime statistics do not always equate

to an increase in victimisation.

The number o sexual oences reported to police

in 2010/11 decreased by 7% rom the number

reported in the previous nancial year. The

number reported equates to a rate o 112 oences

reported per 100,000 persons. The decrease in

the rate is attributable to a decrease o 11% in

other sexual oences. O those oences reported

in 2010/11, 3,854 (75%) were cleared, with an

additional 884 oences cleared rom previous

periods.

Seven o the eight regions recorded decreases

in sexual oences with South Eastern Region

recording the largest decrease o 26%.Metropolitan South Region recorded the lowest

rate and the lowest rate. North Coast Region

recorded the only increase o 6%.

The Sexual Oence category is one o two oence

categories or which there are more emale victims

than male (83% o victims were emale). Females

aged between ten and nineteen years were most

likely to be victims o sexual oences. Females in

this age group comprise 48% o total victims. For

73% o victims o solved oences, the oender

was known to them. In 28% o solved cases, theoender was a amily member.

In total, 87 or 4% o emales committed sexual

oences in 2010/11. Thus, 96% o oenders were

male. The age distribution o male oenders is

unique or this oence type in that the distribution

is almost uniorm across all age groups with the

exception o teen to nineteen year olds. The

number o oenders is only slightly lower in the

older age groups, with males aged ty years and

over representing 16% o all sexual oenders. For

those proceeded against, 60% were arrested and

10% were served with a notice to appear.

Robbery

A decrease o 9% in the number o unarmed

robberies reported to police in 2010/11 led to an

overall decrease in the number o robbery oences

reported in the year under review. A total o 1,787

oences were reported to police, which equatesto a rate o 39 oences per 100,000 persons. O

these, 964 (54%) were cleared in the period in

which they were reported, with an additional 127

oences cleared rom previous periods.

The rates o robbery increased steadily since the

early 1980s, peaking in 1998/99. Since 1998/99

the rate o robbery oences has been showing a

decreasing trend. The rate o reported unarmed

robbery recorded an 11% decrease while the rate

o armed robbery recorded an increase o 7%

(Figure 3).


0

10

20

30

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Armed Robbery Unarmed Robbery

19

25

19

2221 21

18

23

19

20

Figure 3: Reported robbery offences, Queensland, 2006/07 to 2010/11

Robbery oences tend to occur more requently

in the south-east corner o the State as was the

case in 2010/11. Northern Region recorded the

largest increase o 19% and South Eastern Region

recorded the highest rate o robbery in the State.

North Coast Region recorded the greatest decrease

o 26% and the lowest rate in the State.

For every age group, males were more likely than

emales to be victims o robbery, with males aged

teen to nineteen years most likely to be victims.

Males were victim to robbery in 75% o all cases

reported to police. For the majority o victims

(81%) o solved robbery oences, the oender

was unknown to them.

Males were signicantly more likely than emales

to commit robbery oences (85% o oenders

were male) and 58% o total oenders were aged

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proceeded against or robbery oences, 82% werearrested and 8% issued with a notice to appear.

Other Oences Against the Person

The category o other oences against the person

includes oences such as kidnapping andabduction, deprivation o liberty, extortion, stalkingand lie endangering acts.

In 2010/11, other oences against the persondecreased by 2% rom 3,709 to 3,648 oences.When taking into account the growth oQueenslands population, the rate decreased by4%. O the 3,648 reported other oences againstthe person, 61% were cleared in the same period. Inaddition, 346 oences reported in previous periodswere also cleared.

Females represented 54% o victims o total otheroences against the person. People most likely tobe victims o other oences against the person wereemale and aged between ten and nineteen years.For 62% o victims o solved oences, the oenderwas known to them.

Oences Against Property

The oence group o oences against property iscomprised o a number o oence categories. Aswith oences against the person, the contribution oeach category to the total diers signicantly (Figure

4). In 2010/11, other thet (excl. unlawul entry)accounted or 46% o total oences against propertyand was the highest in volume o the propertyoence categories. Unlawul entry with Intent andother property damage each accounted or 20% ooences, with raud accounting or 8%. As such, thisbroad oence group tends to be dominated by otherthet (excl. unlawul entry) and unlawul entry withIntent, and other property damage, with oencecategories such as arson having little eect.

The number o reported oences against propertyor the 2010/11 period increased by 6% when

compared with the 2009/10 period. Factoring inthe growth o the Queensland population, oencesagainst property were reported at a rate o 4,682oences per 100,000 persons in 2010/11, anincrease o 4% rom the previous year. O alloences against property reported in 2010/11, 30%were cleared in the same period with a urther 8,425oences cleared rom previous periods.

Unlawful Entry20%

Arson1%

Other Property Damage20%

Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle

5%

Other Theft46%

Fraud8%

Handling Stolen Goods2%

Figure 4: offences against property (%) - 2010/111

South Eastern Region recorded the highest rate

o oences against property (5,668 oences per

100,000 persons) in the State, while NorthernRegion recorded the only decrease (6%). North

Coast Region recorded the lowest rate (3,863

oences per 100,000 persons).

Overall, oences against property were more

likely to be committed by males (75% o oenders

were male). Over one quarter (28%) o oenders

proceeded against or oences against property

were male aged between teen and nineteen

years. O the total people proceeded against or

oences against property, 38% were arrested, 44%

were served with a notice to appear and 13% werecautioned.

Unlawul Entry

The number o unlawul entry oences decreased by

1%. This equates to a 3% decrease in the rate once

the growth o the Queensland population is taken

into account. O the 43,024 oences reported to

police in 2010/11, 19% were cleared in the same

period with a urther 1,491 oences cleared rom

previous periods.

The rate o unlawul entry o dwellings decreased by2%, the rate o unlawul entry o shops decreased by

1% and unlawul entry o other premises decreased

by 5%.

Six o the eight regions recorded decreases, the

largest o which was North Coast Region (13%).

Northern Region recorded the highest rate (1,284

oences per 100,000 persons) while North Coast

Region recorded the lowest rate (683 oences per

100,000 persons). South Eastern Region recorded

1 Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.Thereore, although the percentages are correct, they do not addto 100%.


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the largest increase o 13% in the period under

review.

Most unlawul entry oences were committed by

young males. In act, 91% o oenders were male

and approximately 64% were male aged under

twenty-ve years. O all oenders proceededagainst or unlawul entry oences, 58% were

arrested, 11% cautioned and 25% served with a

notice to appear.

Arson

Arson is the lowest in volume o the oences

against property categories and, as such, exerts

very little infuence on the oences against

property total. The number o arson oences

decreased by 11% rom 2009/10 to 2010/11.

The rate o oences decreased by 12%, rom 30to 27 oences per 100,000 persons. O the 1,222

oences reported in 2010/11, 204 (17%) were

cleared in the same period. An additional 18

oences were cleared rom previous periods.

Six o the eight Regions recorded decreases with

Southern Region recording the greatest decrease

o 30%. Metropolitan North Region recorded the

largest increase (9%), however also recorded the

lowest rate (14 oences per 100,000 persons).

Similar to previous years, South Eastern Region

recorded the highest rate (54 oences per

100,000 persons).

This year, 87% o oenders were male with teen

to nineteen year old males being the most likely

to be proceeded against or arson. Approximately

72% o oenders were arrested, 9% cautioned

and 8% served with a notice to appear.

Other Property Damage

The number o other property damage oences

reported in 2010/11 increased by 5% when

compared to the previous nancial year. The rate

o oences increased by 3%, rom 893 to 917

oences per 100,000 persons. O those oences

reported to police in 2010/11, 12,573 (30%) were

cleared during this period, with an additional

1,225 oences cleared rom previous time

periods.

Far Northern Region recorded the highest rate o

1,160 oences per 100,000 persons. The largest

decrease was recorded by Central Region (7%).

Metropolitan South Region recorded the lowest

rate o other property damage oences (764

oences per 100,000 persons).

As with most oence types, teen to nineteenyear old males were most likely to be proceededagainst or other property damage oences. Only12% o oenders were emale and only 15%o oenders were aged thirty years or more. Intotal, 46% o oenders were served with a notice

to appear, 34% were arrested, and 14% werecautioned.

Unlawul Use o Motor Vehicle

The rate o unlawul use o motor vehicle oencesincreased by 7% in 2010/11 which is equivalentto 823 more oences reported during 2010/11.

In 2010/11, 9,776 unlawul use o motor vehicleoences were reported to police. O these, 3,080(32%) were cleared during this period, with anadditional 414 oences cleared rom previous

periods (note: or recovery rates see Glossary,page 169). In 2010/11, unlawul use o motorvehicle oences were reported at a rate o 212oences or every 100,000 persons.

North Coast and Metropolitan North Regions werethe only two areas to record decreases o 5% and3% respectively. Far Northern Region recordedthe highest increase o 17%, while North CoastRegion recorded the lowest rate o 117 oencesper 100,000 persons.

Males aged teen to nineteen years were most

likely to commit unlawul use o motor vehicleoences (40% o male oenders were in thisgroup). Forty-ve percent o all oenders wereaged teen to nineteen years. Approximately 65%o oenders were arrested and 24% were servedwith a notice to appear.

Other Thet(excluding Unlawul Entry)

The rate o other thet (excluding unlawul entry)oences increased by 12% rom 2009/10 to

2010/11. This category is the highest in volume othe oences against property categories and thusexerts a signicant infuence on property crime asa total. In 2010/11, 98,255 other thet oenceswere reported to police, o which 27% werecleared during this period. A urther 2,818 werecleared rom previous periods.

Three o the our sub-categories o other thetoences recorded increases in the rate o oencesreported: stealing rom dwellings (21%), stealrom vehicles (14%), and other stealing (18%).In 2010/11, 73% o shop stealing oences were

cleared during the 2010/11 period, making this


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the highest clearance rate within the other thetsub-categories.

The highest rate o other thet (excluding unlawulentry) occurred in South Eastern Region which alsorecorded the highest increase. The lowest rate was

recorded in Southern Region and Northern Regionrecorded the only decrease in the year underreview.

The proportion o emale oenders or other thetwas higher than or most other oence types at36%, or just over one third. For both males andemales, those in the teen to nineteen yearage group were most likely to commit other thetoences. Arrest rates are low or this oence typeat 28%, while 50% were served with a notice toappear, and 18% issued cautions. O the 18% ooenders issues with cautions, 99% were juveniles

(aged between ten and sixteen years).

Fraud

Queensland recorded a decrease in the numbero oences per 100,000 persons in most sub-categories o raud oences during the currentperiod. Decreases were reported in raud by chequeoences (26%), raud by credit card oences(15%), identity raud oences (28%), and otherraud oences (15%). This resulted in an overalldecrease o 12% in the rate o total raud oences.Fraud by computer was the only category to record

an increase (19%) in 2010/11.

O the 16,399 oences reported in 2010/11,11,146 (68%) were cleared in the same periodwith a urther 2,250 oences cleared rom previousperiods.

Central Region recorded the highest rate o raudoences with North Coast Region recording thehighest increase. Northern Region recorded thelargest decrease o 34%.

Historically, raud was unique in that the age othose proceeded against tended to be older whencompared with other oence types, though thistrend appears to have shited over recent years.A relatively higher proportion o emales commitraud oences compared with other oence types.Approximately 36% o oenders were emale.Males aged twenty ve to twenty nine years andemales aged teen to nineteen years were mostlikely to commit raud oences. Thirty our percento oenders were arrested, while 58% were issuedwith a notice to appear.

Handling Stolen Goods

Handling stolen goods oences recorded adecrease in the rate o oences o 6% rom 107to 100 oences per 100,000 persons. O the total4,594 oences reported to police in 2010/11,

4,167 (91%) were cleared in the same period,with a urther 209 oences cleared rom previousperiods.

Far North Region recorded the highest rate ohandling stolen goods oences while MetropolitanNorth Region recorded the greatest decrease (23%).Southern Region recorded the largest increase o10%, however also recorded the lowest rate.

As with most oence categories, males were mostlikely to commit handling stolen goods oences(77% o oenders were male) and males in theteen to nineteen year age group were most likelyto oend. Oenders were more likely to be servedwith a notice to appear (52%) although 39% werearrested.

Other Oences

Other oences is a broad collection o disparateoence categories. These categories are distinctrom oences against the person and propertyin that they are generally oences detected bypolice rather than being reported by the public.Drug oences, trac oences and prostitution

oences are examples o this. Trends and patternsin the levels o other oences are thereore otenindicative o specic initiatives o the Police Servicerather than being indicative o the level o crimeactually occurring. As such, increases are otenseen as a positive improvement o police detectionrates. In the 2010/11 nancial year much o theState was aected by natural disasters, as suchocers o all ranks and unctions (including manyQueensland Police sta who are not sworn inocers) in every region and command (includingmany who were o-duty) worked or assisted withthe food response.

As a total, the number o other oences decreasedby 9% state-wide rom 172,215 oences recordedin 2009/10 to 156,571 oences recorded in2010/11. This equates to a rate o 3,402 oencesper 100,000 persons in 2010/11.

All o the eight regions recorded decreases intotal other oences with Far Northern Regionrecording the largest decrease o 20%. Rates aretraditionally higher in the northern part o the Stateand this trend was again repeated in 2010/11.Northern Region recorded the highest rate, while

Metropolitan South Region recorded the lowest.


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Drug Oences

Decreases in the number o drug oences inthree o the ve sub-categories o drug oencescontributed to an overall decrease o 1%. Whentaking into account the growth o Queenslands

population, drug oences recorded a decreaseo 2%.

Northern Region recorded the highest rate andthe largest increase o drug oences in the State.The largest decrease o 17% was recorded byFar Northern Region and Metropolitan SouthRegion recorded the lowest rate (737 oences per100,000 persons).

Breach o Domestic ViolenceProtection Orders

Breach o domestic violence protection ordersare a breach o a court order and, as such, areclassed as Regina oences; hence, the inclusionunder other oences and not oences against theperson.

The 2010/11 nancial year recorded a 6% increasein the number o breach o domestic violenceprotection orders. A total o 10,294 oenceswere reported to police, equating to a rate o 224oences per 100,000 persons.

Metropolitan Regions recorded the lowest rates

o Breach o Domestic Violence Protection Orderoences in the State, while the northern regionsagain recorded the highest. South EasternRegion recorded the largest increase o 12% andMetropolitan North Region recorded the lowest rateo 108 oences per 100,000 persons.

Weapons Act Oences

The rate o weapons act oences decreased by 3%rom 76 oences per 100,000 persons in 2009/10to 74 oences per 100,000 persons in 2010/11.The overall decrease is attributable to decreases in

our o the ve weapons sub-categories; unlawulpossession o concealable rearm (8%), bombpossession (39%), possession and/or use otherweapons (2%) and weapons act oences other(7%).

Five o the eight regions recorded decreases inweapons act oences during the 2010/11 nancialyear. Far Northern and Central Regions recorded thelargest decreases o 15% and 16% respectively.During 2010/11, Northern Region recorded thehighest rate o 123 oences per 100,000 personswhile Metropolitan South Region recorded the

lowest rate o 54 oences per 100,000 persons.

Good Order Oences

The rate o good order oences decreased by11% rom 2009/10 to 2010/11. A total o 47,809oences were detected by police, which equates toa rate o 1,039 oences or every 100,000 persons.

A decrease in three o the our sub categoriesresulted in the overall decrease in these oences.

Metropolitan South Region recorded the largestdecrease o 21% however the region recorded thelowest rate or good order oences. Higher ratesare generally seen in the northern regions and thisoccurred again in 2010/11 with Northern Regionrecording the highest rate o 2,025 oences per100,000 persons.

Trafc and Related Oences

The number o trac and related oencesdecreased by 17% rom 45,850 to 38,153oences. All our o the our sub-categoriesrecorded decreases o which the largest was a50% decrease in interere with mechanism o amotor vehicle oences. The number o dangerousoperation o a vehicle oences decreased by 7%,drink driving oences 13% and disqualied drivingoences 30%.

Metropolitan South Region recorded the largestdecrease as well as the lowest rate. Far NorthernRegion recorded the highest rate o 1,274 oences

per 100,000 persons.

Please note that the trac and related oencescategory reerred to above includes dangerousoperation o a vehicle, drink driving, disqualieddriving and interere with the mechanism o amotor vehicle only. For inormation on Speedand Red Light Camera Notices or Random BreathTests please reer to the trac section on pages141-147.


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Monthly Crime TrendsThe graphs in this section provide monthlydata or selected oence categories rom

July, 2001 (2001/02 nancial year) to June,2011 (2010/11 nancial year), expressedas a rate, thereby actoring in the size o theQueensland population or each year. Allcrime statistics appearing in these graphsare comparable over the ten year periodexcept where indicated with a break incontinuity.

Australian Demographic Statistics, DecemberQuarter 2010 (3101.0), Australian Bureau o

Statistics were used to calculate the rates upto June, 2011.

To test or a statistically signicant trend inthe ollowing graphs, Kendalls rank ordercorrelation test (Conover, W.J. 1971 Practical

Non-Parametric Statistics, 2nd edition,John Wiley and Sons, pages 256-260) was

used. Although the 5% level o signicancewas used, most results were signicantat the 1% level. Details are ootnotedwhere appropriate in the text under eachgraph. This test is a two-tailed test whichdetermines whether there is an increasing ordecreasing trend in the recorded number ooences over the one hundred and twentymonth period covered in the report.

Some month to month variations in thenumbers o recorded oences suggestedseasonal actors may be operating. Thetest or trend is not sensitive to seasonalvariations; it is sensitive only to a generallyincreasing or decreasing trend over the timeperiod examined.

Total oences against the person has astatistically signicant* decreasing trend over theten year period. This broad oence group tends tobe dominated by assaults as is evidenced by thestrong seasonal infuence recorded by the time

series. During the last nancial year, oencesagainst the person peaked in Jan due to the highernumber o assaults and other oences against theperson reported in the month.

* The result is signicant at the 1% level o condence, using Kendalls rank order correlation test. See page 17 or urther inormation.

Offences Against the Person


40

50

60

70

80

90

Months (JUL01 - JUN11)

JUL01 JAN02 JUL02 JAN03 JUL03 JAN04 JUL04 JAN05 JUL05 JAN06 JUL06 JAN07 JUL07 JAN08 JUL08 JAN09 JUL09 JAN10 JUL10 JAN11 JUL11


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M o n t h l y C r i m e T r e n d s

Over the ten year period there is a signicantlydecreasing trend* in the homicide (murder) timeseries. This small volume oence is subject tomarked fuctuations rom one month to the next.

There were 50 reported murders in 2010/11 orQueensland which is ve less than the previousyear.

As with homicide (murder), other homicide isa low volume oence category and, as such, issubject to random fuctuations rom month tomonth.

Over the ten year period, there is a signicantlydecreasing trend* or the other homicide timeseries. Other homicide reported a decrease o33% in the 2010/11 nancial year.


Homicide (Murder)


0.000

0.054

0.108

0.162

0.216

0.270



Other HomicideReportedOffencesper 100000Population

0.00

0.16

0.32

0.48

0.64

0.80




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Assault is the largest in volume o the oencesagainst the person categories. There was astatistically signicant decreasing trend* detectedor the 2010/11 period.

Assault oences are subject to strong seasonalinfuences, which are evident in the time series,with a higher rate o oences occurring over thesummer months and a lower number o oencesoccurring in the winter.

Overall, the rate o grievous assaults has nostatistically signicant increasing or decreasingtrend* over the ten year period.

The seasonal infuence is obvious in the timeseries with the peaks occurring in the summermonths.


Assault


31.0

35.2

39.4

43.6

47.8

52.0



Grievous AssaultReportedOffencesper 100000Population

1.20

1.52

1.84

2.16

2.48

2.80




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Again, the strong seasonal infuences are evidentin this time series, with a higher rate o oencesoccurring over the summer months and a lower

rate o oences occurring in the winter months oeach year. A signicantly decreasing trend wasdetected over the ten year period*.

Serious assault (other) has no signicantincreasing or decreasing trend* over the ten yearperiod. Although less apparent than or the othersub-categories o assault, the peaks and troughs

refect the strong seasonal infuence exerted onthe time series with the higher rates occurring inthe summer months.


Serious Assault


13.0

15.4

17.8

20.2

22.6

25.0



Serious Assault (Other)


2.0

2.8

3.6

4.4

5.2

6.0




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The stability in the trend o common assaultoences continues into 2010/11. There is astatistically signicant decreasing trend*. Aswith all sub-categories o assault, the seasonal

infuence is apparent in the graph above. Overall,this time series records a statistically signicantdecreasing trend*.

The two spikes in the sexual oences timeseries are the result o a large number o chargespreerred against two oenders in May andOctober 2002. Spikes can also been seen inOctober 2005, December 2006, August 2007and February 2008 again as the result o a large

number o oences being reported or incidentsthat occurred over a period o time and by a smallnumber o oenders. Overall, this time seriesrecords a statistically signicant decreasingtrend*.


Common Assault


12.0

13.8

15.6

17.4

19.2

21.0



Sexual Offences


0

8

16

24

32

40




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Spikes in this series can be seen in May 2006,August 2007, February 2008 and January 2010as the result o a large number o oences beingreported as occurring over an extended period o

time by a small number o oenders.There is no statistically signicant increasing ordecreasing trend* over the ten year period.

Single oenders were charged with in excess o660 and 400 other sexual oences or incidentswhich occurred over a period o time. Thecharges were preerred in May and October 2002respectively resulting in the rst and secondlarge spikes in the time series. Multiple reports

relating to historical oences with large countswere responsible or the spikes in October 2005and December 2006 and to a lesser degree in April2008 and February 2009.Overall, this time series records a statisticallysignicant decreasing trend*.


Rape and Attempted Rape


1.0

1.8

2.6

3.4

4.2

5.0



Other Sexual Offences


0

6

12

18

24

30




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Rates o robbery oences decreased noticeablyrom mid 2001 to 2002. A spike in the seriescan be seen between March and May 2011due to an increase in both armed and unarmed

robbery oences. Overall rates o robbery oencescontinued to recorded a signicantly* downwardtrend.

Although the overall trend in the rate o armedrobbery has been decreasing signicantly* since2001/02, the time series recorded an increase

in 2008/09 o 12% and the current period underreview o 7%.


Robbery


2.0

2.8

3.6

4.4

5.2

6.0



Armed Robbery


0.0

0.6

1.2

1.8

2.4

3.0




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Rates o unarmed robbery have recordedfuctuations over time however, have continuedto record an overall downward trend*. During

the current period, unarmed robbery oencesrecorded a decrease o 11%.

This time series is subject to the fuctuations thatoccur in small volume oence categories. Therates o kidnapping and abduction etc. oences

have been steadily decreasing over the ten yearperiod o the time series and records a statisticallysignicant decreasing trend*.


Unarmed Robbery


1.0

1.6

2.2

2.8

3.4

4.0



Kidnapping & Abduction etc.ReportedOffencesper 100000Population

0.20

0.42

0.64

0.86

1.08

1.30




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Extortion is the lowest in volume o the otheroences against the person categories and, assuch, is prone to random variations rom month

to month. Overall, no statistically signicantincreasing or decreasing* trend was detected overthe ten year period.

As can be seen in the graph above, the time seriesdisplays a statistically signicant decreasingtrend* over the ten year period. The State recordeda 2% decrease in stalking oences during the

2010/11 nancial year and records a statisticallysignicant decreasing trend* over the ten yearperiod.


Extortion


0.000

0.076

0.152

0.228

0.304

0.380



StalkingReportedOffencesper 100000Population

0.70

1.08

1.46

1.84

2.22

2.60




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Due to a review conducted in January 2004 by theCrime and Misconduct Commission, the recordingo child abuse cases has undergone changes**.The rate o lie endangering acts oences have

been steadily decreasing since April 2004 andrecords a statistically signicant decreasing trend*over the ten year period.

The oences against property time series hashistorically shown has a statistically signicantdownward trend*. This is a large volume oencegroup and, as such, increases or decreases areusually small in the overall context. The rate o

oences against property during the current timeperiod increased by 4%, this is the rst timeduring the previous ten years that this oencegroup has increased.


Offences Against PropertyReportedOffencesper 100000Population

300

400

500

600

700

800



Life Endangering Acts


3.0

5.2

7.4

9.6

11.8

14.0



Break in continuity otime series**


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Overall, there was a statistically signicantdecreasing trend detected* or unlawul entry.In the current period, the rate o unlawul entry

oences decreased by 3% ollowing on rom adecrease o 4% in the 2009/10 nancial year.

The rate o unlawul entry with intent dwellinghas been steadily decreasing rom 2001 to theextent that an overall statistically signicantdecreasing trend* was detected. The rate

continued to decrease refecting a 2% reduction inthe current review period. The act that this oenceis subject to seasonal variation is evidenced in thegraph above.


Unlawful Entry


70

92

114

136

158

180



Unlawful Entry With Intent - DwellingReportedOffencesper 100000Population

30

46

62

78

94

110




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Over the ten years, the rate o unlawul entry -shops oences has been signicantly decreasing*.Unlawul entry - shops oences recorded an 1%

decrease or 2010/11 nancial year. This ollowsa 8% decrease recorded in the previous year.

Overall, there was a signicantly decreasing trend*detected or unlawul entry - other premises. Thereductions over the last ten nancial years are

apparent at the end o the time series. Unlawulentry other premises recorded a 5% decrease inthe current period under review.


Unlawful Entry With Intent - Shop


6.0

9.4

12.8

16.2

19.6

23.0



Unlawful Entry With Intent - Other


20

28

36

44

52

60




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Over the ten years o the time series, a statisticallysignicant downward trend* was detected orarson oences. For the year under review, the rate

o arson oences decreased by 12% rom 30 to 27oences per 100,000 persons.

The sharp decrease in the rst hal o the timeseries is the result o a change in policy regardingthe reporting o other property damage oences.This break in continuity** eectively renders a

statistical test invalid. While the change in policycontributed to a 20% decrease in the rate ooences in 2001/02, this downward trend hascontinued or the next eight years.


Arson


1.0

1.8

2.6

3.4

4.2

5.0



** Change in policy regarding the recording o property damage oences in conjunction with unlawul entry and unlawul use o motor vehicles hasresulted in a break o continuity and, thus, caution should be exercised when looking at oences over time (see Explanatory notes page 150 orurther inormation).



60

80

100

120

140

160





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Overall, a statistically signicant decreasingtrend* was detected or the unlawul use o motorvehicle time series. As with other oences againstproperty, the substantive decreases recorded inthe rate o unlawul use o motor vehicle oences

over the last nine years is apparent at the end othe time series. During the current period underreview, unlawul use o motor vehicle oencesrecorded a 7% increase.

A statistically decreasing trend* was detected orthe other thet (excluding unlawul entry) category.A decrease in oences can be seen since July

2003. However, the current period recorded a 12%increase ollowing a 2% increase recorded duringthe previous period.


# Includes attempted oences.

Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle


10

18

26

34

42

50



Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)ReportedOffencesper 100000Population

140

168

196

224

252

280




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There is a statistically signicant downward trend*in raud oences as evident in the graph above.Four o the ve sub-categories o raud recorded

decreases resulting in an overall decrease o 12%during the current reporting period.

A statistically signicant decreasing trend* isevident in the handling stolen goods time series.Over the last 12 months, the rate o oencesdecreased by 6% ater having decreased by 2%during 2009/10. One oender was responsible

or the spike in July 2003 being charged with171 oences. The spike in 2007/08 period wasthe result o 470 oences preerred against twooenders during August 2007.


Fraud


10

32

54

76

98

120



Handling Stolen GoodsReportedOffencesper 100000Population

6.0

9.6

13.2

16.8

20.4

24.0




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Other Offences


220

252

284

316

348

380



No statistically signicant increasing ordecreasing* trend was detected over the ten yearperiod. Following a slight decrease in the rate odrug oences rom early 2000 to end 2001, ratesagain increased in 2003/04. The spike in the

middle o the time series was the result o over2100 oences laid against a single oender inOctober 2003. The State recorded a decrease o2% in the current period.


Drug Offences


60

80

100

120

140

160



Other oences are generally detected by policerather than reported to police. As such, anyrise in other oences is usually regarded as apositive result. As is evidenced in the graph

above, a statistically signicant upward trend*was detected, however a decrease o 11% wasrecorded by the State in the rate o other oencesin the period under review.



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The legislative change in March 2003** caused abreak in the continuity o this time series. Sincethis amendment, the time-series has stabilised.The spike recorded in October 2005 was the resulto nearly 226 oences committed by one oenderand reported to police in this month. Breach o

domestic violence protection orders are subject tostrong seasonal infuences, as is evidenced in thegraph above. No statistically signicant increasingor decreasing* trend was detected over the tenyear period.


** The Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 1989 was expanded in March 2003 to include intimate personal, amilial andinormal care relationships.

Weapons Act Offences


5

8

11

14

17

20



A statistically signicant decreasing trend* isevident in the weapons acts oences time series.Since January 2003, the time series has been

decreasing. The rate o weapons act oencesdecreased by 3% in the current period underreview.

Breach Domestic Violence Protection Order


12.0

14.8

17.6

20.4

23.2

26.0





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Good Order Offences


40

58

76

94

112

130



Overall, no statistically signicant increasing ordecreasing* trend was detected over the ten yearperiod. The current period under review recorded

an 18% decrease in the rate o trac and relatedoences.


Traffic and Related OffencesReportedOffencesper 100000Population

60

70

80

90

100

110



While the time series or good order oencesrecords a statistically signicant upward trend*,a strong seasonal infuence can also be seen.Oences tend to peak in the summer months and

all to a low during the winter months o each year.Good order oences have recorded a decreased o11% in the current period.


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Annual Crime TrendsIn this section, an examination o thenumber o selected oences per 100,000

persons is provided or a thirty year period.The rates provided in this section are basedon Estimated Residential Populations,or projections thereo, at 30 June eachyear, provided by the Australian Bureau oStatistics and the Oce o Economic andStatistical Research, Queensland.

Since 1980/81, many legislative changeshave occurred, and the classication,recording and reporting systems usedby the Queensland Police Service

have evolved. Thereore, some oencecategories, or which thirty years ocomparable statistics are not available,have not been included.

While this broad oence aggregate is comprisedo a number o dierent oence categories, theoence category o assault tends to dominateoences against the person. As such, the oencesagainst the person time series largely refects the

assault time series. Oences against the personhas seen an increase during the late 1980s andearly 1990s. The rate stabilised rom the mid tolate 1990s and has shown a decreasing trendover the last six years.

* The oence category o other oences against the person is not included in oences against the person.

Offences Against the Person


200

320

440

560

680

800

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

The oence categories which have beenincluded in this section are those that

have a reasonable degree o consistencyand comparability or the past thirty years.Some o these categories (such as unlawulentry and drink driving) have undergoneconsiderable change at certain times. Thesebreaks in continuity have been noted in theaccompanying text where appropriate.

Prior to 1991/92, all crime statisticsproduced by the Queensland Police Servicewere based on the date the inormationrelated to the crime was received at the

Inormation Bureau (and its precursors)in Police Headquarters. Since 1991/92,the reerence date has been the date theoence is reported to police.


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Homicide (Murder)

Reported

Offencesper 100000Population

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.5

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Other homicide is also a small volume oencecategory and, as such, is subject to sizeablefuctuations rom year to year. From 1987/88to 1989/90, other homicide oences werereported at a slightly higher rate; however the

rate has steadily decreased since 1992/93.In 2010/11 there was a 33% decrease in therate o other homicides, largely as a result osignicant decreases in conspiracy to murder andmanslaughter (excl. by driving) oences.

Other HomicideReportedOffencesper 100000Population

1.0

2.4

3.8

5.2

6.6

8.0

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Homicide (murder) is a small volume oenceand, as such, is subject to sizeable fuctuationsrom year to year. Overall, however, the homicide(murder) rate has changed little. Following apeak in 1996/97, the rate o homicide (murder)

has been steadily decreasing until 2008/09. In2009/10, the rate increased by 16% and ollowedin 2010/11 the homicide (murder) rate decreasedby 11% when compared with the previous year.


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Assault

Reported


100

200

300

400

500

600

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Sexual oences may be reported to police manyyears ater the oences actually occur and thereare oten numerous charges preerred againstone oender. These actors have resulted in the

fuctuations seen in the graph above. Queenslandrecorded a decrease o 9% in the rate o sexualoences in the year under review compared withthe previous year.

Sexual OffencesReportedOffencesper 100000Population

50

78

106

134

162

190

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Looking at the overall trend, the rate o assaultssteadily increased over the 1980s and even intothe early 1990s. Since the mid 1990s, the rate

o assault stabilised. During 2010/11 the rate oassaults decreased by 6% rom that reported inthe previous year.


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Robbery

Reported


10

24

38

52

66

80

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Oences against property increased steadily rom1981/82 to 1990/91, although a sharper increasein nearly all property oence sub-categories isrefected in the sharp increase seen rom 1988/89to 1990/91. From 1990/91 the rate increased

slower than was seen previously. From 2000/01

to 2009/10, total oences against propertydecreased. In 2010/11 total property crimeincreased by 4% as a result o increases in otherproperty damage, unlawul use o motor vehicle,and other thet (excl. unlawul entry) oences.

Offences Against PropertyReportedOffencesper 100000Population

3000

4200

5400

6600

7800

9000

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Robbery oences increased sharply between1988/89 and 1998/99. Since then, the overalldecreasing trend or robbery is apparent inthe graph above. The rate o robbery oences

decreased by 3% in 2010/11. This is attributedto a decrease in the sub-category o unarmedrobbery.



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Unlawful Entry Involving Breaking

Reported


800

1080

1360

1640

1920

2200

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Apart rom the sharp increase in the late 1980sand the subsequent decrease in the early 1990s,arson oences have risen steadily up to 1996/97.Since then, the rate o arson oences has declined

with the 2009/10 period reporting a decreaseo 7% and the current nancial year reporting aurther decrease o 12%.

ArsonReportedOffencesper 100000Population

10

18

26

34

42

50

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Following a steady increase in unlawul entryinvolving breaking oences rom 1981/82 to1988/89, oences increased suddenly andsharply rom 1988/89 to 1990/91. Throughout the1990s the rate has stabilised and has recorded a

decreasing trend since 2000/01. In particular, therate o unlawul entry involving breaking oencesdecreased by 4% in 2009/10, with a urther all o3% in the current period under review.



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Reported


300

600

900

1200

1500

1800

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Unlawul use o motor vehicle oences recordeda substantial decrease over the period 1995/96to 1997/98. Rates then rose sharply to againequal the high rates seen in the mid 1990s. From2000/01, however, rates again declined. Since

2001/02, there has been a signicant reduction inthe rate o unlawul use o motor vehicle oencesuntil 2009/10 with the current period recording anincrease o 7%.

Unlawful Use of Motor VehicleReportedOffencesper 100000Population

100

200

300

400

500

600

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

This oence category rose steadily up to 2000/01.Since then, other property damage oences havedecreased at a sharp rate. A change in recordingpractices or this oence contributed to a 20%

decrease in the rate or 2001/02. The rate oother property damage oences has seen a slightincrease this nancial year reporting an increaseo 3%.

** The break in continuity is the result o a policy change implemented in December 2001 (see Explanatory Notes section).

* The total or unlawul use o motor vehicle includes attempted oences




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Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry)

Reported


1700

1980

2260

2540

2820

3100

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Fraud oences increased sharply rom 1981/82 to1987/88. The sudden decrease rom 1987/88 to1990/91 is due to a change in policy by bankinginstitutions regarding the reporting o oences,rather than an actual reduction in oences.

The gures reported or 2000/01 and 2001/02

eectively halted a steadily increasing trendevident over the last decade. Rates recordedin each year rom 2002/03 to 2010/11 havecontinued this reversal with a 12% decreasereported or the year under review.

FraudReportedOffencesper 100000Population

300

440

580

720

860

1000

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

As with most oences against property sub-categories, the sharp increase recorded during thelate 1980s is evident in the graph above and thissharp increase was repeated in the late 1990s.A decreasing trend in other thet (excl. unlawul

entry) oences was recorded rom 2000/01 to2007/08. However, the last three nancial yearsshowed a reverse in this trend by recordingincreases o 2% in 2008/09 and 2009/10 and12% in 2010/11.



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Apart rom a period in the mid to late 1980s,possibly due to the reallocation o policeresources resulting rom the Fitzgerald Inquiry,drug oences steadily increased up to 1999/00.Following a sharp increase rom 2001/02 to

2003/04 the trend has remained relatively steadyuntil 2007/08 where a decreasing trend can beseen in the graph. The current period under reviewhas recorded a decrease o 2% in the rate o drugoences.

Drug OffencesReportedOffencesper 100000Population

300

480

660

840

1020

1200

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Handling stolen goods was expanded in 1997/98to include the sub-categories possess, receive,etc. tainted property and other handling stolengoods**. possess, receive, etc. tainted propertyis now the largest in volume o the oence sub-

categories resulting in the necessity or cautionwhen making comparisons prior to and ollowingthis change. In the year under review, the rate ooences decreased by 6%.

Handling Stolen Goods

Reported


60

86

112

138

164

190

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11




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Good Order Offences

Reported


300

480

660

840

1020

1200

Years (1981/82 - 2010/11)

82/83 84/85 86/87 88/89 90/91 92/93 94/95 96/97 98/99 00/01 02/03 04/05 06/07 08/09 10/11

Analysis o the drink driving oence time seriesis dicult due to the many changes that haveaected the overall trend (see ExplanatoryNotes, page 165). The graph above highlightsthe eectiveness o these initiatives as oences

have reduced and remained stable at around600 oences per 100,000 persons rom 1991/92to 2000/01. In the current reporting period,a decrease o 14% was reported, ollowing adecreas

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