This statistical report covers sexual offending proceeded against by police in all Australian states and territories for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. The report provides data on sexual offenders, sexual offence victims, youth offenders and adult offenders.

Key points

• In 2023–24, police proceeded against 10,359 individuals for sexual offences in Australia. 
• 93% of alleged sexual offenders were male and 7% were female. 
• Males were more likely than females to have two or more victims, to have multiple sexual offence incidents and to have been charged, arrested or summonsed. 
• Most offenders were proceeded against for non-penetrative sexual conduct offences, but patterns of offence types varied for different offender groups. 
• Adult offenders were more likely than youth offenders to have non-penetrative or penetrative offences and to have been charged, arrested or summonsed for a sexual offence. 
• Offenders were proceeded against for sexual offences involving a total of 9,767 identified victims.

The report is provided with appendix tables.