The murder of overseas visitors in Australia

Despite overseas media headlines labelling Australia as an unsafe place to visit, this paper by John Venditto and Jenny Mouzos provides factual information indicating that the risk of homicide victimisation faced by tourists who visit Australia is extremely low. Those most likely to be victims of homicide are young males, reflecting the general profile of homicides in Australia. This paper focuses on the most serious of violent crimes - homicide - and although it demonstrates that the risk of victimisation is extremely low for visitors to Australia, further work on other violent crimes such as assault and robbery would be informative