Aim: To determine whether the profile of those receiving suspended sentences (of any length) changed over the 10-year period from 2000 to 2009 and whether those receiving suspended sentences have different characteristics from those receiving a full-time custodial sentence of the same length (in this case six months). Method: The first question was answered by...

While the offence is certainly serious, the incidence of household burglary in NSW has fallen considerably in the past 10 years. Aim: To examine changes in the types of objects stolen in household burglary offences. Method: Comparison of police-recorded numbers, rates and rank orders of stolen objects in 2001 and 2010.

The latest crime figures continue the pattern of stable or falling crime in NSW established over the last decade. In the 24 months to March 2011, 11 of the 17 major offences were stable and five were trending downwards. One offence, assault – domestic violence related, was trending upwards (up 1.2%). The offences trending downwards...

This report presents data on crime reported to, or detected by, the NSW Police Force from January 1995 to December 2010, with a focus on the statistical trends for the 24 months ending December 2010.

Describes how Local Government Area crime hotspot maps are produced and how they should be interpreted. The distribution of crime across a region is not random. A number of factors influence where crime occurs, including the physical and social characteristics of the place and the people using the place. Crime mapping can show us where...