Victims of crimes
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Victims of crime services
Report
Cybercrime in Australia 2024
This report describes cybercrime victimisation, help-seeking and harms among Australian computer users. The report found that rates of victimisation remain high, formal help-seeking remains low, and a large proportion of victims are negatively impacted by cybercrime. Certain sections of the community were found to be more likely than others to fall victim to cybercrime.
Report
Supports (th)at work: policy tools to support workplace action on intimate partner violence
Effective workplace supports can help to address the high social and economic costs of intimate partner violence (IPV) to individuals, businesses and societies. This policy paper highlights steps that employers and governments are taking to strengthen workplace approaches to IPV, especially public policy measures across OECD countries to encourage an effective workplace response.
Report
Community safety in regional and rural communities: interim report
This report finds that youth crime is significantly impacting regional and rural communities in New South Wales. It makes a number of recommendations for improvement including targeted early intervention programs and improvement in supports for victims of crime. Smart, evidence-based strategies are required to deliver lasting change for communities.
Journal article
Regulating image-based abuse: an examination of Australia’s reporting and removal scheme
This research examines the operation of eSafety’s image-based abuse scheme from 2018 to 2023. It finds that the scheme has increasingly helped remove harmful content and enabled Australian victims of image-based abuse to access expert assistance, regain control over their situation and to receive practical support to help them feel safer online.
Report
Homicide in Australia 2023–24
This report describes 262 homicide incidents recorded by state and territory police between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. The report covers homicide incidents, victims of homicide and homicide offenders. There were 277 victims of homicide an – increase of 30 victims from 2022–23 and the second largest number of homicide victims recorded in...