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.

The ability to hide true identity is critical to the successful operation of organised crime groups. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in Australia. This fact sheet is part of the Crime Profile Series; a suite of fact sheets that aim to provide unclassified information on a range of organised crime themes...

This paper reviews the evidence on policies and programs that reduce offending by Indigenous juveniles in Australia. Indigenous juveniles (those aged 10 to 16 years in Queensland and 10 to 17 years in all other jurisdictions) are over-represented at all stages of the criminal justice system, and their over-representation becomes more pronounced at the most...

This resource sheet gathers together the findings from a wide range of research into the impacts of sexual assault on adult women. Sexual assault can include a diverse range of experiences and, as such, the effects of sexual assault on the victim/survivor and the community at large are also diverse. The effect of sexual assault...

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...