NCJ Number
187839
Date Published
February 2001
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This paper analyzes the National Homicide Monitoring Program and its collection of data relating to police-recorded homicides for the year July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000.
Abstract
Patterns of homicide remained largely stable over the year, with a slight decrease compared to the previous year, and with the Northern Territory exhibiting a marked downward trend. Consistent with previous years, more people were killed by stabbing than any other method of homicide, and more people were kicked to death or strangled than shot. People who were not working were more likely to be both offenders and victims of homicide than were people who were employed. For the 1999-2000 fiscal year, Australia recorded a homicide victimization rate of 1.8 per 100,000 population. Of the 300 homicides recorded during fiscal 1999-2000, 13.7 percent were not cleared or had not been solved by police at the time of data collection. About 70 percent of murder investigations are finalized within the first month after the incident. The paper includes data on weapons and methods of homicide, trends in victim-offender relationships, victim and offender demographics, and precipitating factors. Figures, tables, notes, references