Australia Homicide Victims and Offenders
Graph of the Week
This week’s graphs, courtesy of a report by the Australian Institute of Criminology, illustrate homicide victimization and offender rates in Australia from 1989-90 to 2021-22 (most recent year from which data are available).
Victims
• Homicide rates have been decreasing in Australia over the past 35 years.
• Homicide victimization rates have been decreasing for both males and females (see Figure 4)
• Between 1989-90 and 2021-22, 6,233 males and 3,413 females were victims of homicide in Australia. Thus, males have been 65% of homicide victims in Australia since 1989-90. In 2021-22, males were 75% of homicide victims (175 males, 59 females).
Offenders
• Homicide offender rates have been decreasing for males but have remained mostly stable for females (see Figure 5).
• Between 1989-90 and 2021-22, 8,967 males and 1,393 females were offenders of homicide. Thus, males have been 86% of all homicide offenders in Australia since 1989-90. In 2021–22, males were 86% homicide offenders (239 males, 40 females).
Source: Miles H, Faulconbridge E & Bricknell S 2024. Homicide in Australia 2021–22. Statistical Report no. 45. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
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The statistics omit abortions of around 90k p.a. Evidently the least safe place to be is in the womb. Women are hypocrites to complain about violence against women while ignoring the violence perpetrated against unborn children.
Interestingly we see the same/similar shifting of focus on numbers when one compares the Nazi War whereby X million people died, from all walks of life; and yet the Soviet Union and the communists sent many more millions to their deaths and yet this is hardly ever mentioned and in some cases Socialism / Communism is praised despite millions being sent to their deaths through starvation, murder, The Gulags... etc..
I remember always thinking that the Soviet Union was communist and yet they were known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Not one word of Communism in the name. I only realised this when reading a book about Socialism and Capitalism... and the author made this point.
So it seems us humans have quite a thing going on to focus on X when H is happening and when it suits us....
I find it interesting that the focus is on Violence when many more people are being murdered.
Only lately, I posted this elsewhere, did I feel completely violated in a Gay group by two lesbians. Maybe next time stats are brought up I should say: plus one more. Me. I was attacked verbally in a group chat.. does this count as violence!!! against a Man... !!!
I already know what the main reaction will be..
What interesting times we live in..