| Answer 1 | The correct answer is “down” for (a) motor vehicle theft, (b) break and enter – dwelling, (c) steal from person and (d) robbery without a weapon. The number of recorded incidents of (e) assault was unchanged.
Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2004. |
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| Answer 2 | The correct answer is (c). There were 93,758 recorded incidents of malicious damage to property in 2004, followed by 72,279 incidents of assault, 30,519 incidents of steal from dwelling and 20,003 incidents of steal from person.
Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 2004. |
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| Answer 3 | The correct answer is (c). In 2004 there were 31,785 incidents of theft recorded at business/commercial premises, followed by 20,571 thefts at residential premises and 8,005 thefts in outdoor/public places. |
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| Answer 4 | The correct answer is (b). 4.5% of the NSW residents who took part in the survey reported being a victim of personal crime.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2004, Crime & Safety NSW, Catalogue No. 4509.1 |
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| Answer 5 | The correct answer is (a). 5.5% of the males who took part in the survey reported being a victim of personal crime compared with 3.4% of the females. |
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2004, Crime & Safety NSW, Catalogue No. 4509.1
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| Answer 6 | The correct answer is (d). In 2004, there were 68,984 assaults with a weapon recorded by NSW Police, compared with 69,165 in 2001, 72,279 in 2002 and 72,419 in 2003. |
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Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, unpublished data.
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| Answer 7 | The correct answer is (c). In 2004, there were 2,357 assaults with a knife or similar weapon recorded by NSW Police, compared with 2,174 assaults with parts of the body, 1,254 assaults with a club or similar weapon and 874 assaults with glass or a bottle. |
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Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, unpublished data.
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| Answer 8 | The correct answer is (b). In 2004, 37.8% or assaults were recorded by NSW Police as being alcohol related. |
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Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, unpublished data.
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| Answer 9 | The correct answer is (b). There were 68 murders recorded by NSW Police in 2004, the lowest number for over 20 years. |
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Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Recorded Crime Statistics 2004.
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| Answer 10 | The correct answer is (b). In 2003, the average fine issued by Local Courts in NSW for driving licence offences was $500. |
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Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Criminal Court Statistics 2003.
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