Recorded crime reports
BOCSAR produces a quarterly and annual report series examining trends in crime reported to, or detected by, the NSW Police Force. These reports focus on statistical trends across a 24-month period. The data were extracted from the Computerised Operational Policing System (COPS) of the NSW Police Force.
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TRENDS IN RECORDED CRIMINAL INCIDENTS FOR MAJOR OFFENCES OVER THE 60 MONTHS TO SEPTEMBER 2020, NSW |
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Trend result & average annual % change |
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Offence category |
over last 24 months |
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over last 60 months |
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Murder * |
Stable | |
Stable |
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Domestic violence related assault |
Stable | |
Stable |
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Non-domestic violence related assault |
Down by 7.3% | |
Stable |
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Sexual assault |
Up by 10.0% | |
Up by 6.9% |
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Indecent assault, act of indecency and other sexual offences |
Stable | |
Up by 3.4% |
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Robbery without a weapon |
Down by 17.1% | |
Stable |
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Robbery with a firearm |
Stable | |
Down by 9.4% |
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Robbery with a weapon not a firearm |
Stable | |
Stable |
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Break and enter dwelling |
Down by 18.1% | |
Down by 8.8% |
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Break and enter non-dwelling |
Down by 20.5% | |
Down by 8.3% |
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Motor vehicle theft |
Down by 11.0% | |
Stable |
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Steal from motor vehicle |
Down by 21.9% | |
Down by 6.8% |
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Steal from retail store |
Down by 20.6% | |
Down by 2.1% |
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Steal from dwelling |
Down by 8.7% | |
Down by 5.1% |
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Steal from person |
Down by 36.6% | |
Down by 16.8% |
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Fraud |
Down by 12.1% | |
Stable |
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Malicious damage to property |
Down by 5.8% |
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Down by 3.8% |