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.
TRENDS
IN RECORDED CRIMINAL INCIDENTS FOR MAJOR OFFENCES OVER THE 60 MONTHS TO
DECEMBER 2020, NSW |
| | Trend result &
average annual % change |
Offence
category | | over last 24 months | | over last 60 months |
Murder * | | Stable | | Stable |
Domestic
violence related assault | | Stable | | Up by 2.4% |
Non-domestic
violence related assault | | Stable | | Stable |
Sexual
assault | | Up by 10.1% | | Up by 7.4% |
Indecent
assault, act of indecency and other sexual offences | | Stable | | Up by 3.3% |
Robbery
without a weapon | | Down by 21.2% | | Down by 4.2% |
Robbery
with a firearm | | Down by 36.0% | | Down by 11.1% |
Robbery
with a weapon not a firearm | | Stable | | Stable |
Break
and enter dwelling | | Down by 22.9% | | Down by 9.8% |
Break
and enter non-dwelling | | Down by 25.8% | | Down by 10.9% |
Motor
vehicle theft | | Down by 12.8% | | Down by 2.8% |
Steal
from motor vehicle | | Down by 25.8% | | Down by 8.5% |
Steal
from retail store | | Down by 26.4% | | Stable |
Steal
from dwelling | | Down by 10.5% | | Down by 5.8% |
Steal
from person | | Down by 43.2% | | Down by 18.8% |
Fraud | | Down by 16.1% | | Stable |
Malicious
damage to property | | Stable | | Down
by 4.0% |