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.
| Recorded
criminal incidents for major offences |
| Over the five years to
September 2021 | | |
| Trend and average
annual percentage change |
| Offence
category | 2 Year Trend | 5 Year Trend |
| Murder | Down 25.0% | Stable |
| Domestic violence related assault | Stable | Up 3.3% |
| Non-domestic
violence related assault | Down 3.6% | Down 2.7% |
| Sexual
assault | Stable | Up 6.0% |
| Sexual
touching, sexual act and other sexual offences | Stable | Stable |
| Robbery | Down 13.6% | Down 5.8% |
| Break
and enter dwelling | Down 11.0% | Down 9.6% |
| Break
and enter non-dwelling | Stable | Down 9.6% |
| Motor
vehicle theft | Down 9.9% | Down 4.9% |
| Steal
from motor vehicle | Stable | Down 8.0% |
| Steal
from retail store | Down 10.9% | Down 5.9% |
| Other
stealing offences | Down 12.8% | Down 8.7% |
| Malicious
damage to property | Down 6.6% | Down 4.8% |