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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 DECEMBER 2018, NSW
	Trend result & average annual % change
Offence category	over last 24 months	over last 60 months
Murder *	Stable	Down by 7.9%
Domestic violence related assault	Stable	Stable
Non-domestic violence related assault	Stable	Stable
Sexual assault	Stable	Up by 3.9%
Indecent assault, act of indecency and other sexual offences	Stable	Up by 4.5%
Robbery without a weapon	Stable	Down by 6.3%
Robbery with a firearm	Stable	Down by 15.0%
Robbery with a weapon not a firearm	Stable	Down by 8.6%
Break and enter dwelling	Down by 4.7%	Down by 6.0%
Break and enter non-dwelling	Stable	Down by 5.5%
Motor vehicle theft	Stable	Down by 3.2%
Steal from motor vehicle	Stable	Down by 2.8%
Steal from retail store	Stable	Up by 4.7%
Steal from dwelling	Stable	Down by 3.8%
Steal from person	Down by 7.2%	Down by 8.9%
Fraud	Stable	Stable
Malicious damage to property	Stable	Down by 3.8%

Erratum - 5 September 2018

The number of murder victims reported in years 2011 to 2017 have been revised upwards following a recent audit. The update increased the number of murders by 4% over those years. In some instances the error occurred where a victim initially recorded as having being assaulted later died from their injuries.

The number of recorded drug possession incidents reported in years 2010 to 2017 has been revised down due to double counting of some drug possession incidents that came to police attention through a person search.