Australian Homicide Rates: A Comparison of Three Data Sources

In some countries, collecting statistics about the occurrence of homicide is not possible, either because of a lack of resources or because of the sheer volume of incidents. Fortunately in Australia there are three main data collection systems that produce largely independent sets of statistics on h...

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Published in:Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice 2003-07 (261), p.1
Main Author: Mouzos, Jenny
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparative studies
Criminal statistics
Murders & murder attempts
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Summary:In some countries, collecting statistics about the occurrence of homicide is not possible, either because of a lack of resources or because of the sheer volume of incidents. Fortunately in Australia there are three main data collection systems that produce largely independent sets of statistics on homicide: the National Homicide Monitoring Program at the Australian Institute of Criminology, and the Recorded Crime Australia and Causes of Death collections managed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In line with the AIC's policy of constantly improving the quality of data and output, this paper provides a critical analysis of these data sources and also examines the degree to which they differ. It considers whether the differences have varied over time, and the reasons behind any differences observed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0817-8542
1836-2206