As at 30 June 2021, the most serious offences for sentenced prisoners in Victoria were:
- sexual offences (20.6%)
- assault and injury offences (14.2%)
- drug offences (13.6%).
Note: Sexual offences include sexual assault and non-assaultive sexual offences.
Most serious offences committed by sentenced prisoners in Victoria, 30 June 2021
Hover over a bar in the graph to display the number of offenders for the offence.
Most serious offence | Percentage of all sentenced prisoners |
---|---|
Sexual offences | 20.6% |
Assault and injury offences | 14.2% |
Drug offences | 13.6% |
Homicide and related offences | 12.7% |
Unlawful entry with intent | 11.5% |
Robbery and extortion | 6.4% |
Justice procedures offences | 6.3% |
Weapons/explosives offences | 3.5% |
Theft and related offences | 3.5% |
Dangerous/negligent acts | 2.7% |
Fraud, deception and related offences | 1.8% |
Property damage and pollution offences | 1.4% |
Abduction, harassment and threatening behaviour | 1.3% |
Traffic and vehicle (regulatory) offences | 0.5% |
Public order offences | 0.3% |
Miscellaneous offences | 0.2% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Prisoners in Australia, 2021, cat. no. 4517.0 (2021).