Australian Residential Crime Statistics

• 36% of Australian homes have been burgled. (C)
• Homes that have alarms prove a less likely target for burglaries. (C)
• 78.8% of AAMI theft claims were from homes without an alarm system fitted. (C)
• 12.9% of AAMI theft claims were from homes fitted with a 'local' alarm system. (C)
• “Back-to-base” (monitored) alarm systems accounted for 3.6% of AAMI theft claims.
• Monitored systems that were not activated at the time of the burglary are also included in this figure. (C)
• Homes in Victoria with an alarm system switched on accounted for less than 1% of thefts. (B)
• Door dead locks do not provide enough protection. 65% of reported thefts occurred in homes fitted door deadlocks. (B)
• Homes with key-locked windows accounted for 33.8% of thefts. (B)
• Less than 30% of reported theft claims take place in a Neighbourhood Watch area. (B)
• Unlawful Entry with Intent figures were up 3.3% on 1997. (A)
• Of every 1000 Australian homes 41.9 were victims of unlawful entry in 1998. (A)
• The average rate of occurrence of unlawful entry was 50 per hour in 1999 – or almost one per minute across Australia. (A)
• Fridays are the most likely days for home burglary, closely followed by Mondays. (C)
• Most home intrusions occur during daylight hours. (B)
• The number of home insurance theft claims throughout Australia rose by 19.9% from 1998 to 1999. (B)
• In the State of Victoria there is one home burglary every 12 minutes (D), and insurance claims for theft rose by 25.4% in 1998/1999. (B)
• In the Australian Capital Territory insurance claims for theft rose by 52.8% in 1998/1999. (B)
• In the South Queensland insurance claims for theft rose by 17.3% in 1998/1999. (B)
• In the South Australia insurance claims for theft rose by 32.2% in 1998/1999. (B)
• In the South Australia insurance claims for theft rose by 32.2% in 1998/1999. (B)
• In the New South Wales insurance claims for theft rose by 26% in 1998/1999. (B)
• Most popular items with thieves: Jewellery (32.9%), followed by camera equipment. (C)

(A) Australian Institute of Criminology
(B) AAMI Insurance Home Theft Index 111, April 2000
(C) AAMI Insurance Home Theft Survey, 2002
(D) Victoria Police

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