The Vanishing Criminal: Causes of Decline in Australia's Crime Rate

by Sara Rahman and Don Weatherburn

In 2000, Australia had the highest rate of burglary, the highest rate of contact crime (assault, sexual assault, and robbery) and the second highest rate of motor vehicle theft among the 25 countries included in the international crime victim survey, which takes in the United States, the United Kingdom, and most western European countries. Then in 2001, Australian crime statistics began to decline. By 2018, rates of the most common forms of crime...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522877346
• ISBN13: 9780522877342
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 320 Pages