Crimes Against the Person

Reported offences by type of crime

 

 

 

Domestic non-aggravated assaults increased dramatically between 2003-04 and 2005-06, before reducing in reported cases through to 2007-08. Total assaults formed the broad majority of offences reported in Port Hedland(T) from 2001-02 to 2007-08.

 

Reported Crimes Against the Person, Port Hedland(T)

 

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

Homicide

1

3

1

5

1

Historical Aggravated Sexual Assault

4

4

8

6

4

Historical Non-Aggrav Sexual Assault

6

1

5

 

3

Recent Aggravated Sexual Assault

17

25

28

30

21

Recent Non-Aggrav Sexual Assault

26

9

7

15

5

Non-Domestic Aggravated Assault

89

71

45

54

75

Non-Domestic Non-Aggrav Assault

156

138

146

124

98

Domestic Aggravated Assault

70

89

90

95

73

Domestic Non-Aggrav Assault

77

161

186

154

91

Assault Police Officer

26

 

33

20

29

Threatening Behaviour

39

38

59

23

60

Deprivation of Liberty

2

4

10

9

2

Aggravated Robbery

3

6

5

3

7

Non-Aggravated Robbery

7

10

3

4

1

Source: WA Police

 

With 3,579 reported crimes against the person between 2001-02 & 2007-08, Port Hedland(T) had 41.1% of the reported crime in the Pilbara, the highest of all shires for that period.

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