That is true and indigenous women 7 times more likely to be murdered but when it comes to men we are almost 2 and half time more likely to be murdered.
and much more likely to have been assaulted and not reported it.
Whatever way you look at it paints a very violent picture of Australian society, mainly 18 to 35 and the increased use of drugs in particular ICE has led to the increase.
An estimated 8 million Australians (41%) have experienced violence (physical and/or sexual) since the age of 15, including:
- 31% of women and 42% of men who have experienced physical violence
- 22% of women and 6.1% of men who have experienced sexual violence
Homicide and related offences
There were 377 victims ofhomicide and related offencesrecorded in Australia in 2022, an increase of 7 victims from the previous year.
Most victims of homicide and related offences were:
- male (69% or 259 victims)
- aged over 18 years (85% or 320 victims)
For homicide and related offences:
- nearly two-thirds (64%) occurred at a residential location (241 victims)
- more than half (59%) involved the use of a weapon (222 victims)
- more than a third (36%) were family and domestic violence (FDV) related (135 victims)
