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Australia. 2010 ‘Total Homicide.’ Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2009; Table 1. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. 1 March
Relevant contents
Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2009
Table 1: Total Homicide
2005: 301
2006: 321
2008: 290
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GunPolicy.org Calculation of the Rate of Homicide (all methods) per 100,000 Population
Year: Total Homicides (AIC) - Population (ABS) - Rate per 100,000 population
2005: 301 - 20,395,000 - 1.48
2006: 321 - 20,698,000 - 1.55
2008: 290 - 21,432,000 - 1.35
Crude Rate per 100,000 Population = Number ÷ Population x 100,000
[Note: Number of victims represents revised estimates on numbers published in earlier editions of Australian crime: Facts & figures
Population estimates source: ABS Population survey available at http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/24E36F628AD35006CA25773700169C5C?opendocument]
Last accessed at:
http://www.aic.gov.au/en/publications/current%20series/facts/1-20/2009/1%20recorded%20crime.aspx