Homicide Rate — methodology

What this metric measures

Recorded victims of homicide (murder, attempted murder and manslaughter; excluding driving causing death) per 100,000 people, from ABS Recorded Crime - Victims.

Why it matters: Homicide is the most serious crime the ABS records; the rate is the cleanest long-run read on lethal violence in Australia.

Source & provenance

Publisher

ABS Recorded Crime - Victims (Cat. 4510.0) - homicide victimisation rate, per 100,000 persons

Update frequency

annual

Licence

CC BY 4.0

How the score is computed

The score is a 0–100 normalisation of the latest observation, compared to a baseline window. The traffic-light rating (RAG) reflects both the absolute level and the recent trend.

Direction

Lower is better

Trend window

24 months

Baseline

Last 10 years

{
  "red_min_pct_of_baseline": 110,
  "amber_max_pct_of_baseline": 110,
  "green_max_pct_of_baseline": 95
}