Indicator: Safety
| Indicator description | Complete list of Indicators |
What the results tell us for Tumut
For a map showing the location of road accidents over the entire Region, Contact us for details of the full report for the Australian Capital Region (available only on CD-ROM).
Recorded criminal incidents for the years 1997 to 1999 are set out below:
Table 1. Recorded Criminal Incidents 1997 to 1999:
| Type of offence | | Total 1997 | Total 1998 | Total 1999 |
|---|
| Homicide | Murder* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Attempted murder | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder accessory, conspiracy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manslaughter - not driving* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manslaughter - driving* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assault | | 99 | 108 | 129 |
| Sexual offences | Sexual assault | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Indecent assault, act of indecency | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Other sexual offences | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | Robbery without a weapon | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Robbery with a firearm | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robbery with a weapon not a firearm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other offences against the person | | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Theft | Break and enter - dwelling | 105 | 72 | 53 |
| Break and enter - non-dwelling | 115 | 92 | 109 |
| Possess implements | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Goods in custody | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 33 | 22 | 29 |
| Steal from motor vehicle | 96 | 60 | 65 |
| Steal from retail store | 20 | 23 | 42 |
| Steal from dwelling | 59 | 40 | 83 |
| Steal from person | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Stock theft | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Fraud | 26 | 25 | 22 |
| Other theft | 93 | 64 | 56 |
| Demand money with menaces | | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Extortion, blackmail | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Malicious damage to property | | 150 | 151 | 196 |
| Drug offences | Possession and/or use of cocaine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Possession and/or use of narcotics | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Possession and/or use of cannabis | 52 | 39 | 47 |
| Possession and/or use of other drugs | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Dealing, trafficking in cocaine | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dealing, trafficking in narcotics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dealing, trafficking in cannabis | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Dealing, trafficking in other drugs | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Cultivating cannabis | 20 | 15 | 13 |
| Importing drugs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other drug offences | 13 | 17 | 17 |
| Offensive behaviour | Offensive conduct | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Offensive language | 50 | 52 | 42 |
| Prostitution offences | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Betting and gaming offences | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons offences | | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Against justice procedures | Escapee - Corrective Services custody | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Escapee - Police custody | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Escapee - juvenile detention | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Escapee - other custody | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Breach Apprehended Violence Order | 12 | 18 | 23 |
| Breach bail conditions | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| Breach of recognizance | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Fail to appear | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Other offences against justice procedures | 22 | 24 | 24 |
| Driving offences | Culpable driving | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PCA | 76 | 53 | 51 |
| Drive while disqualified | 24 | 19 | 20 |
| Drive manner/speed dangerous | 21 | 8 | 12 |
| Other driving offences | 143 | 46 | 53 |
| Other offences | | 68 | 66 | 113 |
Source: NSW Police Service
The number of road accidents reported to Police in Tumut decreased from 84 in 1997 to 71 in 1998. There were no fatalities in 1997, two in 1998, and around the same number of reported injuries. Data on road accidents are set out in the table below:
Table 2. Traffic accidents reported to police in 1997 and 1998
| Category | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|
| Accidents | 84 | 71 |
| Killed | 0 | 2 |
| Injured | 49 | 50 |
Source: Roads and Traffic Authority NSW.
About the data
Sources:
- NSW Police Service
- Roads and Traffic Authority NSW
Description: What does 'safety' measure?
Which data are collected?
- perceptions of community safety
- property and personal crime rates by victim numbers and arrests/apprehension/resolution
- number of building fires (dwellings, commercial, industrial), including number of suspected and confirmed arson cases
- rate of road accidents, including fatalities and hospitalisations per '000 vehicles registered
Why do we report this indicator?
Community safety is as much a function of the degree to which community members feel safe, as the actual rates of crimes, accidents and building fires. Crime, accident and fire rates indicate one source of pressure on our quality of life, as they can adversely affect the state of our social, economic and aesthetic environment. High crime rates have resulted in avoidance of public spaces by individuals who perceive themselves to be at risk.
Socio-economic factors, such as income, health and employment status, are important determinants of crime. Features of urban design, such as provision of adequate lighting in public spaces, housing density and the location of residential and commercial uses impact on where crimes are likely to be committed.
Building and urban planning and design also influence the incidence of building fires and traffic accidents. Traffic accidents, for example, reflect the impact of speeding traffic on people - good urban design can contribute towards minimising the problem of speed through residential areas. However, both fire and accident rates are just as much a feature of community perceptions and behaviour.
|