Violence Against Women

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This report provides data from the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP), including the age of female clients, number and length of support periods, number of accompanying children during support periods, and country of birth.  Further Info

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This report includes information about Australian women who were victims of a selected range of offences reported to police. Data includes victimisation rates and analysis of offenders' relationships to victims. This information is also provided for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
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This report provides information on the number of women escaping domestic violence who requested specialist homelessness accommodation during 2008-09. The data includes the main reason for their request, whether adults were unaccompanied or accompanied by a child, whether accommodation was required within 24 hours, and the outcome of their request (accommodation provided, referral, unmet). It also includes the average period of support in days.  Further Info

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This report provides information on Australian women's experiences as victims of crime, including physical assault and sexual assault.  Further Info

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This report contains information on Australian women who have been victims of crime during 2009. Data includes murder, asssaut (including sexual assault), robbery, fraud. In instances of homicide, it also includes information about the victim's relationship to the offender.  Further Info

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Other Resources

Experiences of sexual coercion
Visser RO, Smith AMA, Rissel CE, Richters J, Grulich AE. (2003) Sex in Australia: Experiences of sexual coercion among a representative sample of adults. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.  April 27(2): 198-203

Issues Paper: Women and Violence
Women's Health Victoria has produced an Issues Paper on Women and Violence.