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4 paź 2017 · The new chart covers homicides in Australia from 1996, when the National Firearms Agreement was enacted, through 2013, which is the most recent data available in the annual Australian...
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The number of homicides in Australia has remained fairly low during the period from 1915 to 1994. Figure 1.3 shows the rate of homicide per 100 000 total population and the rate of homicide where a firearm was used per 100 000 total population. • The average total homicide rate per year for the period from 1915 to 1994 was 1.6 per
7 wrz 2021 · Overall rates of firearm injuries were 4.1 per 100 000 males and 0.3 per 100 000 females; the overall rate was higher in outer regional/rural/remote areas (3.8 per 100 000) than in major cities (1.6 per 100 000) or inner regional areas (1.8 per 100 000).
In the 18 years 1979-1996, the mean annual rate of firearm homicide was 0.57 (95% CI, 0.51-0.63) per 100 000 population. In the 17 years following the announcement of the new gun laws, this rate declined to 0.20 (95% CI, 0.17-0.25) per 100 000 persons.
23 cze 2016 · Here are some of the key findings from the study: Between 1979 and 1996, total firearm deaths in Australia were dropping an average of 3 percent each year. In the 20 years since, they've declined at a rate of 5 percent annually.
Only in recent years have firearm-related suicides shown a declining trend. Until recently, a third of all homicides each year involved a firearm. In the last three years this proportion has declined to one-fifth. The use of firearms in violence varies in different groups in society.
10 maj 2009 · The first year results are now in: Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent. Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent. Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44...
