Australia Yearbook - 2001

454 Year Book Australia 2001
11.5 HOUSEHOLDS WITH SECURITY FEATURES(a)—April 1998
Deadlocks
Security screen doors
Bars,grilles etc on windows
Sensor lighting
Burglar alarm
Car in driveway during the day(b)
Dog
Yes
Some
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
%
(a) Includes 'all' and 'some' for deadlocks, security screen doors, and bars, grilles etc. on windows.
(b) 'Yes' means always/most of the time, 'some' means sometimes..
Source: Crime and Safety, Australia, April 1998 (4509.0).
11.6 HOUSEHOLDS WITH SECURITY FEATURES(a), By Type of Home
Ownership—April 1998
Deadlocks
Security screen doors
Bars, grilles etc. on windows
Sensor lighting
Burglar alarm
Own/purchase
Rented
0 20 40 60 80
%
(a) Includes 'all' and 'some' for deadlocks, security screen doors, and bars, grilles etc. on windows.
Source: Crime and Safety, Australia, April 1998 (4509.0).
The proportion of households with particular
dwelling security features was generally lower
for those who were renting their dwelling than
for those who owned or were purchasing their
dwelling (graph 11.6). The largest difference
between households who owned or were
purchasing their dwelling and those who were
renting was in the proportion of households
with sensor lighting. The lack of sensor lighting
is compensated for to some extent by the
finding that 31% of households who rented left
the outside light on all evening, compared with
16% of households who owned or were
purchasing their dwelling.
At the time of the survey, proportionally more
victim than non-victim households had
deadlocks on all doors, security on all windows,
and burglar alarms (graph 11.7). There was little
difference in the proportion of victim and
non-victim households in the use of other
dwelling security features.
However, proportionally more victim than
non-victim households had installed security
features in the course of the year, for all types
of security feature (graph 11.8). About 57% of
household victims did not increase their
security during the year.
Prevalence of repeated incidents of
crime
Repeat victimisation over the 12-month period
was more likely to occur with assault than for
the other crimes covered in the survey. Assault
victims experienced an average of 2.5 incidents
in the 12-month period, compared with an