- Between June 2017-18 and June 2019-20, driving causing death offences in Victoria have trended upwards. Driving causing death offences in Victoria fell from 95 in 2017-18 to 85 in 2018-19, with an increase to 106 in 2019-20.
- Between June 2017-18 and June 2019-20, other homicide and related offences in South Australia have trended downwards. Other homicide and related offences in South Australia fell from 44 in 2017-18 to 35 in 2018-19, and then to 25 in 2019-20.
- Between June 2019 and June 2020, driving causing death offences made up 49.8 per cent of total homicides. Between June 2019 and June 2020, driving causing death offences made up 0.02 per cent of the total offences in Victoria. This suggests that driving causing death offences makes up a small proportion of all offences committed every year.
- Responses will vary. However, students are likely to suggest that culpable driving offences make up a small proportion of all offences in both states.
- The difficulty in comparing trends and statistics between jurisdictions is illustrated in the Victorian and South Australian statistics. The Victorian ‘driving causing death’ statistics include the unlawful killing of another person without intent to kill, as a result of culpable, reckless, or negligent driving. The South Australian ‘other homicide and related offences’ statistics include the offences of attempted murder, manslaughter and dangerous driving causing death.
- Responses will vary according to the statistics located. For example, in June 2019-June 2020, the number of driving causing death offences in Victoria was 88 (according to the Crime Statistics Agency website). In June 2019-June 2020, the number of other homicide and related offences in South Australia was 27 (according to the South Australia Police website).