Legal Groundup

Legal Studies from the ground up

Application Excercise 2u

  1. Between June 2017-18 and June 2019-20, theft offences in Victoria have trended upwards. Theft offences in Victoria increased from 166,122 in 2017-18 to 170,744 in 2018-19, to 184,028 in 2019-20.
  2. Between June 2017-18 and June 2019-20, theft offences in NSW have trended downwards. Other theft offences in NSWincreased from 135,043 in 2017-18 to 136,136 in 2018-19, and then dropped to 124,515 in 2019-20.
  3. In Victoria, Steal from a motor vehiclerepresented 33.9 per cent of the total thefts for June 2019-20. Stealing from a motor vehicle isa more common offence in Victoria.
  4. In NSW, Steal from a motor vehicle represented 26.9 per cent of the total thefts for June 2019-20. Stealing from a motor vehicle is a more common offence in NSW.
  5. Responses may vary. Students are likely to point out that the Steal from a motor vehicle statistics for Victoria and NSW are roughly similar. Victoria’s Steal from a motor vehicle statistics are trending upwards, while NSW’s statistics are trending down.
  6. Responses may vary. Students are likely to point out that the theft statistics for Victoria and NSW are roughly similar. Victoria’s theft statistics are trending upwards, while NSW’s theft statistics are trending down.
  7. Responses will vary according to the statistics located and used. For example, in December 2019-December 2020, the number of theft offences in Victoria was 157,666 (according to the Crime Statistics Agency website). In December 2019-December 2020, the number of theft offences in NSW was 105,026 (according to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research website).