Title page
Contents
Acknowledgements 7
Abstract 8
Introduction 9
Homicide incidents 10
Incident clearance rates 13
Most serious charge 14
Homicide classification 14
Location of homicide incidents 17
Circumstances 17
Weapon use 18
Alcohol- and drug-related homicides 18
Victims of homicide 19
Victim sex and place of birth 20
Child and adult victims of homicide 21
Victim relationship with offender 22
Indigenous victims of homicide 24
Non-Indigenous victims of homicide 26
Victim cause of death 28
Homicide offenders 29
Sex and age of homicide offenders 29
Indigenous offenders 31
Non-Indigenous offenders 33
Victim and offender criminal histories 34
Offender mental health 36
References 37
Appendix 38
Table 1. Homicide incidents, victims and offenders, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 12
Table 2. Single- and multiple-victim incidents of homicide by jurisdiction, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 13
Table 3. Incidents of homicide by most serious charge and jurisdiction, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 14
Table 4. Incidents of homicide by homicide classification and jurisdiction, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 15
Table 5. Victims of homicide by age group and sex, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 21
Table 6. Victims of homicide by sex of primary offender, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 22
Table 7. Victims of homicide by relationship with primary offender and sex, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 23
Table 8. Victims of homicide by relationship with and sex of primary offender, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 24
Table 9. Victims of homicide by sex and Indigenous status, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 25
Table 10. Indigenous victims of homicide by relationship with primary offender and sex, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 26
Table 11. Indigenous victims of homicide by relationship with and sex of primary offender, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 26
Table 12. Non-Indigenous victims of homicide by relationship with primary offender and sex, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 27
Table 13. Non-Indigenous victims of homicide by relationship with and sex of primary offender, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 28
Table 14. Homicide offenders by age group and sex, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 30
Table 15. Primary homicide offenders by homicide classification and sex, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 31
Table 16. Homicide offenders by sex and Indigenous status, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 32
Table 17. Indigenous and non-Indigenous primary homicide offenders by Indigenous status and sex of victim, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 32
Table 18. Indigenous homicide offenders by homicide classification and sex, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 33
Table 19. Non-Indigenous homicide offenders by homicide classification and sex, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 34
Table 20. Homicide offender and victim criminal history by sex, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 35
Table 21. Indigenous and non-Indigenous homicide offenders by history of family and domestic violence and sex, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 36
Figure 1. Homicide incidents, 1989-90 to 2020-21 11
Figure 2. Incidents of homicide by classification, 1989-90 to 2020-21 16
Figure 3. Incidents of intimate partner homicide by victim sex, 1989-90 to 2020-21 16
Figure 4. Victims of homicide by sex, 1989-90 to 2020-21 20
Figure 5. Homicide offenders by sex, 1989-90 to 2020-21 30
Table A1. Incidents of homicide by jurisdiction, 1989-90 to 2020-21 38
Table A2. Incidents of homicide by jurisdiction, 1989-90 to 2020-21 40
Table A3. Incidents of homicide by clearance status, 1989-90 to 2020-21 41
Table A4. Incidents of homicide by most serious charge, 1989-90 to 2020-21 42
Table A5. Incidents of homicide by classification, 1989-90 to 2020-21 43
Table A6. Incidents of homicide by classification and jurisdiction, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 44
Table A7. Incidents of homicide by classification, 1989-90 to 2020-21 45
Table A8. Incidents of intimate partner homicide by victim sex, 1989-90 to 2020-21 46
Table A9. Domestic homicide incidents by classification, 1989-90 to 2020-21 47
Table A10. Incidents of homicide by location and jurisdiction, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 48
Table A11. Incidents of homicide by location and classification, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 49
Table A12. Incidents of homicide by circumstance and classification, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 50
Table A13. Incidents of homicide committed in the course of another crime by jurisdiction, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 50
Table A14. Incidents of homicide by preceding crime and classification, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 51
Table A15. Incidents of homicide by weapon type and jurisdiction, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 51
Table A16. Incidents of homicide by weapon type, 1989-90 to 2020-21 52
Table A17. Incidents of homicide by victim alcohol and drug use and classification, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 53
Table A18. Incidents of homicide by offender alcohol and drug use and classification, 1 July 2020-30 June 2021 53
Table A19. Homicide victims by jurisdiction, 1989-90 to 2020-21 54
Table A20. Homicide victims by jurisdiction, 1989-90 to 2020-21 55
Table A21. Homicide victims by sex, 1989-90 to 2020-21 56
Table A22. Indigenous homicide victims by sex, 1989-90 to 2020-21 57
Table A23. Indigenous child and adult victims of homicide by sex, 1989‒80 to 2020‒21 58
Table A24. Non-Indigenous homicide victims by sex, 1989‒90 to 2020‒21 59
Table A25. Non-Indigenous child and adult victims of homicide by sex, 1989‒80 to 2020‒21 60
Table A26. Victims of homicide by cause of death and sex, 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 61
Table A27. Homicide offenders by jurisdiction, 1989-90 to 2020-21 62
Table A28. Homicide offenders by year and jurisdiction, 1989-90 to 2020-21 63
Table A29. Homicide offenders by year and sex, 1989-90 to 2020-21 64
Table A30. Homicide offenders by year, Indigenous status and sex, 1989-90 to 2020-21 65