Summary
How many men and boys were hospitalised due to assault in 2014–15?
Just over 19,000 people (19,025) were hospitalised in Australia in 2014–15 because of an assault, of whom 67% (12,768) were men and boys. The overall rate of hospitalised assault injury among men and boys was 110 per 100,000 population, compared with 55 for women and girls.
Rates of hospitalised assault injury were highest among men aged 20–24 (239 cases per 100,000 population). The lowest rates of hospitalised assault injury were in young boys aged 5–9 (6 cases per 100,000 population) and older men aged 95+ (12 cases per 100,000 population).
Quick facts
- Nearly 13,000 men and boys were hospitalised due to assault in 2014–15. The highest rate of assault injuries occurred among men aged 20–24 (239 cases per 100,000).
- Just over 60% of all hospitalised assault injuries were due to bodily force (for example in an unarmed brawl or fight).
- Fractures were the most common type of injury (40%) and most hospitalised assaults (69%) resulted in injuries to the head and neck area.
- Where the type of perpetrator was specified, over two-thirds (64%) of all assault cases for men and boys were attributed to perpetrators known to the victim.
- Quick facts
- How many men and boys were hospitalised due to assault in 2014–15?
- Type of assault
- Nature of the injury
- Who were the perpetrators of assault against men and boys?
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