Open datasets

Explore BOCSAR’s datasets on crime, courts and custody. These are updated annually/quarterly and designed for research, decision-making and planning.

Criminal incident data
Monthly data on criminal incidents recorded by police
Criminal incident trend data
Short and long term trends in criminal incidents
Local area rankings
Compare the rates of criminal incidents across LGAs
Local area datasets
Snapshot of incidents, offenders and victims in each LGA
Hotspot maps & data
Spatial data for selected criminal incidents
Offence seriousness ranking
Median Sentence Ranking (MSR) ranks offence seriousness
Offender data
Monthly data on alleged offenders proceeded against by police
Custody data
Reception, discharges and custody population data for adults and young people

Additional datasets

Offences and offence types

Dataset Files
Drink, food and needle spiking incidents Excel  (XLSX, 33.2 KB)
Non-fatal shootings (i.e. drive-by shootings) Excel  (XLSX, 17.3 KB)
Offences occurring on public transport Excel  (XLSX, 42.4 KB)
Selected offences involving weapons Excel  (XLSX, 17.5 KB)

 

Criminal incidents

Dataset Files
Daily criminal incidents by offence type Excel  (XLSX, 1.6 MB)

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Last updated:

15 Apr 2025