12 - Legal Studies: Crime

Statistics on crime, personal safety, crime victimisation, domestic violence, and drugs. The year books contain summaries of regions (for example New South Wales in Focus) which includes detailed statistics about crime in NSW.

Find reports and statistics on a wide range of crime-related topics, such as arson, corporate crime and fraud, corrections, courts, crime prevention, cybercrime, drugs, organised/transnational crime, policing, property crime, sex crimes, social groups and crime, and violence.

Find out what crime and criminal courts data the Bureau collects and learn how to use and understand this data. Use the Crime Mapping Tool to view maps, graphs and data on criminal incidents in NSW. There are also other tools and reports about trends in crime within NSW.

Find information about police powers, and how to defend youself when charged with a crime.

A collection of well-known criminal cases that happened between the early 1980s and 2014. It has been designed as a resource for HSC Legal Studies students and teachers. Each case includes links to the court decision (if available), how to find media reports about the crime, and any books or other resources that discuss the case.