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Violent offences in the Mid-Western Region are still above the state level despite falling crime rates across most types of offences, according to the latest Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) report.
According to the annual report on recorded crime statistics, the ratio of violent offences in the Mid-Western Region in the five years to December 2013 compared to the incidence across the state was 1.3.
In the same period, property offences fell by 5.5 per cent, to below the state rate.
In the 12 months to December 2013, 90 domestic violence related assaults were reported in the Mid-Western Region (down from 125 the previous year) and 153 non-domestic related assaults were reported (down from 178).
Twenty four sexual assaults were reported (down from 27) and 38 indecent assaults (down from 30).
Measured as a proportion of population, the number of domestic assaults in the Mid-Western Region was the same as the state incidence.
However, the incidence of non domestic violence related assault in the region was 1.4 times the state level, the incidence of sexual assault was 1.6 times the state level, and indecent assault was 1.9 times the state level.
Five robberies without a weapon were reported in 2013, compared to one in 2012,
Breaking and entering a dwelling offences were also down to 78, from 105 the previous year. Fifty nine break and enters of a non-dwelling were reported, compared to 88 in the previous year.
Motor vehicle theft remained stable, with 38 reported incidents.
The number of reported incidents of stealing from a motor vehicle (109), stealing from a retail store (52), stealing from a dwelling (98), and stealing from a person (7) were all lower than the previous 12 months.
Except for malicious damage to property (1.4 times state levels) and break and enter of a non-dwelling (1.3) and stealing from a dwelling (1.4), the incidence of most property offences was below the state level.
However, the number of reported frauds almost doubled to 102 cases, up from 53.
This reflects trends across the state, where reported fraud rose 13.2 per cent, and across the Central West, where reported fraud rose 32.8 per cent.