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Homicide in Australia 2021–22
Homicide in Australia 2022–23

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released two reports from the National Homicide Monitoring Program: Homicide in Australia 2021–22 and Homicide in Australia 2022–23. Data from these reports show that:

• There were 232 homicide incidents recorded in Australia between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023, an increase of 14 incidents from the 218 incidents recorded in 2021–22.
• The female intimate partner homicide rate in 2022‒23 was 0.32 per 100,000, higher than that recorded in 2021–22 but the second lowest rate since the National Homicide Monitoring Program commenced in 1990.
• Most male homicide victims from cleared homicides in 2021–22 and 2022–23 were killed by a friend or acquaintance, whereas around half of female victims in each year were killed by an intimate partner.
• Around half of male intimate partner homicide offenders in 2021–22 and 2022–23 had a known history of domestic and family violence.

Read the AIC media release.