Australian Bureau of Statistics

Abstract

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the national statistical agency of Australia, with responsibility for statistical data on a wide range of economic, population, and social issues including crime and criminal justice. This chapter covers the ABS' work in crime and justice statistics. The primary functions of the ABS in relation to crime and justice statistics are the development, management, and publication of: national statistical collections on crime, offenders, the courts, and corrective services; social surveys on crime victimization and specialized topics relating to crime and justice; and statistical infrastructure, including standards, classifications, and the provision of expert advice. The ABS conducts annual crime victimization surveys (Crime Victimisation Australia), supplemented by several special-purpose surveys. The reliance on administrative by-product data in many of the ABS crime and justice collections means that developing and ensuring adoption of common data standards and classifications by state and territory justice agencies is vital.

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