Hospitalised assault injuries among men and boys

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Release Date: 04 Jul 2018

Topic: Injury

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This fact sheet examines cases of hospitalised assault against men in 2014–15. Almost 13,000 men and boys were hospitalised as a result of an assault. Rates of assault were highest at 20–24 years. Over half (61%) of all men and boys were assaulted by bodily force. The most common injury as a result of an assault was a fracture (40%). Half (53%) of all hospitalised assault injury cases involving men and boys had an unspecified person listed as the perpetrator. In cases where the perpetrator was specified, about two-thirds (64%, or 3,720) of hospitalised assault injuries were perpetrated by a person known to the victim.

ISBN: 978-1-76054-301-3
Cat. no: INJCAT 196
Pages: 6

Findings from this report:

Nearly 13,000 men and boys were hospitalised due to assault in 2014–15, over half (54%) were aged between 15 and 39
Just over 60% of all hospitalised assault injuries were caused by bodily force (an unarmed brawl or fight)
Fractures were the most common type of injury (40%) and most hospitalised assault injuries (94%) were to the upper body
Over two-thirds (64%) of all assault cases for men and boys are attributable to perpetrators known to the victim

Summary

How many men and boys were hospitalised due to assault in 2014–15?

Just over 19,000 people (19,025) were hospitalised in Australia in 2014–15 because of an assault, of whom 67% (12,768) were men and boys. The overall rate of hospitalised assault injury among men and boys was 110 per 100,000 population, compared with 55 for women and girls.

Rates of hospitalised assault injury were highest among men aged 20–24 (239 cases per 100,000 population). The lowest rates of hospitalised assault injury were in young boys aged 5–9 (6 cases per 100,000 population) and older men aged 95+ (12 cases per 100,000 population).

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Nearly 13,000 men and boys were hospitalised due to assault in 2014–15. The highest rate of assault injuries occurred among men aged 20–24 (239 cases per 100,000).
Just over 60% of all hospitalised assault injuries were due to bodily force (for example in an unarmed brawl or fight).
Fractures were the most common type of injury (40%) and most hospitalised assaults (69%) resulted in injuries to the head and neck area.
Where the type of perpetrator was specified, over two-thirds (64%) of all assault cases for men and boys were attributed to perpetrators known to the victim.

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