<<Now Mr. Ish, please tell me your source.>>
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"According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics
website, murders have fallen from 312 in 1996 to 284 murders in
1998, after experiencing a slight increase in 1997, from 312 to 321.
However, almost every other form of crime in Australia has
increased, sometimes dramatically, in the same time period:
For instance, since the introduction of Australia's sweeping gun
bans, armed robberies rose a whopping 70 percent, from 6,256
in 1996 to 10,850 just two years later.
Unarmed robberies also rose by about 20 percent, from just
over 10,100 to nearly 13,000 incidents.
In addition:
Attempted murders rose from 335 in 1996 to 382 in 1998
Manslaughter rose from 38 to 49
Assaults were up from 114,156 to 132,967
Sexual assaults rose slightly, from 14,542 to 14,568
Kidnapping and abductions climbed dramatically, from
480 in 1996 to 662 in 1998
Some other highlights from the 1998 Australian government
crime statistics report:
Blackmail and extortion went from 268 cases a year to
298
"Unlawful entry with intent (breaking into a home or
business) involving the taking of property" rose by
30,000 cases, from 313,902 shortly after the ban was
passed to 343,256 cases in 1998
Other "unlawful entry" cases increased during the
two-year period from 88,177 to 92,414
"Motor vehicle theft" increased by 8,658 reported cases,
and "other theft" rose to 565,214 from 521,762 "
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