Appendix 1: Police and courts data tables

The time series data contained in these tables has been extracted from –

  • data published in departmental annual reports
  • data published in statistical series of reports
  • data contained in research reports

Note: Time series coverage varies due to limitations in published reporting periods depending on availability of breakdowns of data.

Public drunkenness & public order offences

Public drunkenness & disorderly conduct: 1860 – 1899

  • Charges – Composite summary, public drunkenness & drunk & disorderly: 1860 – 1899

Public drunkenness: 1899/1900 – 2009/2010

  • Charges – Composite summary, public drunkenness: 1899/1900 – 2009/2010
  • Convictions for public drunkenness by indigenous status & gender: 1899/1900 – 1968/1969 

Public drunkenness: 1899/1900 – 1962/1963 

  • Charges for public drunkenness: 1899/1900 – 1962/1963 
  • Charges by indigenous status: 1904/1905– 1962/1963
  • Charges by gender: 1904/1905– 1962/1963
  • Charges by indigenous status & gender: 1904/1905– 1962/1963
  • Charges by type of offence: 1904/1905 – 1962/1963 
  • Charges for habitual drunkenness by indigenous status & gender: 1904/1905 – 1962/1963 

Public order offences: 1903/1904 – 1962/1963

  • Charges for public order offences: 1903/1904 – 1962/1963
  • Charges for public order offences by indigenous status: 1904/1905 – 1962/1963 

Alcohol attributable offending: 1904/1905 – 1943/1944

  • All offences by class of offence: 1904/1905 – 1943/1944 
  • Alcohol attributable offences: 1904/1905 – 1943/1944 
  • Proportion of alcohol attributable offences: 1904/1905 – 1943/1944

Crime Research Centre

Crime & justice statistics: 1994 – 2005

  • All types of offences – gender 
  • All types of offences – indigenous status 
  • Good order offences – indigenous status
  • Good order offences – non-indigenous status

Research data 

  • Public drunkenness by local area: 1899 – 1914 
  • Drunkenness by type offence & gender: 1911 – 1921
  • Offences by Indigenous status & gender: 1961 – 1970 
    • Ratio of convictions by indigenous status & type of offence
    • Class of offence – gender: 1961 – 1970
    • Class of offence – non-indigenous status & gender: 1961 – 1970
    • Class of offence – indigenous status & gender: 1961 – 1970
    • Good order offences – indigenous status: 1961 – 1970