November 14, 2012 | Victims of Crime

Rape in Victoria

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In the 2011-2012 Victoria Police recorded more than 8300 cases of rape and sexual assault. According to data from the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault CASA) only one in six women attacked report it to authorities. This would suggest that there are around 50,000 victims of rape and sexual assault in Victoria…

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Trauma & Youth Suicide

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In America from 1999 to 2006 11% of all deaths of people aged from twelve to nineteen years were as a result of suicide. A recent study has found that the risk for suicidal ideation is 2.4 times greater among youth who experienced peer victimization, such as bullying, in the past year compared with youth…

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Taxi Driver – Armed Robbery Belgrave

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On Saturday the 10-11-12 at around 10.15 pm a taxi driver collected two male passengers from Fitzroy and drove them to Belgrave. The passengers pre-paid their fare and then fell asleep in the back seat. Upon arriving at the destination the two men awoke and as the taxi driver was giving them their change they…

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