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While figures are in short supply in Australia there has been research conducted in Western Australia which found:

  • Aboriginal women are 10.7 times more likely to be victims of violent crime than non- Aboriginal women;
  • 36 times more likely to be victims of abuse or violence from their spouse.

In just one community in the Northern Territory, offences against Aboriginal women represent 18% of the total number of offences committed in the territory, against anyone Aboriginal or not.

In Queensland more women have died as a result of violence than all black deaths in custody in the entire state.

Furthermore, while Aboriginal people comprise 1.5% of the population,

  • 16% of all female homicide victims are Aboriginal;
  • 13% of female prisoners are Aboriginal.

Which means if you are an Aboriginal woman the likelihood of imprisonment is 20 times that of your non-Aboriginal counterpart.