NRA website Oz crime video
The Australian
22 March 2000
"The Australian" Newspaper 22/3/2000 reported on the Federal Attorney-General Mr Daryl Williams and his displeasure at the USA NRA web video which displayed facts about the crime rate in Australia since the gun buyback.
Mr Williams disputed statistics cited by the NRA in this video.
From 1996 - 1998 firearm related murders, attempted murders and manslaughter decreased. If however, you factor out the Port Arthur victims "spike" the results are in line with the usual statistical ebb and flow from year to year. In other words, the 'buy-back' scheme doesn't appear to have had any significant effect at all. However, a two year data set is way too short to try and draw any conclusions - despite Daryl Williams claims.
There are four issues raised by Attorney-General Daryl Williams where he claims that information on this NRA web video is inaccuarate.
NRA states "69% increase in armed robberies"
See "Crime in Australia - Facts and Figures 1999" - Australian Institute of Criminology
Page 28 states,
"Armed Robberies have increased by 69% from 1995."
NRA states "28%
increase in assaults with guns "
ABS statistics. Publication 4510.0
1996... 629
1997... 806
an increase of 28%
NRA states "19% increase in gun murders"
"Gun crime is on the rise despite tougher laws imposed after the Port Arthur massacre."
"The number of gun murders (excluding the Port Arthur massacre - increased by 19 % to 75" ABS stats
NSW - The Illawarra Mercury 28/10/99 Section News Updated 28/3/2000
NRA states "21% increase in "home invasions" (Unlawful entry with intent) Reported Offences.
ABS statistics Publication 4510.0
1995... 384,908
1998... 435,670
an increase of 11.65%
We are unable at this stage to source the documents that support the NRA video.
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