Table 1 Characteristics of offenders and victims of alcohol-related police incidents for 12–24-year old’s, 2004–2015

Total

11,433

100.0

11,314

100.0

Gender

 Female

6,074

53.1

1,764

15.6

 Male

4,829

42.2

9,532

84.3

 Missing

530

4.6

18

0.2

Ethnicity

 Non-Aboriginal

7,703

67.4

6,239

55.1

 Aboriginal

3,730

32.6

5,075

44.9

SEIFA

 1 Least advantaged

4,419

38.7

4,942

43.7

 2

2,570

22.5

2,480

21.9

 3

1,625

14.2

1,528

13.5

 4

1,243

10.9

1,053

9.3

 5 Most advantaged

1,022

8.9

748

6.6

 Missing

554

4.9

563

5.0

Remoteness Area

 Major Cities

5,416

47.4

5,351

47.3

 Inner Regional

853

7.5

855

7.6

 Outer Regional

1,664

14.6

1,557

13.8

 Remote

1,104

9.7

1,101

9.7

 Very Remote

1,842

16.1

1,887

16.7

 Missing

554

4.9

563

5.0

Age at police incident

 12–16

914

8.0

1,242

11.0

 17–18

2,048

17.9

2,209

19.5

 19–20

3,107

27.2

2,701

23.9

 21–22

2,884

25.2

2,707

23.9

 23–24

2,480

21.7

2,455

21.7

Prior illicit drug admission

516

4.5

719

6.4

Prior alcohol admission

1,182

10.3

1,691

15.0

Prior mental illness admission

540

4.7

467

4.1

Prior community mental health service

804

7.0

924

8.2

Prior courts involvement

4,878

42.7

7,957

70.3

Prior DCP notification

2,483

21.7

3,036

26.8

Prior DCP period of care

550

4.8

794

7.0

Presented to ED

4,074

35.6

944

8.3

Admitted to hospital

1,070

9.4

188

1.7

 Diagnosed as ARH

310

29.0

104

55.3

 Undiagnosed ARH

760

71.0

84

44.7