Report: Homicide in Australia 2023–24

This report describes 262 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. During this 12-month period there were 277 victims of homicide and 278 identified offenders. The report covers homicide incidents, victims of homicide and homicide offenders.

Key findings

• There were 262 incidents of homicide recorded by state and territory police. This is an increase of 30 homicide incidents from 2022–23 and the equal highest number of homicide incidents recorded in 18 years.
• There were 277 victims of homicide recorded in 2023–24. This is an increase of 30 victims from 2022–23 and the second largest number of homicide victims recorded in the last decade.
• New South Wales recorded the largest number of homicide victims in 2023–24.
• A third of homicide offenders were recorded in New South Wales, followed by almost a fifth each in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.
• Despite the overall increase in homicide offenders in 2023–24, only three states and territories recorded a notable increase in the number of homicide offenders: New South Wales, Western Australia and South Australia.