Causing injury intentionally

Legislation: Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s 18

Maximum penalty: 10 years imprisonment

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 1,326 charges of causing injury intentionally were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was imprisonment (57.5% or 762 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 1,171 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of causing injury intentionally. Among the 1,171 cases, 1,059 people were male and 112 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was imprisonment (32.5% or 380 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 1,326 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for charges of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 2**: Imprisonment lengths for charges of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 207 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 348 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 45 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of causing injury intentionally by financial year
**Number: 1,326 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of causing injury intentionally by financial year
**Number: 1,326 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths each year for charges of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 7**: Average imprisonment lengths for charges of causing injury intentionally by financial year
**Number: 207 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes imprisonment that was not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate imprisonment).

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of causing injury intentionally by financial year
**Number: 45 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 1,171 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 1,059 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 112 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 299 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 831 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 39 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 10**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 669 cases**, including imprisonment only (380 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (289 cases).

Bar graph showing non-parole periods for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 11**: Non-parole periods for all people for cases of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 380 cases**
**Note**: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of causing injury intentionally
**Number: 314 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of causing injury intentionally by financial year
**Number: 1,171 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of causing injury intentionally for all people by financial year
**Number: 1,171 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 15**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of causing injury intentionally by financial year
**Number: 669 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length and average non-parole period for each year for cases of causing injury intentionally — **Figure 16**: Average imprisonment lengths and non-parole periods (NPPs) for cases of causing injury intentionally by financial year
**Number: 118 cases**
**Note**: *NPP Cases* in the graph indicates that only cases with a non-parole period are included.