Aggravated home invasion

Legislation: Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s 77B(1)

Maximum penalty: 25 years imprisonment

Period: 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: higher courts

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Charges

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Cases

All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged under 25

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the higher courts, 73 charges of aggravated home invasion were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was imprisonment (83% or 61 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 65 cases sentenced in the higher courts in the five years to 30 June 2023, aggravated home invasion was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case). Among the 65 cases, 62 people were male and 3 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was imprisonment (78% or 51 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 aggravated home invasion — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 73 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for charges of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 2**: Imprisonment lengths for charges of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 58 charges**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0.25 years, the longest is 8 years, and the median is 4.17 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 4.17 years and half are above.
**Note**: The graph only includes imprisonment that was not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate imprisonment).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 6**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of aggravated home invasion by financial year
**Number: 73 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 7**: Number of charges of aggravated home invasion by financial year
**Number: 73 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths each year for charges of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 8**: Average imprisonment lengths for charges of aggravated home invasion by financial year
**Number: 58 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes imprisonment that was not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate imprisonment).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 11A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 65 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 11B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 62 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 11D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 34 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 11E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 31 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 12A**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 56 cases**, including imprisonment only (51 years) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (5 years).
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0.17 years, the longest is 9.67 years, and the median is 5.5 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 5.5 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for males for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 12B**: Imprisonment lengths for males for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 53 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0.17 years, the longest is 9.67 years, and the median is 5.5 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 5.5 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for people aged under 25 for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 12D**: Imprisonment lengths for people aged under 25 for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 25 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0.17 years, the longest is 7.75 years, and the median is 4.75 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 4.75 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 12E**: Imprisonment lengths for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 31 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0.25 years, the longest is 9.67 years, and the median is 6.17 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 6.17 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths without a community correction order for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 12G**: Imprisonment lengths without a community correction order (CCO) for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 51 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 2 years, the longest is 9.67 years, and the median is 5.75 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 5.75 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing lengths of non-parole periods for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 13**: Non-parole periods for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 51 cases**
**Note**: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 18**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of aggravated home invasion by financial year
**Number: 65 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 19**: Number of cases of aggravated home invasion for all people by financial year
**Number: 65 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 20A**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of aggravated home invasion by financial year
**Number: 56 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length without a recognizance release order each year for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 20B**: Average imprisonment lengths without a recognizance release order (RRO) for cases of aggravated home invasion by financial year
**Number: 51 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length and average non-parole period for each year for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 20C**: Average imprisonment lengths and non-parole periods (NPPs) for cases of aggravated home invasion by financial year
**Number: 50 cases**
**Note**: *NPP Cases* in the graph indicates that only cases with a non-parole period are included.

Bar graph showing age groups of offenders for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 22A**: Ages of offenders (where age is known) for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 65 cases**

Bar graph showing gender of offenders for cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 22B**: Gender of offenders (where gender is known) for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 65 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of charges in cases of aggravated home invasion — **Figure 22C**: Number of charges per case (of any sentenced offence) for cases of aggravated home invasion
**Number: 65 cases**