Armed robbery

Legislation: Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) s 75A

Maximum penalty: 25 years imprisonment

Period: 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024

Jurisdiction: higher courts

Charges

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Cases

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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, 800 charges of armed robbery were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2024. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was imprisonment (78.2% or 626 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 569 cases sentenced in the higher courts in the five years to 30 June 2024, armed robbery was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case). Among the 569 cases, 529 people were male and 40 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was imprisonment (52% or 296 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 armed robbery — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of armed robbery
**Number: 800 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for charges of armed robbery — **Figure 2**: Imprisonment lengths for charges of armed robbery
**Number: 550 charges**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0 years (i.e. the prison sentence was one or two days), the longest is 12 years, and the median is 2.5 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 2.5 years and half are above.
**Note**: The graph only includes imprisonment that was not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate imprisonment).

Bar graph showing lengths of youth justice centre orders for charges of armed robbery — **Figure 3**: Youth justice centre order lengths for charges of armed robbery
**Number: 53 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes youth justice centre orders that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate youth justice centre order).
**Range and median**: The shortest youth justice centre order length is 0.17 years, the longest is 3 years, and the median is 1.75 years, meaning that half of the youth justice centre order lengths are below 1.75 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of armed robbery — **Figure 4**: Community correction order lengths for charges of armed robbery
**Number: 93 charges**
**Range and median**: The shortest community correction order length is 1 year, the longest is 5 years, and the median is 2 years, meaning that half of the community correction order lengths are below 2 years and half are above.

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of armed robbery — **Figure 6**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of armed robbery by financial year
**Number: 800 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of armed robbery — **Figure 7**: Number of charges of armed robbery by financial year
**Number: 800 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths each year for charges of armed robbery — **Figure 8**: Average imprisonment lengths for charges of armed robbery by financial year
**Number: 550 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes imprisonment that was not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate imprisonment).

Bar graph showing community correction order lengths each year for charges of armed robbery — **Figure 9**: Average community correction order lengths for charges of armed robbery by financial year
**Number: 93 charges**

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 11A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 569 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 11B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 529 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 11C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 40 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 11D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 257 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 11E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 303 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 12A**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 445 cases**, including imprisonment only (296 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (149 cases).
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0 years (i.e. the prison sentence was one or two days), the longest is 14 years, and the median is 2.5 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 2.5 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for males for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 12B**: Imprisonment lengths for males for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 420 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0 years (i.e. the prison sentence was one or two days), the longest is 14 years, and the median is 2.5 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 2.5 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for females for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 12C**: Imprisonment lengths for females for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 25 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0.01 years, the longest is 3.5 years, and the median is 1 year, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 1 year and half are above.

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for people aged under 25 for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 12D**: Imprisonment lengths for people aged under 25 for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 160 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0.01 years, the longest is 7.83 years, and the median is 1.5 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 1.5 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 12E**: Imprisonment lengths for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 276 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0 years (i.e. the prison sentence was one or two days), the longest is 10 years, and the median is 2.79 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 2.79 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths without a community correction order for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 12G**: Imprisonment lengths without a community correction order (CCO) for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 296 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0.11 years, the longest is 14 years, and the median is 3.33 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 3.33 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing lengths of non-parole periods for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 13**: Non-parole periods for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 292 cases**
**Note**: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Bar graph showing community correction order lengths for cases of armed robbery — **Figures 14 and 14B**: Imprisonment lengths and community correction order lengths in combined orders for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 149 cases**
**Ranges and medians**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0 years, the longest is 2.83 years, and the median is 0.83 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 0.83 years and half are above. The shortest community correction order length is 0 years, the longest is 4 years, and the median is 2 years, meaning that half of the community correction order lengths are below 2 years and half are above

Bar graph showing lengths of youth justice centre orders for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 15**: Youth justice centre order lengths for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 37 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest youth justice centre order length is 0.17 years, the longest is 4 years, and the median is 1.92 years, meaning that half of the youth justice centre order lengths are below 1.92 years and half are above.

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 16**: Community correction order lengths for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 74 cases**
**Range and median**: The shortest community correction order length is 1 year, the longest is 5 years, and the median is 2 years, meaning that half of the community correction order lengths are below 2 years and half are above.

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 18**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of armed robbery by financial year
**Number: 569 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 19**: Number of cases of armed robbery for all people by financial year
**Number: 569 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 20A**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of armed robbery by financial year
**Number: 445 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year (excluding combined orders) for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 20B**: Average imprisonment lengths (excluding combined orders) for cases of armed robbery by financial year
**Number: 296 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length and average non-parole period for each year for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 20C**: Average imprisonment lengths and non-parole periods (NPPs) for cases of armed robbery by financial year
**Number: 274 cases**
**Note**: *NPP Cases* in the graph indicates that only cases with a non-parole period are included.

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length combined with a community correction order each year for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 20D**: Average imprisonment lengths combined with a community correction order (CCO) for cases of armed robbery by financial year
**Number: 149 cases**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders with and without imprisonment for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 21**: Average community correction order (CCO) lengths for cases of armed robbery by financial year
**Number: 74 cases**

Bar graph showing age groups of offenders for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 22A**: Ages of offenders (where age is known) for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 569 cases**

Bar graph showing gender of offenders for cases of armed robbery — **Figure 22B**: Gender of offenders (where gender is known) for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 569 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of charges in cases of armed robbery — **Figure 22C**: Number of charges per case (of any sentenced offence) for cases of armed robbery
**Number: 569 cases**