Attempted home invasion

Legislation: Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) ss 321M, 77A(1)

Maximum penalty: 20 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, 11 charges of attempted home invasion were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2024. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was imprisonment (81.8% or 9 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 10 cases sentenced in the higher courts in the five years to 30 June 2024, attempted home invasion was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case). Among the 10 cases, 9 people were male and 1 person was female. The most common outcome for cases was imprisonment (60% or 6 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 attempted home invasion — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of attempted home invasion
**Number: 11 charges**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of attempted home invasion — **Figure 6**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of attempted home invasion by financial year
**Number: 11 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of attempted home invasion — **Figure 7**: Number of charges of attempted home invasion by financial year
**Number: 11 charges**

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of attempted home invasion — **Figure 11A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of attempted home invasion
**Number: 10 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of attempted home invasion — **Figure 18**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of attempted home invasion by financial year
**Number: 10 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of attempted home invasion — **Figure 19**: Number of cases of attempted home invasion for all people by financial year
**Number: 10 cases**

Bar graph showing age groups of offenders for cases of attempted home invasion — **Figure 22A**: Ages of offenders (where age is known) for cases of attempted home invasion
**Number: 10 cases**

Bar graph showing gender of offenders for cases of attempted home invasion — **Figure 22B**: Gender of offenders (where gender is known) for cases of attempted home invasion
**Number: 10 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of charges in cases of attempted home invasion — **Figure 22C**: Number of charges per case (of any sentenced offence) for cases of attempted home invasion
**Number: 10 cases**