Table 3.

Older adult homicide offenders, Victoria, 2001–2015

Variable	Categories	Offender (n=57)	%	Female (n=16)	%	Male (n=41)	%
Individual level
Accommodation type	Private residence—owned/private rental	27	47.4	6	37.5	21	51.2
Age group	≤24	27	47.3	<5	-	6	14.6
	25–44	22	38.6	7	43.8	15	36.6
	45–64	17	29.9	<5	-	13	31.7
	65–84	6	10.6	<5	-	5	12.2
Any physical illness	Yes	12	21.1	5	31.3	7	17.1
Country of birth	Australia	24	42.1	6	37.5	18	43.9
	Outside Australia	14	24.6	<5	-	11	26.8
Diagnosed mental illness	Yes	36	63.2	12	75	24	58.5
Employment status	Employed	19	33.3	<5	-	16	39
	Unable to work	6	10.5	<5	-	<5	-
	Unemployed	15	26.3	<5	-	12	29.3
Ethnic or cultural affiliation	Yes	16	28.1	<5	-	13	31.7
History of substance use	Yes	36	63.2	11	68.8	25	61
History violence exposure	Yes	35	61.4	11	68.8	24	58.5
LGBTI identity	Yes	<5	-	<5	<5	<5	-
Main language	English	26	45.6	5	31.3	21	51.2
	LOTE - known	6	10.5	<5	-	5	12.2
Physical injury	Yes	6	10.5	<5	-	<5	-
Previous suicide attempt	Yes	11	19.3	5	31.3	6	14.6
Prior offending	Yes	27	47.4	7	43.8	20	48.8
Psychiatric treatment (non-proximal)	Yes	31	54.4	10	62.5	21	51.2
Recent psychiatric treatment	Yes	24	42.1	10	62.5	14	34.1
Service contact (any)	Yes	43	75.4	13	81.3	30	73.2
Service contact proximal	Yes	26	45.6	8	50	18	43.9
Suicidal ideation	Yes	12	21.1	6	37.5	6	14.6
Suspected mental illness	Yes	22	38.6	5	31.3	17	41.5
Treatment for physical illness	Yes	7	12.3	<5	-	<5	-
Incident level
Offender charged	Yes	49	86	14	87.5	35	85.4
Offender sentenced	Yes	37	64.9	11	68.8	26	63.4
Presence of alcohol and/ or illicit drugs	Yes	24	42.1	8	50	16	39
Community level
Residence ARIA	Inner regional - outer regional	5	8.8	<5	-	<5	-
	Major city - inner regional	47	82.5	12	75	35	85.4
Residence IRSD	1	6	11.5	<5	-	5	13.5
	2	9	17.3	<5	-	5	13.5
	3	11	21.1	<5	-	8	21.6
	4	9	17.3	<5	-	6	16.2
	5	17	32.7	<5	-	13	35.1