Abuse and violence
Q. Do you think the following types of abuse and violence have increased or decreased in Australia over the last few years?
Increased | Decreased | No change | Don’t know | |
Racial abuse or violence | 52% | 12% | 27% | 9% |
Homophobic abuse or violence | 33% | 29% | 25% | 13% |
Abuse or violence of people because of their religion | 59% | 9% | 21% | 10% |
59% think that religious abuse/violence in Australia has increased and 52% think racial abuse/violence has increased. Opinion was more divided over homophobic abuse/violence – 33% think it has increased and 29% decreased.
The main differences were between Labor and Liberal/National voters.
64% of Labor voters and 45% of LNP voters think racial abuse/violence has increased.
41% of Labor voters and 28% of LNP voters think homophobic abuse/violence has increased.
68% of Labor voters and 50% of LNP voters think religious abuse/violence has increased.

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