Not all Police departments provided such data. Consistent definitions are not necessarily used across all jurisdictions. The difference probably reflects the extent of admissions to hospitals having less than 50 beds. It should also be considered that the number of attendances was understated. See appendix 4 for details.
All numbers are subject to rounding.
The minor injury data refers to 1991 calendar year. Comparison of financial year and calendar year is not thought to be a major source of bias. Notwithstanding the issues raised above, a number of observations are relevant. First, the data support the view that minor injuries are significantly understated in Police statistics. Second, with the exception of NT and Qld, similar trends are observed across States and Territories with respect to differences between Police reported serious injury statistics and the point estimates of hospital admission for road injury.