Make a false call to an emergency service

Legislation: Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) s 474.18(1)

Maximum penalty: 3 years imprisonment

Period: 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 150 charges of make a false call to an emergency service were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was imprisonment (30.7% or 46 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 13 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the five years to 30 June 2023, make a false call to an emergency service was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case). Among the 13 cases, 8 people were male and 5 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine with conviction (46.2% 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 make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of make a false call to an emergency service
**Number: 150 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of make a false call to an emergency service
**Number: 32 charges**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of make a false call to an emergency service by financial year
**Number: 150 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of make a false call to an emergency service by financial year
**Number: 150 charges**

Bar graph showing community correction order lengths each year for charges of make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 8**: Average community correction order lengths for charges of make a false call to an emergency service by financial year
**Number: 32 charges**

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 10A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of make a false call to an emergency service
**Number: 13 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 15**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of make a false call to an emergency service by financial year
**Number: 13 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 16**: Number of cases of make a false call to an emergency service for all people by financial year
**Number: 13 cases**

Bar graph showing age groups of offenders for cases of make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 21A**: Ages of offenders (where age is known) for cases of make a false call to an emergency service
**Number: 13 cases**

Bar graph showing gender of offenders for cases of make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 21B**: Gender of offenders (where gender is known) for cases of make a false call to an emergency service
**Number: 13 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of charges in cases of make a false call to an emergency service — **Figure 21C**: Number of charges per case (of any sentenced offence) for cases of make a false call to an emergency service
**Number: 13 cases**