Editing Carjacking (section)

===Australia===
Australia does not specifically record the number of carjackings; such crimes are variously recorded as assault, robbery, motor vehicle theft, and some combination. However, a 2008 paper by the [[Australian Institute of Criminology]], analyzing police and insurance records, suggested that fewer than 300 carjackings occur annually in Australia (about 0.5% of all theft incidents in the country).<ref name="YoungBorzycki"/> The paper noted that the low incidence of carjacking compared to the United States is attributable to the low rate of firearm-related crime in Australia and the fact that the "broader socioeconomic picture of Australian society is one of relative good health in terms of wealth distribution and social cohesion" providing little motivation for victimization that is "both personal and violent."<ref name="YoungBorzycki"/> The paper notes that although carjacking was rare, isolated hot spots do arise occasionally, and that since the late 1990s, "[[Sydney]] has experienced a number of carjacking clusters ... each lasting around three to six months and occurring in different locations including the eastern suburbs, the inner city and the south-west."<ref name="YoungBorzycki"/>