New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show people living in the Northern Territory are twice as likely to be the victim of an assault than anywhere else in Australia.

The ABS surveyed more than 800 Territorians to determine victimisation rates for various crimes, including assault, household break-ins and theft from cars.

ABS spokeswoman Fiona Dowsley says many Territory crime figures have remained stable but the rate of assaults is about double the national average.

"The Northern Territory still has the highest victimisation rate for physical assault in Australia," she said.

"We have got an estimated 5.7 per cent of the population (aged) over 15 years saying they experienced at least one (violent) incident in our survey."

She says 9 per cent of those surveyed say they have been threatened with physical assault.

Territory Opposition justice spokesman John Elferink says the figures are disturbing.

"Clearly, (it is) a figure which demonstrates many households experience a high level of violence in the community and they experience it on a multiple of occasions," he said.

"You realise what a crime riddled place we live in," he said.

The ABS says only about half of assault victims report the crime to police.

Public drunkenness is the number one reported social disorder issue, with 44 per cent of people raising concerns.

Mr Elferink says the rates of break-ins and property crime are also well above the Australian average.

The Northern Territory Police Association is calling for the Government to re-introduce one-punch legislation into the parliament.

The bill was defeated when it was introduced in parliament by Mr Elferink last October

Association president Vince Kelly says it must be made very clear to the public that king-hits in pubs are not acceptable.

"Everyone in the community must know that if you hit someone in a pub at night, the likely outcome is death or serious injury," he said.

"The laws should reflect that and the laws should make sure people who do punch people in nightclubs are punished properly, and quite often that means prison sentences."