1 in 4 Court Cases in NSW Is Related to Domestic Violence: Crime Statistics

The number of defendants with a proven domestic violence charge increased by 3 percent within five years.

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More than one in four defendants who have gone through the local courts in New South Wales (NSW) carry domestic violence charges, data released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) showed.

According to BOCSAR’s Criminal Courts statistics, the number of defendants with finalised domestic violence charges increased by five percent within five years, from January 2019 to December 2023.