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Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Trends and patterns in domestic violence assaults
Other Titles:	Crime and Justice Bulletin
Authors:	People, Julie
Keywords:	Policing;Statistics
Year:	2005
Publisher:	NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
Citation:	89, October 2005
Notes:	This bulletin uses data recorded by the NSW Police on the trends and patterns in domestic violence assaults in NSW. Trends in recorded incidents of domestic violence assault between 1997 and 2004 are provided. It found that domestic assaults accounted for 35 to 40% of the assaults recorded by police each year from 1997 to 2004. Incidence of domestic assault peaks between 3pm and midnight with the highest number of assaults between 6pm and 9pm. Police are one-and-a-half times more likely to record a domestic assault on weekends than weekdays. More domestic assaults happen in January than any other month, including the highest number being recorded on the first of January. Alcohol appears to be a contributing factor in a large percentage of domestic assaults recorded by police. Females are more likely than males to be injured by their current or former partners but males are more likely to be injured than females when the offender is someone other than a current or former partner (e.g. a family member). Police data suggest that Indigenous Australians are more likely to become victims of domestic assault or to be offenders of domestic assault than non-Indigenous Australians. The majority of victims are female (71.1%) and the majority of offenders are male (80.4%). Female victims are more likely to be abused by a current or former intimate partner and male victims are more likely to be abused by other family members and other persons. Almost half of all victims under 15 were abused by a parent or a guardian. The towns of Bourke and Walgett have the highest recorded rates of domestic assault in NSW. Campbelltown and Blacktown have the highest recorded rates of domestic assault in the Sydney metropolitan region. In general, it also found that the incidence of domestic assault recorded by police is higher in areas with: a higher percentage of Indigenous residents, a higher percentage of sole parents under 25 years of age, a higher male unemployment rate, a higher percentage of public housing and higher rates of residential instability. Although police data do not provide a reliable guide to the prevalence of domestic violence, they can examine trends in its incidence and the differences between areas in rates of domestic violence, as well as give information on the timing and location of the most serious incidents. 28.9% of victims of domestic assault recorded by police are male which also reflects the broader definition of domestic violence being used that extends beyond intimate relationships.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12831
ISSN:	10301046
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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