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Children and young people aged 0-17 years recorded as protected persons who were granted a Domestic Apprehended Violence Order, 2003-2007, NSW (number of children and young people)

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Overall	Overall	6,945	6,246	6,165	5,750	6,387
Sex	Male	3,127	2,668	2,661	2,421	2,734
	Female	3,780	3,535	3,482	3,313	3,610
Age	<1 years	324	295	244	284	286
	1-4 years	1,478	1,310	1,210	1,090	1,203
	5-9 years	1,857	1,533	1,537	1,372	1,505
	10-14 years	1,959	1,762	1,775	1,656	1,775
	15-17 years	1,327	1,346	1,399	1,348	1,618
Location	Sydney SD	2,835	2,408	2,334	2,288	2,690
	Rest of NSW	3,715	3,315	3,544	3,174	3,297

Note: Location excludes victims' residence classed as 'Interstate'.

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research 2008, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 1999 to 2006 and 2006 to 2007 (unpublished data); Estimated resident population data, Australian Bureau of Statistics (1996-2007)

Comment

Overall, the number of children and young people recorded as protected persons who were granted Domestic Apprehended Violence Orders decreased from 2003 to 2006.   Between 2006 and 2007, the number increased by 11% (from 5,750 to 6,387).