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Children and young people aged 0-17 years recorded as protected persons who were granted a Domestic Apprehended Violence Order, NSW, 1996-2007 (rate per 1,000)

 

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research 2008, NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 1999 to 2006 and 2006 to 2007 (unpublished data); Estimated resident population data, Australian Bureau of Statistics (1996-2007).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

From 1996 to 2001 there was a marked increased in the rate of children and young people aged 0-17 years recorded as protected persons who were granted a Domestic Apprehended Violence Order in NSW. The overall rate has shown smaller fluctuations from 2001 to 2007, appearing to fall between 2003 and 2006 before rising again in 2007.