
Note: Protected persons with missing age or sex data excluded.
Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research 2006 NSW Recorded Crime Statistics 1999 to 2005 (unpublished data); Population data sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics - Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories, June 2006; Catalogue number: 3201.0
From 1996 to 2000 there was a marked increased in the rate of children and young people aged 0-17 years nominated as protected persons on a Domestic Apprehended Violence Order in NSW. The rate remained relatively stable between 2000 and 2005 (from 3.5 per 1,000 to 3.9).