Australian Institute of Criminology report suggests 1 in 10 men born in NSW linked to alleged DV offences

A new report has found as many as one in 10 NSW men have had action taken against them over alleged family and domestic violence offences. The Australian Institute of Criminology used offences recorded by the NSW Police Force along with birth data to highlight the prevalence of family and domestic violence (FDV) offendings across the state. The report found police had proceeded against about 6.3 per cent of people born in NSW for an alleged FDV offence by the age of 37, with the figure rising to 9.6 per cent when only looking at men. This is compared to just three per cent of women. The study looked at offenders who were born in three different birth cohorts: 1984, 1994 and 2004. It found 1.2 per cent of those born in NSW were responsible for more than 50 per cent of FDV offences recorded in the state, while more than 85 per cent of people who were proceeded against for a FDV offence had at least one physical violence offence alleged against them. Institute of Criminology deputy director Rick Brown told the Canberra Times the report could help prevent crimes. “By identifying and targeting those who commit domestic violence, especially early in their offending trajectory, we can not only reduce violence against intimate partners and family members but prevent crime more generally,” Mr Brown said. The stark figures have emerged as the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed 27 per cent of women were victims of intimate partner or family violence since the age of 15, along with 12 per cent of men. The NSW government last week committed $38m to develop new initiatives for early education centres, schools, sporting clubs, workplaces and local communities under Pathways to Prevention: NSW Strategy for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence 2024-2027. The strategy will build on other programs that are already funded by the NSW government that take place across schools and rugby league clubs including Respectful Relationships and Tackling Violence, along with the All-In project to challenge gender stereotypes in early childhood. news.com.au mental health helplines