THE decrease may have been small, but when it comes to the rates of domestic violence in Leeton, one less case is considered a win.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) last week recently its quarterly statistics for the 24 months to September this year.
NSW Police have welcomed a decrease in domestic violence offences across the state.
In Leeton, the amount of cases reported to police was 58 compared to 63 for the same period the year before.
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said new strategies allowed officers to place greater emphasis on perpetrators and hold them more accountable.
“For a long time, modern law enforcement has focused just on victims of domestic violence, which is entirely appropriate, but the perpetrators are the ones who need to be held to account,” Commissioner Fuller said.
“Protection of victims is paramount and I will continue working towards reducing domestic violence offences in NSW.
“A reduction in domestic violence offences is encouraging and, while we remain cautiously optimistic, we know there is a great deal of work ahead of us to combat this insidious crime. Continuing to work with victims is a priority, but we also need to urge the community to come forward and help.”
Across the board many of the crime categories for Leeton were either slightly reduced or on par with other years.
Break and enters were down from 86 to 75, while malicious damage to property went from 139 reported cases in the 12 months to September, 2016 to 120 for the same time period this year.
- Statewide there was a reduction in the following major crime categories:
- Domestic violence related assault - down 3.5 per cent
- Break and enter – dwelling - down 7.8 per cent
- Break and enter – non-dwelling - down 5.8 per cent
- Steal from dwelling - down 5.7 per cent
- Steal from person - down 11.1 per cent
- Fraud - down 8.5 per cent
- Malicious damage to property - down 2.7 per cent
“With an overall decrease in crime statistics, it is reflective of the continued hard work and dedication of police in putting the community first,” Commissioner Fuller said.