Offenders proceeded against by police for family and domestic violence (FDV) related offences rose by 8 per cent (+7,103 offenders), according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Samantha Hall, ABS head of crime and justice statistics, said: 'There were 97,800 FDV offenders recorded by police in the 2024-25 financial year, up 8 per cent from about 90,700 offenders in 2023-24. This was the largest annual increase in FDV offenders since national reporting began in 2019-20.
2024-25 marked the highest recorded offender rate since national FDV data was first published in 2019-20, at 403 offenders per 100,000 people.'
More than three-quarters of FDV offenders were male (78 per cent), with a median age of 35 years. This was higher than the median age for total offenders (32 years).
The total number of offenders proceeded against by police (344,620) rose by 1 per cent nationally compared to the previous year.
The number of youth offenders (aged 10 to 17 years) fell by 5 per cent over the same period to 44,583. Five of the eight states and territories showed a decrease, with the largest falls in:
- New South Wales (-1,099 youth offenders or 6 per cent)
- Queensland (-945 youth offenders or 9 per cent)
- Victoria (-513 youth offenders or 6 per cent)
