NSW Police have charged 732 people with 1,589 offences in just three days as part of the latest crackdown on domestic violence, backed by the Minns Labor Government.
Operation Amarok XIV ran from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 August, targeting repeat, wanted and high-risk domestic and family violence offenders across NSW.
Police executed 228 arrest warrants and conducted 12,054 apprehended domestic violence order compliance checks, identifying 321 alleged breaches.
Officers also conducted 1,497 bail compliance checks, identifying a further 225 alleged breaches.
Police carried out 93 Firearms Prohibition Order searches and seized 118 firearms and 16 other weapons.
The results are sobering and a stark reminder of the scale of domestic violence in NSW and why we cannot let up.
For the first time, NSW Police partnered with ACT Policing during the operation, strengthening cross-border enforcement and making it harder for alleged offenders to evade police.
Operation Amarok has now been deployed 14 times since it began in 2023, resulting in more than 8,000 arrests and more than 16,500 charges.
The intelligence-led operation is coordinated by the NSW Police Domestic and Family Violence Command, which was introduced by the Minns Government, bringing together police districts, high-risk offender teams and specialist commands.
The Minns Government has also given NSW Police and the courts stronger tools to hold alleged offenders to account.
Since March 2023, the Government has implemented coercive control laws, made bail tougher, introduced electronic monitoring, strengthened penalties for serious and repeat ADVO breaches and introduced Serious Domestic Abuse Prevention Orders for high-risk offenders.
NSW has also legislated Australia's first specific 25-year standard non-parole period for the murder of a current or former intimate partner.
The Government is investing an additional $184.1 million to increase funding for six frontline specialist domestic and family violence programs by 50 per cent over four years.
Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley said:
"732 people charged. 1,589 offences. Three days. These are the results police deliver when we back them with the resources and support to crack down on offenders.
"This is the fourteenth Operation Amarok, and our police are not slowing down. The Minns Government supports this operation and backs every officer going through doors to protect victim-survivors.
"These alleged offenders rely on fear and control. Amarok turns that pressure back onto them.
"For the first time, NSW Police worked with ACT Policing. A border is not a hiding place, and it should not protect alleged offenders from the consequences of their actions."
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Jodie Harrison said:
"The recent results of Operation Amarok are sobering. But it also means many more victim-survivors are safer at home and in the community.
"With our Police now working with ACT Police in this recent operation, perpetrators can no longer escape by crossing the border.
"The Minns Labor Government continues to work hard to support victim-survivors when they escape violence through increased funding for specialist support programs and taking strong action to hold domestic and family violence perpetrators to account."
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