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Perpetrators stop all forms of family violence behaviour

Indicator: Reduction in all family violence behaviours

Measure: Number/proportion of reported contraventions of Family Violence orders

Family violence orders are a key mechanism to help keep victim survivors, including children, safe and hold perpetrators accountable. Perpetrators who breach an order can be charged with a criminal offence.

Most people on a family violence order1, 2 are not recorded by police for a breach of order offence. In 2020–21, 63,711, or 84.2 per cent of people on an active order were not recorded with a breach.

Although most people do not breach, in 2020-21, 11,919 people were recorded with at least one breach of a family violence order. This was an increase from 9,008 in 2015–16.

Despite the increase in numbers, the proportion of people who breach a family violence order has remained consistent (between 15.8–16.6 per cent) during this time.

Number and proportion of reported contraventions of Family Violence orders – 2015-16 to 2020-21

Source: Victoria Police LEAP data collected by Crime Statistics Agency

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Proportion of people on a family violence protection order who breach the order - by number of breaches - 2015-16 to 2020-21

Family violence protection orders and breaches 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Number of people on active family violence protection order breaches 56,047 59,772 62,045 65,460 70,799 75,630
0 (did not breach) 83.9% 83.7% 84.1% 83.9% 83.4% 84.2%
1 breach 7.6% 7.3% 7.0% 7.0% 7.3% 6.6%
2 breaches 2.9% 2.9% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.8%
3 breaches 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 1.3%
4 breaches 0.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0%
5 or more breaches 3.2% 3.5% 3.6% 3.7% 3.8% 4.1%
Proportion of people who breached (combined) 16.1% 16.3% 15.9% 16.1% 16.6% 15.8%

Source: Victoria Police LEAP data collected by Crime Statistics Agency

Measure: Number/proportion of individuals identified as the respondent in an L17 report who receive a subsequent L17 report within 12 months

In 2020–21, just over one-third of respondents (36.7 per cent) were associated with more than one family violence incident over a 365-day period.

The proportion of unique respondents with more than one family violence incident has not changed substantially over time.

During the six-year period, male respondents were more likely to be recorded with subsequent incidents.

Number and proportion of respondents with more than one family violence incident within 12 months – 2015-16 to 2020-21

Source: Victoria Police LEAP data collected by Crime Statistics Agency

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Number and proportion of male and female respondents with more than one family violence incident within 12 months – 2015–16 to 2020–21

Source: Victoria Police LEAP data collected by Crime Statistics Agency

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Notes

1The figures in this measure refer to people on orders including a family violence intervention order, interim family violence intervention order and/or a family violence safety notice.

2A person can be on more than one active order within the reference period.

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