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FDSV reported to police

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Police may be contacted following an incident of family, domestic or sexual violence (FDSV). This can be done by a victim-survivor, witness or other person and, if considered a criminal offence may be recorded as a crime by police.

To understand the current extent of police involvement in FDSV incidents in Australia, data on level of reporting to police (available from the Personal Safety Survey) are examined alongside Recorded Crime data in the following pages:

FDV reported to police

Sexual assault reported to police

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