Providing the community with data and research about crime in NSW

Accurate, objective, and accessible evidence and information to inform public and government decision-making about crime and justice.

Five new measures show domestic and family violence in NSW remained stable from 2018 to 2024.
Just 39% of the 33,811 domestic assaults recorded by NSW Police in 2022 led to a conviction.
Domestic violence, sexual assault, and retail theft on the rise in NSW
Crime Mapping Tool Button
Explore maps, graphs and data on criminal incidents, victims and offenders in NSW by geographic area
Sentencing Tool Button
An interactive dashboard that presents sentencing outcomes for adults found guilty in court
NSW Policing Activity Tool Button
Explore state and local data on the use of police powers and compliance activity in NSW
Custody Dashboard Button
Explore the trends in the number of adults and young people in custody with this dashboard

Upcoming releases

Frontline perspectives on using audio visual links (AVL) for NSW criminal court proceedings
Release date: 17 July 2025

NSW Closing the Gap update March 2025
Release date: July 2025

NSW Custody Statistics update June 2025
Release date: August 2025


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Latest data releases

Coercive control monitoring report March 2025 (PDF, 238.2 KB)
Release date: Jun 2025

NSW Criminal Courts Statistics Jan 2020 to Dec 2024
Release date: Jun 2025

NSW Closing the Gap Dec 2024 update
Release date: Apr 2025

Domestic and family violence community prevalence measures
Release date: Apr 2025

ARCJ conference Link

Upcoming conference

The countdown for the Applied Research in Crime and Criminal Justice Conference is on! The conference will be held on 4 & 5 August 2025 at the International Convention Centre, Sydney.