This page presents data on murder offences in NSW. This includes the police incident category of murder and is different to homicide which includes manslaughter and attempted murder. We present long term trends in murder victimisation rates. 

Data file: Murder victim statistics (XLSX, 143.3 KB)

Infographic: Domestic violence related murder in NSW  (PDF, 159.8 KB)

Number of murder victims

The high number of murders in 2024 was due to an unusually large number of murders involving multiple victims. In 2024, there were eight criminal events that involved two or more murder victims which resulted in 22 murder victims. By comparison, in the 14 years prior to 2024 there were on average, two multiple victim murder events annually resulting in, on average, five murder victims annually.