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New figures point to a puzzling gap in New South Wales, according to The Guardian. Self-reported domestic violence incidents have fallen, a measure that captures underlying violence in the community rather than only what reaches police. Yet over the past eight years, the number of women and children murdered or hospitalised in domestic and family violence has not significantly shifted. The Guardian notes this decline is meaningful because it suggests violence may be trending down, even as police-recorded reports, media attention and public awareness have all climbed, feeding a widespread perception that abuse is on the rise.

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