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New South Wales is seeing fewer self-reported domestic violence incidents, but that progress isn't reaching the most severe cases, The Guardian reports. New data shows the number of women and children murdered or hospitalised in domestic and family violence incidents has not significantly changed over the past eight years. The decline in self-reported violence matters because it reflects underlying levels of violence in the community, not just what reaches police, which suggests the problem may be holding steady or even trending down. That gap helps explain a strong public perception that violence against women is rising, a perception shaped by increases in police-recorded incidents, heightened media attention and greater awareness.

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