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Children and young people aged 0-17 years who were protected persons on a Domestic Apprehended Violence Order, NSW, 2001-2005 (number of children and young people)

		2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Overall	Overall	6,958	6,653	6,945	6,246	6,165
Sex	Male	3,123	3,018	3,127	2,668	2,661
	Female	3,763	3,590	3,780	3,535	3,482
Age	<1 years	346	329	324	295	244
	1-4 years	1,588	1,362	1,478	1,310	1,210
	5-9 years	1,869	1,761	1,857	1,533	1,537
	10-14 years	1,866	1,931	1,959	1,762	1,775
	15-17 years	1,289	1,270	1,327	1,346	1,399
Location	Sydney SD	2,999	2,792	2,835	2,408	2,334
	Rest of NSW	3,574	3,445	3,715	3,315	3,544

Note: Protected persons with missing age or sex data excluded.

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research 2005 (unpublished data).

Comment

The numbers of children and young people who were nominated as protected persons on Domestic Apprehended Violence Orders in NSW has decreased from 2001 to 2005.