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How much does crime spike over the holidays? : the relationship between public holidays and assault Nicholas Chen and Alanz Cook

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Bureau briefPublication details: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2024Description: electronic document (4 pages) ; PDF fileSubject(s): Online resources: Bureau brief, no. 174, December 2024Summary: This paper shows the daily number of domestic violence (DV) and non-DV assaults recorded by the NSW Police Force on each date of the year to observe the extent to which violence increases on public holidays and other significant dates. Assaults recorded by NSW Police spike dramatically on certain days of the year in line with key public holidays. The day of the year with the highest number of both DV assaults and non-DV assaults is New Year’s Day, with violence most likely to occur in the early hours from midnight to 3am. For domestic violence related assault another peak occurs over Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Both non-DV assault and DV assault also spike on Australia Day and Anzac Day. (From the website). Record #9127
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Bureau brief, no. 174, December 2024

This paper shows the daily number of domestic violence (DV) and non-DV assaults recorded by the NSW Police Force on each date of the year to observe the extent to which violence increases on public holidays and other significant dates.

Assaults recorded by NSW Police spike dramatically on certain days of the year in line with key public holidays. The day of the year with the highest number of both DV assaults and non-DV assaults is New Year’s Day, with violence most likely to occur in the early hours from midnight to 3am. For domestic violence related assault another peak occurs over Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Both non-DV assault and DV assault also spike on Australia Day and Anzac Day. (From the website). Record #9127

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