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Big increase in family violence order breaches

November 25, 2022 8:40 am in by

Mildura Police Station

There’s been a 35 per cent increase in the number of family violence order breaches across Mildura.

Figures show there were twelve-hundred and thirty-nine breaches recorded in the year to June, compared to just over nine-hundred three years ago.

Swan Hill recorded three-hundred and sixteen breaches in the last financial year according to the Herald Sun.

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However experts have said it may not be a bad sign, with victims becoming more confident in coming forward.

 

Image: David Burrows (River 1467)

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