Families Commission Releases Statistics Report on Family Violence

The Families Commission have today released a 350 page statistical document from a range of government and community sources directly involved in family violence work.This report contains data from 2002-2006 and is the first step in gathering all relevant information together for analysis. This report is a significant step forwards in the formation of a baseline on which future trends will be measured. The report also publishes the most recent Crime and Safety Survey on interpersonal violence. A summary of the Families Commission is available here http://www.nzfvc.org.nz/14544.pubA full copy of the Families Commission Report is available here http://www.familiescommission.govt.nz/files/family-violence-statistics-report.pdfThe media release from the Families Commission is available here http://www.familiescommission.govt.nz/node/1722