Summary
- Reports of sexual assault in New South Wales have risen by 42% in the past five years.
- Alongside sexual assault, there has been a significant rise in domestic and non-domestic assault, as well as motor vehicle theft.
- Possible reasons for the increase include major law reforms such as affirmative sexual consent laws.
- Only 7% of sexual assault cases in the two years to December 2023 had legal proceedings commenced within 90 days.
