The Government has launched a dashboard to track rates of intimate partner homicides.
A statistical dashboard will publish new data every three months, replacing the previous system which was updated annually.
The dashboard will display verified incidents where a woman was killed by an intimate partner. It’s aimed at helping governments and law enforcement better understand domestic violence rates in Australia.
Intimate partner homicide dashboard
The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) published its first tranche of data to the new dashboard on Wednesday.
It found that five women were victims of intimate partner homicide in the first three months of 2024, compared to eight deaths in the same period last year. Most victims were aged 25-44.
April to June data will be published in August, which is expected to show a spike in intimate partner homicides, after what Australian lawmakers declared a “national crisis”.
Domestic violence strategy
It’s hoped the new dashboard will provide emergency responders with timely information to inform their response to gender-based violence.
It’s also part of the Government’s 10-year national plan to end violence against women and children, which was launched in 2022 after the previous plan failed.
The current 10-year plan hopes to reduce female intimate partner homicide by 25% each year, starting from the 2023/24 financial year.
