The rate of women killed by an intimate partner in Australia increased by nearly 30% in 2022-23, compared to the previous year, according to data released by the Australian Institute of Criminology on Monday.
In 2022-23, 34 women were killed by a current or previous intimate partner – eight more than were killed in 2021-22 – with the rate of these deaths increasing by 28% compared to the previous year, from 0.25 to 0.32 per 100,000.
