Lake Illawarra police checked on more than 300 people who were on an apprehended violence order last month in a high-risk domestic violence offender crackdown.
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And they have no intention of easing up.
Throughout April, Lake Illawarra police placed a strong focus on domestic violence-related taskings, charging six people with 10 breaches of apprehended violence orders.
The Making Families Safer operation aimed to reduce and prevent domestic violence in the southern region as part of the NSW Police Force's continued commitment to tackling domestic and family violence.
General duties police from Lake Illawarra Police District, assisted by specialist police from the Southern Region's Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team, Proactive Crime Team and Region Enforcement Squad were involved in the operation.
They aimed to show strong support for victims while also holding offenders accountable for their actions.
Lake Illawarra Police District Commander, Superintendent Dean Smith said police would continue to focus on all domestic violence offenders.
"Our officers are actively knocking on the doors of those known to police to keep perpetrators accountable for their actions and to show support for victims who often find themselves in vulnerable situations," Supt Smith said.
"We will continue to focus on this operation during May.
"The results to date show the challenges that we face when dealing with domestic and family violence.
"The results are just one example of the positive change being led by our officers and other agencies in addressing domestic violence in the southern region and across the state."
If you, or someone you know, is experiencing domestic or family violence, multiple services are available to provide immediate support.
- 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) is a confidential information, counselling and support service;
- NSW Domestic Violence Line (1800 65 64 63) is a statewide telephone crisis counselling and referral service for women;
- Men's Referral Service (1300 766 491) provide telephone counselling, information and referrals for men;
- Link2Home (1800 152 152) can help refer women experiencing domestic violence to crisis accommodation; and
- Lifeline (13 11 14) is a national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services
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