4533.0 - Directory of Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence Statistics, 2018  
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VICTORIAN FAMILY VIOLENCE DATABASE

DASHBOARD METADATA

Collection Type
  • Administrative by-product
Geographic Coverage
  • Victoria
  • Local Government Area
  • Region
Frequency
  • Annual
Data Availability
  • Data cubes / spreadsheets publicly available
  • Interactive data visualisations

CONTACT DETAILS

Data custodian: Crime Statistics Agency (CSA)
Telephone: (03) 8684 1808
Email: info@crimestatistics.vic.gov.au
Web Address: https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/

DESCRIPTION

The Victorian Family Violence Database is a repository for a range of different datasets relating to family violence clients and service use, extracted from the data holdings of a variety of government agencies.

COLLECTION HISTORY

Collection commenced: 1999
Breaks in series: None
Other details:

COLLECTION METHODOLOGY

Collection methodology varies across the multiple agency data sources that are included under the Family Violence Data Portal. For more information refer to the Explanatory notes and definitions page.

SCOPE AND COVERAGE

Scope and coverage varies across the multiple agency data sources that are included under the Family Violence Data Portal. For more information refer to the Explanatory notes and definitions page.

DEFINITION OF FAMILY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Definitions vary across the multiple agency data sources that are included under the Family Violence Data Portal. For more information refer to the Explanatory notes and definitions page.

DEFINITION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

N/A

DATA AVAILABILITY AND DISSEMINATION

The Family Violence Data Portal hosts an updated set of Family Violence Database dashboards containing interactive visualisations of key measures of family violence, detailed data tables with these key measures available for download, and explanatory materials and definitions for the information presented.

https://www.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au/family-violence-data-portal

PUBLICATIONS

N/A

HOW THE STATISTICAL COLLECTION INFORMS NATIONAL DATA INITIATIVES

This section provides an overview of if/how the statistical collection informs or aligns with key initiatives relating to family, domestic, and sexual violence statistics. These assessments are not an ABS endorsement or indication of data quality, but are intended to assist readers in determining whether the data will meet their data needs.

Relationship to 'Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence'

The summary table below is designed to indicate whether the data source informs the six statistical elements outlined in Defining the Data Challenge for Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence, 2013 (cat. no. 4529.0).

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

STATISTICAL ELEMENTS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Context
FDV
Environmental factors
FDV
Psycho-social factors
FDV
Risk
FDV
Community prevalence
FDV
Community incidence
FDV
Incident/Experience
FDV
Characteristics of incident
FDV
Responses
FDV
Formal responses
FDV
Informal responses
Impacts/Outcomes
FDV
Programs, Research, and Evaluation

Relationship to the 'Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and Sexual Violence'

The three tables below provide an indication of which data items can be informed by the data source. The data items have been conceptually grouped into the key information units - Person, Event, and Transaction - as described in the Foundation for a National Data Collection and Reporting Framework for Family, Domestic, and, Sexual Violence, 2014 (cat. no. 4529.0.00.003).

PERSON

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY1
Victim/Respondent
Perpetrator
Socio-demographic
FDV
FDV
Sex
FDV
FDV
Age
FDV
FDV
Indigenous status
FDV
Cultural and linguistic diversity
FDV
FDV
Marital status
Disability status
FDV
Employment status
Educational attainment
Socioeconomic status
Mental health
FDV
Other
FDV
alcohol/illicit drug use; recent separation; financial difficulties
FDV
[1] Data availability varies across the different data sources

EVENT

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Location
FDV
Home/residential location
FDV
Workplace/place of study
Public transport
At a place of entertainment or recreation
Other public place
Other
Relationship
FDV
Current partner/spouse
FDV
Previous partner/spouse
FDV
Boyfriend/girlfriend/date
FDV
Parent
FDV
Child
FDV
Sibling
FDV
Other relative/family member
FDV
Other known person
Stranger
Other
Other characteristics
FDV
Weapon use
FDV
Alcohol/other substance involved
Physical injuries sustained
FDV
Hospitalisation
FDV
Other
FDV
presence of children; offence type; type and cause of injury

TRANSACTION

FDV - Family and domestic violence data
SV - Sexual violence data

DATA ITEMS
DATA AVAILABILITY
Detection and prosecution
FDV
Police
FDV
Courts
FDV
Corrections
Other
Formal support
FDV
Police
FDV
Doctor/other health professional
FDV
Counsellor/social worker/mental health professional
Legal/financial service
FDV
Refuge/shelter/resource centre
Government housing/community services
FDV
Other
FDV
Victims Support Agency; Women and Children's Family Violence Services; Men’s Behaviour Change Program
Informal support
FDV
Friend/family member
Pastoral care
Helpline
FDV
Other