About 16 per cent of all women allegedly killed by men in Australia this year have died in the Ballarat region. It may sound like an absurd figure, but data shows the rate of family violence in the Victorian town is higher than state and national averages.
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It's unclear whether anyone is at fault following the bushfires and the mining rockfall, which is no solace to those who have suffered deep losses because of them. It may sound like an unlikely figure, but the reality is that data shows the rate of family violence in the Victorian town is higher than state and national averages.In 2021, the rate of family violence common assault in Ballarat was approximately 12 per cent higher than across the state, according to crime statistics.The Victorian government's crime data shows that in five of the past 10 years in Ballarat, there were three or fewer homicides.But this is not just a Ballarat problem.
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