Natasha Maclaren-Jones
Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
New data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) exposes the Minns Labor Government's failure to address rising sexual assault and domestic violence, with incidents surging across the State.
Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Mrs Natasha Maclaren-Jones, said sexual assault reports have exploded by 7.9 per cent across NSW in just the two years under the Minns Labor Government.
“Under Labor's watch, sexual violence is not falling it's accelerating, with recorded sexual assaults rising to 12,925 incidents in December 2025 up from 10,560 in December 2023.” Mrs Maclaren-Jones said
“Nearly 2,400 additional women, men and children have been assaulted and reported to police, yet conviction rates continue to fall and services are overwhelmed. The Government must explain why prevention programs are underfunded while assaults climb.”
The two-year trends are even more damning in regional NSW, where Labor's neglect is hitting hardest:
- Far West and Orana: Sexual assault up 28.6%.
- Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven: Up 16.3%.
- Newcastle and Lake Macquarie: Sexual touching, acts and other offences up 12.9%.
- Illawarra: Domestic Violence related assault up 12.1%.
- Blacktown: Domestic Violence related assault up 6.3%.
"These are more than statistics; they are families, women and children. From Western Sydney and the Illawarra, to the Far West, the Highlands and the Hunter, people are urgently needing help, but local services are overwhelmed by demand for services and underfunding.”
"Labor campaigned on safety but instead, cases of sexual violence are surging under their watch. NSW deserves better," Mrs Maclaren-Jones said