30% spike in rate of Australian women killed by intimate partner last year, data shows

Sharp rise in 2022-23 from previous year despite 30-year downward trend

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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.

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