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Alex Mitchell

Bail, DV order checks down despite violence epidemic

NSW police are performing fewer bail and domestic violence order checks, a new online tool shows. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Police have undertaken fewer bail compliance and domestic violence order checks as NSW grapples with a spate of high-profile incidents.

The state's crime statistics bureau launched a new policing activity dashboard on Thursday, which showed officials performed almost 26,000 fewer bail checks in 2023-24 - a drop of 19.7 per cent from the previous reporting period.

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