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Late night NSW alcohol sales increased DV

An extension of NSW bottle shop trading hours has been linked to an increase in domestic assaults. (AAP)

The extension of late-night trading hours for bottle shops in NSW has been linked to an increase in domestic violence assaults.

The state's Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research has found the extension of trading hours for takeaway alcohol sales and home-delivered alcohol "was associated with a small but statistically significant increase in domestic violence assaults".

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