Cases of intimidation, stalking and harassment reported in Orange have risen by 22 percent over the last year.
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Data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) shows that the number of cases jumped from 322 in the July 2018 to June 2019 period to 393 in the July 2019 to June 2020 period.
People charged with domestic violence related assault rose from 269 to 299 over the same 12 months.
Non-domestic violence related assault also rose, from 262 people charged to 271.
The number of people assaulting police dropped from 39 to 33 over the 12-month period.
The crime of trespass headed north in the 12-month reporting period, up 55 percent, from 74 to 115.
However on a five-year trend, the overall figure has decreased.
The number of people charged with break and enter offences dropped from 427 to 374.
Offences for possession and/or use of cannabis were up by 38 percent, from 92 to 127.
In 2015-16 187 people were charged with this offence.
In the 2019-20 survey period six people were charged with possession and/or use of cocaine; seven were charged with possession and/or use of ecstasy; and 62 were charged with possession and/or use of amphetamines.
Nobody was charged with dealing or trafficking in narcotics or cocaine.
There were 548 cases of malicious damage to property, at a rate of more than 1,300 for every 100,000 people.
There were five pornography offences in Orange in the latest 12-month reporting period, down from nine year-on-year.
Fraud charges remained steady, up by one to 295.
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