The head of a local support provider for victims of violent crimes said she has definately noticed an increase in the number victims coming through their doors.
The latest crime stats show Muswellbrook having the fifth-highest rate of sexual assault in the state.
The number of domestic and family assaults have also risen by 49-point-6 percent in the past two years.
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Upper Hunter Homeless Support General Manager Mary Sporer has told the new iHeart Upper Hunter local news podcast….it’s hard to pinpoint a reason for this.
The first episode of the new iHeart Upper Hunter Podcast drops this Friday on the iHeart Radio App.
