Domestic violence is a crime and men can be victims too, although in smaller numbers.

A report released last October by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research found domestic violence had increased by 50 per cent in the previous seven years and that a surprising number of cases involved male victims.

They outnumbered female victims in cases where the victim was under15 or over 39.

September 10, 2006 12:00

Domestic violence is a crime and men can be victims too, although in smaller numbers.