Man charged with murder after woman allegedly stabbed minutes before help arrived in Broome

According to police statistics, the Kimberley recorded a total of 4544 total family assaults between July last year and June this year.

The monthly crime rate for the region breaks down offences per 100,000 people, and statistics show the total rate for the financial year centred on family violence is 11,378.8.

The next highest offence is property damage, at 4507.8.

Earlier this year, the Kimberley community of Fitzroy Crossing held a march through the town centre after a woman was allegedly killed in an act of family violence.