DUBBO is the 13th-worst place in NSW for domestic violence, and it is a crime which occurs so frequently women's advocates are not surprised at the rating.
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And the bad news does not end there, with Bathurst and Orange also ranking in the worst 40 hot spots for domestic violence in 2014 according to data from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).
The problem is worse in some smaller centres in Western NSW.
In the period from April 2014 to March 2015, the rates for domestic violence in Western NSW local government areas significantly exceeded the NSW average.
The following numbers show by how many times each town's rate for domestic violence exceeded the state average: Gilgandra 2.03, Cobar 2.11, Dubbo 2.2, Wellington 2.29, Narromine 2.47, Coonamble 2.8, Bogan Shire 3.25, Walgett 6.69 and Bourke 10.3.
Police responded to 336 domestic violence incidents in the Dubbo local government area in 2014.
Bathurst was ranked 33rd, with 236 domestic violence incidents, while Orange was ranked 20th worst with 303 incidents.
Western Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services (WWDVCAS) chairwoman Tina Reynolds was not surprised by the terrible record for Dubbo from BOSCAR.
"I thought we would have been higher than that," she said.
"When you add in all the other areas that we service (western NSW), I think you would find a lot more instances of domestic violence.
"It isn't just the physical side of it, there are so many other forms of domestic violence and unfortunately it is occurring so much in Dubbo."
Some examples of domestic violence are physical violence, hitting pushing, punching or hurting a person in any way, emotional or psychological abuse, name calling or behaviour which undermines someone, intimidation or threats, sexual assault, financial control or isolating you from family and friends and other support networks, Ms Reynolds said.
She was adamant more services were a non-negotiable necessity to assisting people who had suffered from this terrible crime.
"What is a real concern for me is not having enough services here for victims," she said.
"It is bad enough here in Dubbo and it gets worse the further you go out to smaller towns.
"We've only got one place that can offer counselling and that really isn't enough.
"We need more services for victims and their children, and we also need a lot of preventative programs put in place."
