TASMANIA Police officers spend up to 60 per cent of their night-time callouts dealing with domestic violence issues, according to a support provider.
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It comes as the state government ramps up its efforts to target the social scourge which sees police respond to 50 family violence incidents a week.
On Monday Premier Will Hodgman announced he was taking the lead on tackling domestic violence and confirmed additional funding in Thursday's budget for the area.
SHE executive officer Alina Thomas said anecdotally between 50 and 60 per cent of night-time callouts for police involved domestic violence.
Ms Thomas said the figure mirrored empirical studies in other states such as South Australia where the figure ranged between 40 and 70 per cent.
Tasmania Police said it did not keep exact figures but said "that responding to family violence incidents is a considerable part of policing duties".
Between July and March police responded to 3301 family violence incidents and arguments, compared with 3158 the same time last year.
The three-year average for the period is 3164, indicating an upward trend in reported family violence.
At the same time police family violence orders increased to 1073 while court orders were slightly less than last year with 171 made across the state.
Offenders were arrested in 94 per cent of family violence incidents.
On Tuesday Tasmania's peak body for housing and homelessness, Shelter Tas, came out in support of the government's new stance on family violence.
Shelter Tas executive officer Pattie Chugg said family violence continued to be a significant driver of homelessness.
More than a quarter of the 1579 people identifying as homeless in Tasmania cited domestic violence and relationship issues as their reasons for seeking support, she said.
"We look forward to seeing the government address the shortfall in affordable, secure, permanent accommodation and emergency options in the upcoming budget," Ms Chugg said.