More than 1000 domestic violence offenders in south-west Sydney have received a visit from police this Christmas season as part of a targeted operation to prevent family violence at one of the most high-risk times of the year.

Police conducted 1004 apprehended violence order compliance checks in nine south-west Sydney suburbs during a three-day blitz earlier this month.

Police made 1004 visits to domestic violence offender this Christmas. Credit:NSW Police

Offenders in Auburn, Bankstown, Burwood, Camden, Campbelltown, Campsie, Cumberland, Fairfield and Liverpool were subject to visits, as well at 41 high-risk victims, in a reminder that police will be ever-present throughout the festive season when the number of domestic violence-related emergency calls can surge by up to 20 per cent.

In the 2018-19 financial year NSW Police recorded more than 133,000 domestic violence incidents, including almost 45,000 personal violence offences, while 32 people were killed in domestic violence homicides.