Domestic violence calls rise 86 per cent in two years; every Melbourne suburb affected A distressed child in New Zealand calls authorities for help as his mother and her boyfriend argue in the next room. Campaigners say this call gives a chilling insight into the dangers children face. WOMEN and children in immediate danger of being fatally attacked are overloading Victoria's main crisis service. Calls from those needing help to flee potentially fatal family violence have risen by 86 per cent in the past two years, figures from safe steps Family Violence Response Centre show. Calls from women and children threatened with more than one high-risk factor have increased by 16 per cent in the past two years. These include being attacked with weapons, being strangled, and threats to kill them or their pets. CEO Annette Gillespie said the service received 50,000 calls each year - on average one call every three minutes - but was "chronically under resourced." She said initial state government funding only met three months of demand each year. "As the critical first response service, we must be adequately resourced now to meet an ever increasing demand," she said. Figures released to the Herald Sun show high-risk calls are coming from every suburb. "It doesn't matter where a woman lives or what her socio-economic status is," Ms Gillespie said. One in three women are still at risk. On average, 13 women and children from each suburb of Melbourne call the service needing urgent assistance each year. The centre has released a call from a young boy in New Zealand to highlight the type of high-risk calls it receives on a daily basis. Brodie called NZ police because his mother was in a fight with her boyfriend. Brodie grows increasingly distressed as he talks to the operator. The call ends with him crying and telling her he is going to be hit by the man. If a women is presenting as a high-risk case, her children are at even greater risk. This means young children, like Brodie, need support and assistance more than ever before," Ms Gillespie said. Figures show 29 women and eight children died from domestic violence last year in Victoria. For 24-hour statewide support and intervention call safe steps on 1800 015 188.