Release notes
This collection is sourced from New Zealand Police administrative data on recorded and resolved crime, as well as offenders apprehended for these crimes.
These statistics were previously available to the public from the New Zealand Police. The measures used to protect confidentiality are the same as those applied by the Police. In particular, statistics on age are presented in age groups and a number of potentially sensitive variables have been excluded. The figures presented in tables have not been subject to any additional form of statistical confidentialisation, such as random rounding.
An overview of recording and counting crime in New Zealand
Latest statistics
2007 Calendar Year (ended 31 December).
Offences
Statistics in the offence statistics datasets represent the number of offences recorded by the Police, whether these were reported or discovered by the Police. They also contain the numbers of offences that were resolved.
Apprehensions
Select the apprehension statistics datasets for statistics on apprehensions of alleged offenders.
Demographic statistics of persons apprehended are available in this dataset, as well as the method used by the Police against apprehended persons.
Review of crime and criminal justice statistics
Statistics New Zealand is seeking submissions from users of crime and criminal justice statistics and people with an interest in crime or criminal justice-related policy or research. The Review of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics:consultation paper representing initial views of Statistics New Zealand and the working group of criminal justice sector agencies is provided for comment. Submissions close 6 August.
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