Child and youth prosecution statistics: 2011 calendar year tables

Four tables are available for selection. They provide information on the number of people prosecuted (and the outcome of this prosecution) in the New Zealand court system for each calendar year. 

Child and youth prosecution tables

 The following tables provide Youth Court (YC) statistics for 1992 onwards: 

• Most serious prosecution 
  Statistics on the most serious prosecution outcome (across all offence categories) during a calendar year by offence category.
• Most serious YC order 
  Statistics on the most serious Youth Court order given (across all offence categories) during a calendar year by offence category.
• Multiple-offence type prosecution 
  Statistics on the most serious prosecution outcomes during a calendar year for every offence category. 
• Multiple-offence type YC order
  Statistics on the most serious orders given during a calendar year for every offence category.

Information on the age, gender, and ethnicity of the children or young people is available in each table.

Further information

Select one of the following links for further information about table data or the Youth Court:

• Information about the child and youth prosecution data 
  Important information about the data that appears in the tables.
• Youth Court of New Zealand 
  Information about the Youth Court on the Youth Court of New Zealand website. 
• Trends for Children and Youth in the New Zealand Justice System 2002–2011 
  Ministry of Justice commentary about data in the child and youth prosecution tables. 
• Youth Court 
  Ministry of Justice publications about the Youth Court. 
• Crime and justice 
  More information about crime and justice from Statistics NZ’s website.

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Page published 26 June 2012