Crime in New Zealand 1996-2005
www.stats.govt.nz/analytical-reports/crime-new-zealand-1996-2005.htm
Crime in New Zealand 1996-2005 provides a descriptive overview of trends in recorded crime in New Zealand. The report examines how the total rate of offending and the proportion of recorded offences that are resolved have changed since 1970. The report also describes changes in offense rates for particular types of crime between 1996 and 2005.
Crime Statistics
www.police.govt.nz/service/statistics/
The latest crime statistics are available for downloading in PDF format.
New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey 2006
www.justice.govt.nz/pubs/reports/2007/crime-safety-survey-2006/key-findings/index.html
This technical report results from a nationally representative random sample of 5,416 people aged 15 and over living in private households througout New Zealand (excluding most offshore islands). This includes a "booster" sample of 1,187 Maori. Those who took part were interviewed at home between February and June 2006 by ACNielsen interviewers. They were asked whether they had been a victim of crime following January 1, 2005. They were also asked about the circumstance and impact of any offences they had experienced and about a number of other crime-related issues.
New Zealand Recorded Time Tables
www.stats.govt.nz/products-and-services/table-builder/crime-tables/default.htm
This collection is sourced from New Zealand Police administrative data on recorded and resolved crime, as well as offenders apprehended for these crimes. The tables are provided via an online table builder.
World
Factbook of
Criminal Justice Systems, New Zealand
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/wfbcjnew.txt
Provides a narrative description of the criminal justice system of New Zealand. Forty-two other country descriptions are written with a common template so that comparisons of similar functions in different countries can be made easily.
This report summarises information concerning prison inmates. Topics include prison inmate numbers; age, gender and ethnicity of sentenced inmates; current term of imprisonment; and offending history.
It provides a comprehensive range of statistics on New Zealand criminal court proceedings and sentencing. As with the other reports, trends in prosecutions, convictions, and sentencing are examined, using data extracted from the Law Enforcement System.
Criminal Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zealand: 1997 to 2006
www.justice.govt.nz/pubs/reports/2007/conviction-sentencing-1997-2006/index2.html
This site provides links to various reports, and includes additional information about the sentenced and remand prisoner populations, and offence seriousness.
Conviction & Sentencing Tables - Statistics New Zealand
This report examines trends in police apprehensions of youths 14 to 16 years old. It also examines trends in prosecutions, sentencing, and corrections of young people.
The prosecuted charges tables contain the number of charges finalized in criminal courts during a calendar year. The tables provide information on the number of charges prosecuted in the New Zealand court system. For each calendar year, information is available on the court, type of offence, and outcome of the charge.
The prosecuted cases tables contain the number of cases completed in criminal courts during a calendar year. The tables provide information on the number of people prosecuted in the New Zealand court system. For each calendar year, information is available on the court, type of offence, and outcome of the case.
The convicted cases tables contain the number of cases resulting in a conviction finalized in criminal courts during a calendar year. For each calendar year, information is available on the court, type of offence, and type of sentence.
The demographics of convicted cases tables contain the number of cases resulting in a conviction finalized in criminal courts during a calendar year. For each calendar year, information is available on the age, gender, ethnicity, court region, type of offence, and type of sentence.
Offender Volumes Report 2007
www.corrections.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/258323/offender-volumes-2007.pdf
This is the first edition of the Offender Volumes Report. The report presents information about the offender population managed by Corrections in prisons and the community. Contained within are data presented separately for offenders in subgroups of prison sentenced, remanded in custody, prison release-ordered, and community sentenced.
Overview of Conviction and Sentencing Statistics in New Zealand 1998 to 2007
This bulletin provides an overview of the trends in prosecution outcomes, convictions and
sentencing in New Zealand from 1998 to 2007, and summarises key statistics for the 2007
calendar year.
Prison
Population Forecast
This report presents the key points of the Ministry of Justice Annual
Prison Population Forecast, including the predicted prison population
of male and female inmates.
Reconviction Patterns of Released Prisoners: A 36-Months Follow-up Analysis
www.corrections.govt.nz/research/reconviction-patterns-of-released-prisoners-a-36-months-follow-up-analysis.html
This report summarizes patterns of reconviction amongst almost 5,000 offenders who were released from prison over a twelve-month period in 2002-03. Offender characteristics such as age (at time of release), gender, ethnicity, offence type, length of prison sentence, and risk level are each examined with reference to reconviction.
Results from the Prisoner Health Survey, 2005
www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/5650/$File/prisoner-health-survey-2005.pdf
This report contains the initial analysis of the Prisoner Health Survey 2005. The overall aim of the analysis was to describe the health status of sentenced prisoners using a broad range of indicatiors.
New
Zealand Computer Crime and Security Survey
eprints.otago.ac.nz/342/
The New Zealand Computer Crime and Security Survey is conducted by the Security Research Group (SRG) of the University of Otago, in partnership with the Computer Security Institute (CSI), New Zealand’s Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CCIP), and the New Zealand Police. This 2005 survey is the inaugural annual survey and is based on the CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey. The CSI/FBI Survey is the longest running continuous survey in the information security field and commonly known as a leading source of statistics related to computer crime and security.
Research about the use of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)
www.lgnz.co.nz/library/files/store_015/cpted.pdf
"There has been a lack of local information about the challenges and successes of CPTED approaches adopted by New Zealand councils. The report provides a national picture of CPTED use in local government, along with four in-depth case studies. It supports and extends the information provided by the Ministry of Justice in its DVD based training by providing detailed information on the practical realities of undertaking CPTED projects in the community. The report aims to make information available to support councils, and other agencies, in their future use of CPTED."
This evaluation project monitors how District Health Boards (DHBs) are responding to Ministry of Health (MOH) initiatives aimed at increasing the responsiveness of the health system to the needs of women and children at risk for family violence. The study highlights the changing culture of healthcare settings in Aotearoa New Zealand with regards to family violence and in doing so, facilitates the refinement of MOH family violence initiatives. Moreover, by working collaboratively with staff from each evaluation site, it is anticipated that the evaluation process will build competence for hospitals to sustain programme auditing and system refinement after the completion of this research study.
Alcohol Use in New Zealand: Key Results of the 2007/08 NZ Drug and Alcohol Survey
www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/9626/$File/alcohol-use-in-nz-0708-survey.pdf
This report presents the key findings about alcohol use and alcohol-related harm among New Zealand adults, from the 2007/08 New Zealand Alcohol and Drug Use Survey. The survey measured alcohol and drug use among over 6,500 New Zealanders aged 16–64 years from August 2007 to April 2008. The report covers past-year alcohol use, frequency of drinking, harms related to people's own drinking and to other people's drinking, and help sought for alcohol use. A separate publication will report the findings about the use of other recreational drugs by New Zealand adults.
New
Zealand Drug Statistics
www.nzhis.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesns/130
This publication presents statistics relating to drugs and drug use in New Zealand. The primary focus is on those drugs that are used recreationally or due to dependence.
Annual Reports to Congress on International Religious Freedom - New Zealand
These reports, produced by the U.S. Department of State, describe the status of religious freedom in New Zealand, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. It is submitted in compliance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
Child and Youth Justice Statistics in New Zealand: 1992 to 2007
This report examines trends in police apprehensions of youths 14 to 16 years old. It also examines trends in prosecutions, sentencing, and corrections of young people.
Family Court Statistics
Youth Justice Statistics in New Zealand
This report examines trends in police apprehensions of youths 14 to 16 years old. It also examines trends in prosecutions, sentencing, and corrections of young people.
Contains national crime, police, and traffic offence statistics provided by the Minister of Police.
Summary
of
National Recorded and Resolved Crime, by
Category
www.police.govt.nz/service/statistics/2003/calendar/stats-national-20031231.pdf
This summary includes tables of major crime rates and other related statistics. as a leading source of statistics related to computer crime and security.
Review of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics Report 2009
www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/98D5B23D-DEFA-439F-9DDD-5174281BE078/0/ReviewofCrimeandCriminalJusticeStatisticsReport2009.pdf
"This report identifies enduring statistical information needs, where these are currently met, where there are gaps, and recommends the key priorities for the Official Statistics System to address in the field of crime and justice."
The New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey (NZCASS) is a comprehensive household survey that explores the experience of crime victimisation of more than 5,000 randomly selected New Zealand residents aged 15 and over. Two previous victimisation surveys, conducted in 1996 and 2001, went under the title of the New Zealand National Survey of Crime Victims.