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((short description|Overview of crime in New Zealand))
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[[File:Police station, Twizel, New Zealand.jpg|thumb|Police station of [[Twizel]].]]
'''Crime in New Zealand''' encompasses criminal law, crime statistics, the nature and characteristics of crime, sentencing, punishment, and public perceptions of crime. New Zealand criminal law has its origins in [[English criminal law]], which was codified into statute by the New Zealand parliament in 1893. Although New Zealand remains a [[common law]] jurisdiction, all criminal offences and their penalties are codified in New Zealand statutes.<!-- Editors: Only add information to this lead section if it is in the body of the article. Please read the article plan on the talk page before contributing another word to this section. -->

==Criminal justice system ==

===Criminal Law===
((See also|Law of New Zealand))
[[Criminal law]] in New Zealand is based on [[English criminal law]] that the New Zealand parliament initially codified in statute in 1893.<ref>((cite book |publisher=New Zealand Parliament |date=1893 |title=Criminal Code Act 1893 (57 VICT 1893 No 56) |url=http://www.nzlii.org/nz/legis/hist_act/cca189357v1893n56192/ |location=Wellington |access-date=3 February 2019 ))</ref> Although New Zealand remains a [[common law]] jurisdiction, all criminal offences and their penalties are codified in New Zealand statutes.

Most criminal offences that would result in imprisonment in New Zealand are set out in the [[Crimes Act 1961]] and its amendments. Criminal offences related to specific situations also appear in other legislation, such as the [[Misuse of Drugs Act 1975]] for drug offences and the [http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1998/0110/latest/DLM433613.html Land Transport Act 1998] for traffic offences. Less serious breaches of the law are dealt with under legislation such as the [http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1981/0113/latest/DLM53348.html Summary Offences Act 1981], where penalties are more often a fine or other community sanctions rather than imprisonment.

The [[age of criminal responsibility]] in New Zealand is 10 years; however, children aged 10 and 11 can only be convicted of murder and manslaughter, while children aged 12 and 13 can only be convicted of a crime with a maximum sentence of 14 years or more imprisonment.<ref>((cite web|date=6 December 2014|title=Section 272, Jurisdiction of Youth Courts and children's liability to be prosecuted for criminal offences – Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 No. 24|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0024/latest/DLM153418.html|access-date=2 August 2015|publisher=Parliamentary Counsel Office))</ref>

===Enforcement===
The primary enforcement agency is the [[New Zealand Police]],<ref>((Cite web|title=Policing Act 2008 No 72 (as at 07 August 2020), Public Act 9 Functions of Police – New Zealand Legislation|url=http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2008/0072/latest/DLM1102187.html|access-date=2020-09-13|website=www.legislation.govt.nz))</ref> however more specialised crimes are enforced by other agencies such as the [[Serious Fraud Office (New Zealand)|Serious Fraud Office]],<ref>((Cite web|website=New Zealand Serious Fraud Office |title=Our organisation|url=https://www.sfo.govt.nz/our-organisation|access-date=2020-09-13 |language=en-NZ|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410211337/https://www.sfo.govt.nz/our-organisation))</ref> [[Ministry for Primary Industries (New Zealand)|Ministry for Primary Industries]], [[Immigration New Zealand]]<ref>((Cite web|title=Immigration fraud|url=https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/policy-and-law/integrity-of-the-immigration-system/immigration-fraud|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Immigration New Zealand|language=en))</ref> and the [[New Zealand Customs Service]]<ref>
((cite report |author=State Services Commission, the Treasury and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |date=October 2012 |title=Formal Review of the New Zealand Customs Service(Customs) |url=https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/assets/Legacy/resources/pif-customs-review-oct12.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202035801/https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/assets/Legacy/resources/pif-customs-review-oct12.pdf |archive-date=2021-02-02 |page=8 |access-date=13 September 2020))</ref> among others. Local councils and other individuals appointed by the [[Police commissioner#New Zealand|Police Commissioner]] also have the power to enforce laws and bylaws.<ref>((Cite web|last=Government|first=Local|title=Local Government Act 2002|url=http://www.localcouncils.govt.nz/lgip.nsf/wpg_URL/Policy-Local-Government-Legislation-Local-Government-Act-2002|access-date=2020-09-13|website=www.localcouncils.govt.nz|language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web|title=Enforcement powers of police and parking wardens|url=https://communitylaw.org.nz/community-law-manual/chapter-32-driving-and-traffic-law/enforcement-powers-of-police-and-parking-wardens/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Community Law|language=en))</ref> The enforcement agency may charge an individual accused of breaking the law by filing a charging document with the registry of a district court.<ref>((Cite web|title=Addresses for filing|url=https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/going-to-court/practice-directions/practice-notes/filing-addresses/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Courts of New Zealand|language=en-GB))</ref><ref>((Cite web|title=Charging documents |website=New Zealand Ministry of Justice|url=https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/lawyers-and-service-providers/criminal-procedure-act/charging-documents/|access-date=2020-09-13))</ref>

==== Adult Diversion Scheme ====
First offenders charged with minor crimes and accepting full responsibility of their actions are considered for the New Zealand Police Adult Diversion Scheme. Given offenders agree to the conditions of diversion (which usually involves a written agreement tailored to change the offending behaviour), the offender may have the charge withdrawn.<ref>((Cite web|title=About the Adult Diversion Scheme|url=https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/programmes-and-initiatives/adult-diversion-scheme/about-adult-diversion-scheme|access-date=2020-09-13|website=New Zealand Police|language=en))</ref>

==== Family Group Conferences ====
[[Family Group Conference]]s (FGC) are a type of statutory forum for youth offenders in which a child or young person, the victim of an alleged offence, family, whānau, hapū, iwi and supporters, and state and community representatives meet to decide how to best respond to the offending behaviour. FGCs may be invoked in a variety of scenarios including when the police has the intention to charge a child or a young person, when a child or young person is appearing before a court and does not deny the charge, following a prosecution in which the child is found guilty and in other specialised cases.<ref>((cite report |author=Children's Commissioner |date=December 2017 |title=Family Group Conferences: Still New Zealand's gift to the world? |url=https://www.occ.org.nz/assets/Uploads/OCC-SOC-Dec-2017-Companion-Piece.pdf |access-date=14 September 2020 |archive-date=13 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513211324/https://www.occ.org.nz/assets/Uploads/OCC-SOC-Dec-2017-Companion-Piece.pdf ))</ref>

=== Arraignment and trial ===
Following the filing of charges, an [[arraignment]] will be held in the [[District Court of New Zealand|District Court]]. The severity of the offence and the age of the accused will determine the trial court, whether the trial is by [[Jury trial|jury]] or by a [[Bench trial|judge alone]].<ref name=":0">((Cite web|title=Types of trials |website=New Zealand Ministry of Justice|url=https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/criminal/charged-with-a-crime/types-of-trials/|access-date=2020-09-13))</ref> Children and adolescents aged 17 and under are usually tried by the [[Youth justice in New Zealand|youth justice]] sector, but serious cases may be transferred to the adult justice sector.

The severity of an offence is define by the Criminal Procedures Act 2011 as described below:<ref name=":0" />

*A category 1 offence is an offence punishable by a fine, such as leaving a child without reasonable supervision or care. Trials are heard in the District Court before a judge alone.
*A category 2 offence is an offence punishable by a community sentence or imprisonment of less than two years, such as vandalism and common assault. Trials are heard in the District Court before a judge alone.
*A category 3 offence is an offence punishable by imprisonment of two years or more that is not a Category 4 offence, such as theft and indecent assault. Cases are usually heard in the District Court, and defendants may opt for a jury trial or a judge-alone trial. Serious offences (e.g. kidnapping, sexual violation of a child) may be transferred to the [[High Court of New Zealand|High Court]] at the request of the prosecution or defendant.
*A category 4 offence is an offence listed in Schedule 1 of the Act, including murder, manslaughter, treason, terrorism, aircraft hijacking, and [[New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987|nuclear weapon offences]]. Cases are heard in the High Court before a judge and jury (although a judge-only trial can be ordered in exceptional circumstances).

=== Sentencing ===
There are numerous types of sentences which judges may impose on those found guilty of an offence. The type of sentence imposed typically depends on the severity of the crime.<ref>((Cite web|title=Sentencing decisions|url=https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/about-the-judiciary/how-decisions-are-made/sentencing/|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Courts of New Zealand|language=en-GB))</ref> In order of decreasing severity, judges may impose: imprisonment, home detention, community detention, intensive supervision, supervision, community work, fines, convict and discharge, and discharge without conviction.<ref>((Cite web|date=2016-12-04|title=Types of sentences|url=https://www.corrections.govt.nz/working_with_offenders/courts_and_pre-sentencing/types_of_sentences|access-date=2020-09-13|website=www.corrections.govt.nz|language=en-NZ))</ref>

====Life imprisonment====
((main|Life imprisonment in New Zealand))
[[Life imprisonment]] is the severest form of punishment in New Zealand since the abolition of the death penalty in 1989. It is the mandatory sentence for [[treason]], the presumptive sentence for [[murder]],<ref>Sentencing Act 2002, section 102</ref> and an optional sentence for terrorism, [[manslaughter]] and certain drug-related offences. People sentenced to life imprisonment remain in prison or on parole for the remainder of their life.

Most people sentenced to life imprisonment can apply for parole after a minimum non-parole period set by the sentencing judge. The default minimum non-parole period for murder is 10 years,<ref>Sentencing Act 2002, section 103</ref> increasing to 17 years for aggravated murders.<ref>Sentencing Act 2002, section 104</ref> The option of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole was added in 2010. The only person to have been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole is the perpetrator of the [[Christchurch mosque shootings]] in March 2019.<ref>((Cite news|date=2020-08-27|title=Christchurch mosque attack: Brenton Tarrant sentenced to life without parole|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53919624|access-date=2020-12-13))</ref>

===Correctional facilities (prisons)===
((main|List of correctional facilities in New Zealand))
Prison sentences are administered by the [[Department of Corrections (New Zealand)|Department of Corrections]] in correctional facilities. As of August 2015, New Zealand has 18 correctional facilities, 15 for male prisoners located from Kaikohe to Invercargill, and three for female prisoners located in the main centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.<ref>((cite web|title=Our locations|url=http://www.corrections.govt.nz/about_us/getting_in_touch/our_locations.html|access-date=1 August 2015|publisher=Department of Corrections))</ref>

==Crime statistics==

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Crime-related statistics are publicly available from the New Zealand Police's [http://policedata.nz policedata.nz] website, which is updated monthly. Police also regularly release media statements and other information to inform the public about crime.

=== Standards ===
[[Statistics New Zealand]] sets standards for collecting crime data, and collates statistical data from the [[New Zealand Police|Police]], [[Department of Corrections (New Zealand)|Department of Corrections]] and [[Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)|Ministry of Justice]]. Each department also publicly publishes their own statistical data. Since 1 July 2010, the entire justice sector has used the [[Violent crime#Australia|Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification]] (ANZSOC) to classify and aggregate offence, offender and conviction statistics.<ref name=PLRP/>

=== Reporting of crime ===
Many crimes, especially sexual crimes and violence, go unreported and consequently do not appear in official statistics.<ref name="stuff">[http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/4836358/Large-drop-in-reported-crime-murder-rate#graphs Large drop in reported crime, murder rate], 1 April 2011</ref><ref name=PLRP>((cite web |website=Parliamentary Service |date=July 2018 |title=From offences to victimisations: changing statistical presentations of crime in New Zealand 1994-2017 |url=https://www.parliament.nz/media/5083/rp1802_from-offences-to-victimisations.pdf|pages=2, 3|access-date=16 September 2020))</ref> The Salvation Army's 2019 ''State of the Nation Report'' observes there is a lack of reliable data about criminal offending, particularly for [[domestic violence]]. Statistics reported in headlines that previously indicated that crime rates were rising or falling do not reflect reality because most crime is not reported to police and a lot of crime that is reported does not appear in statistics that police produce.<ref>Johnson, Alan (February 2019), "''Are You Well? Are We Safe? State of the Nation Report''", The Salvation Army Social Policy & Parliamentary Unit, Auckland p. 36</ref> Factors like the level of public confidence in the police and changes in media reporting may also have an effect on the reporting of crime.<ref name="PLRP" />

The Ministry of Justice has conducted Crime and Safety Surveys (NZCASS) in 2006, 2009 and 2014<ref>((cite web|title=Crime and Safety Survey|url=http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/crime/crime-and-safety-survey))</ref> to assess victimisation rates as well as other research about crime in New Zealand.  Victim surveys tend to suggest that less than a third of 'crime' is actually reported to police, which is consistent with victimisation surveys in similar countries such as [[Australia]], [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and the [[United States]].<ref>((cite web|title=The NZCASS in an International Context|url=http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/c/NZCASS-2009/publications/global-publications/c/NZCASS-2009/documents/The%20NZCASS%20in%20an%20international%20context.pdf))</ref> However, victim surveys also include reports of relatively minor matters which would not necessarily be seen as crimes by the justice system so interpretation of the figures is difficult.<ref>Gabrielle Maxwell, Changing Crime Rates 1998 -2007, Paper prepared for "Addressing the causes of Offending" IPS Forum February 2009, p 2</ref> The Crime and Victims Survey (CVS) which replaced the NZCASS surveys in 2018, estimates that a quarter of crime was reported to the Police between October 2018 and October 2019. Under reporting was more prevalent for personal offences and sexual assaults in particular, with an estimated 94% of sexual assaults in that year not reported.<ref name="CVS">((cite report |author=Ministry of Justice |date=2020 |title=The New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey Key Findings |url=https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/NZCVS-Y2-A5-KeyFindings-v2.0-.pdf |page=14,15|access-date=21 September 2020))</ref>

=== Recording of crime ===
Changes in the legal definition of an offense, the resourcing of the police, methods of counting and police practices have affected the recorded levels of crime. Two examples of changes which have had a statistically significant effect on the recorded crime include a new crime measurement series introduced in 1996 and a change of the computer crime recording system in June 2005.<ref>((cite web |title=Crime Statistics for calendar year ending 31 December 2006 |url=https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/crime-statistics-calendar-year-ending-31-december-2006 |website=police.govt.nz |publisher=New Zealand Police |access-date=20 February 2021 |language=en |date=2 April 2007))</ref><ref>((cite book |author1=Axist Consulting New Zealand Ltd |title=Understanding Recent Movements in Crime Statistics |date=September 2006 |publisher=New Zealand Police |location=Wellington |page=45 |url=https://www.police.govt.nz/resources/2006/axist/understanding-crime-statistics-movement.pdf |access-date=20 February 2021 ))</ref><ref name="PLRP" />

=== Resolution of cases ===
Between 1998 and 2014 the police became more effective at resolving crimes such that the resolution rate has gone from about 36% of all reported((Disputed inline|There is a difference between Reported and Recorded Crime Statistics|date=February 2021)) crimes to nearly 50%.((Citation needed|date=February 2019)) The trend has not continued((Failed verification|reason=Pre-2007 data not discussed in cited source, only data from 2009 on.|date=February 2019))((Synthesis inline|date=February 2019)) and in 2012 the number of cases resolved dropped to 47%.<ref>((cite news|last=Wade|first=Amelia|date=3 April 2013|title=Fewer crimes committed, solved|work=The New Zealand Herald|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10875031|access-date=2 August 2015))</ref> For serious violence the resolution rate is 72% and the murder resolution rate has gone from 62% to 85%.<ref>((Cite web|title=NEW ZEALAND CRIME STATISTICS 2014|url=https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/crime-stats-national-20141231.pdf|website=New Zealand Police))</ref>

== Crime rates ==
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=== 20th Century ===
Despite different means of measuring crime, the statistics show that the reported crime rates in New Zealand were low for the first half of the 20th century - but rose steeply from 1950, peaking in 1992, and has steadily declined since then.<ref name="PLRP" /> A similar pattern is seen in other Western countries.((Citation needed|date=June 2013)) Individual offence categories show a more mixed picture.<ref name="stuff" /><ref name="PLRP" />

=== 21st Century ===
The crime rate has continued to decline in the twenty-first century. In 2010, the number of murders fell by about 25% from the previous year. Reported crimes have generally become 6.7 percent less frequent.<ref name="stuff" /> In 2011, New Zealand's recorded crime rate was at its lowest in 15 years, down another 5.6% on the figures from 2010.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6678715/42-444-crimes-reported-in-Wellington 42,444 crimes reported in Wellington], DominionPost 2 April 2012</ref> In 2012 (financial year), the crime rate dropped another 5.9 per cent on the previous year – taking into account an increase in the population of 0.7%. Homicide and related offending dropped by 21.5%.<ref name="Crimerate">NZ crime rate at all-time low – Police, NZ Herald 1 October 2012</ref>

The total number of offences in 2012 was the lowest since 1989, and gave the lowest crime rate per head of population since before electronic records were maintained. Police said the largest decrease was in Canterbury, where recorded crime fell by over 11% – due to a large decrease in recorded theft and property damage offences immediately after the Christchurch earthquakes. However, this doesn't necessarily mean crime actually dropped. Deputy Police Commissioner Viv Rickard said "This decrease appears to be partly due to the public not wanting to bother us with minor matters when they knew we were dealing with the earthquake.''<ref name="Crimerate" />''

For the 12 months ending 31 December 2018, New Zealand Police recorded 260,354 total victimisations, a decrease of 2.7% from the previous 12 months. Theft victimisations reduced by 0.8% compared with the previous 12 months. Burglary victimisations decreased by 6.8%, and assault victimisations decreased by 2%.<ref>((cite web|title=CRIME IN NEW ZEALAND AT A GLANCE|url=http://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/crime-at-a-glance-dec2018.pdf|access-date=15 February 2019|website=New Zealand Police))((Dead link|date=July 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes))</ref> Note that victimisations under-counts the true number of offences, as it does not count crimes where there is no identifiable victim (e.g. drug and public order offences).<ref>https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/rcvs-stakeholder-briefing2.pdf ((Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022))</ref>

=== Factors contributing to crime rate ===
There has been much speculation about the causes of the decrease in crime rates. The impact of economic downturns, unemployment rates, local disasters, better security, changing demographic patterns, increased policing and various changes in the culture and life-style have all been examined. Collectively, all these factors may play a part.<ref>Gabrielle Maxwell, Changing Crime Rates 1998–2007, Paper prepared for "Addressing the causes of Offending" IPS Forum February 2009, p 3</ref>

Sir [[David Carruthers (judge)|David Carruthers]], a former Chief District Court Judge and now head of the [[Independent Police Conduct Authority]], says the drop in the crime rate in New Zealand is partly due to a drive to reduce the number of teenagers being suspended or expelled from school. Around 70% of the most serious youth offenders are not in school, and keeping them involved in education is the best way to reduce offending.<ref name="Schools do their bit to cut crime">[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/crime/news/article.cfm?c_id=30&objectid=10850418 Schools do their bit to cut crime] NZ Herald 28 November 2012</ref>

[[Kim Workman]] of Rethinking Crime & Punishment says another factor is the changing demographic in society. Recent changes((When|date=October 2021)) in police strategy have also reduced the number of prosecutions in the past two years. Police are using diversion and warnings more frequently instead of charging minor offenders and are issuing safety orders for less serious domestic situations – which allow an offender to be ordered out of the house for up to five days without recording this as an offence.<ref name="Schools do their bit to cut crime" /><ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10851555 Warnings reduce court load], NZ Herald 3 December 21012</ref>

=== Crime rates by area ===
The following table shows violent and property crimes reported in the 2023 calendar year by territorial authority:<ref name=":1">((Cite web |title=Crime Snapshot |url=https://www.police.govt.nz/crime-snapshot |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=New Zealand Police |language=en))</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:right;"
|+Violent and property crimes reported in New Zealand, 2023 year, by territorial authority<ref name=":1" />
! rowspan="2" |Territorial authority
! rowspan="2" |Population (June 2023)<ref>((Cite web |title=Subnational population estimates: At 30 June 2023 ((!)) Stats NZ |url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/subnational-population-estimates-at-30-june-2023/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=www.stats.govt.nz))</ref>
! colspan="3" |Reported crimes
! colspan="3" |Rate per 100,000 people
|-
!Violent
!Property
!Total
!Violent
!Property
!Total
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Far North District|Far North district]]
|74,700
|526
|3,780
|4,306
|704
|5,060
|5,192
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Whangarei District|Whangarei district]]
|101,900
|828
|5,836
|6,664
|813
|5,727
|6,540
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Kaipara District|Kaipara district]]
|27,300
|136
|773
|909
|498
|2,832
|3,330
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Auckland Region|Auckland]]
|1,739,300
|12,536
|104,517
|117,053
|721
|6,009
|6,730
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Thames-Coromandel District|Thames-Coromandel district]]
|33,700
|271
|1,292
|1,563
|804
|3,834
|4,638
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Hauraki District|Hauraki district]]
|22,400
|151
|1,077
|1,288
|674
|4,808
|5,482
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Waikato District|Waikato district]]
|90,100
|563
|3,220
|3,783
|625
|3,574
|4,199
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Matamata-Piako District|Matamata-Piako district]]
|37,700
|212
|1,831
|2,043
|562
|4,857
|5,419
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton city]]
|185,300
|2,246
|17,172
|19,418
|1,212
|9,267
|10,479
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Waipā District|Waipa district]]
|61,100
|294
|2,626
|2,920
|481
|4,298
|4,779
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Ōtorohanga District|Otorohanga district]]
|10,900
|53
|321
|374
|486
|2,945
|3,431
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[South Waikato District|South Waikato district]]
|26,000
|228
|1,414
|1,642
|877
|5,438
|6,315
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Waitomo District|Waitomo district]]
|9,720
|77
|376
|453
|792
|3,868
|4,660
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Taupō District|Taupo district]]
|42,000
|379
|2,673
|3,052
|902
|6,364
|7,267
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Western Bay of Plenty District|Western Bay of Plenty district]]
|60,800
|304
|1,832
|2,136
|500
|3,013
|3,513
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Tauranga|Tauranga city]]
|161,800
|1,295
|9,208
|10,503
|800
|5,691
|6,491
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Rotorua Lakes District|Rotorua district]]
|78,200
|953
|6,882
|7,835
|1,219
|8,801
|10,019
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Whakatāne District|Whakatane district]]
|38,800
|349
|2,035
|2,384
|899
|5,245
|6,144
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Kawerau|Kawerau district]]
|7,820
|61
|406
|467
|780
|5,194
|5,972
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Ōpōtiki District|Opotiki district]]
|10,550
|144
|383
|527
|1,365
|3,630
|4,995
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Gisborne District|Gisborne district]]
|52,600
|569
|3,036
|3,605
|1,082
|5,772
|6,854
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Wairoa District|Wairoa district]]
|9,290
|83
|352
|435
|893
|3,789
|4,682
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Hastings District, New Zealand|Hastings district]]
|91,900
|919
|4,642
|5,561
|1,000
|5,051
|6,051
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Napier, New Zealand|Napier city]]
|67,500
|704
|4,407
|5,111
|1,043
|6,529
|7,572
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Central Hawke's Bay District|Central Hawke's Bay district]]
|16,000
|77
|332
|409
|481
|2,075
|2,556
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[New Plymouth District|New Plymouth district]]
|88,900
|561
|2,746
|3,307
|631
|3,089
|3,720
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Stratford District, New Zealand|Stratford district]]
|10,300
|60
|326
|386
|583
|3,165
|3,748
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[South Taranaki District|South Taranaki district]]
|29,600
|200
|1,253
|1,453
|676
|4,233
|4,909
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Ruapehu District|Ruapehu district]]
|13,050
|107
|495
|602
|820
|3,793
|4,613
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Whanganui District|Whanganui district]]
|48,900
|481
|2,781
|3,262
|984
|5,687
|6,671
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Rangitikei District|Rangitikei district]]
|16,300
|89
|492
|581
|546
|3,018
|3,564
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Manawatū District|Manawatu district]]
|33,900
|167
|1,433
|1,600
|493
|4,227
|4,720
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Palmerston North|Palmerston North city]]
|91,800
|831
|7,042
|7,873
|905
|7,671
|8,576
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Tararua District|Tararua district]]
|19,200
|130
|723
|853
|677
|3,766
|4,443
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Horowhenua District|Horowhenua district]]
|37,500
|315
|1,919
|2,306
|840
|5,309
|6,149
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Kāpiti Coast District|Kapiti Coast district]]
|58,400
|311
|2,199
|2,510
|533
|3,765
|4,298
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Porirua|Porirua city]]
|62,400
|510
|2,701
|3,211
|817
|4,329
|5,146
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Upper Hutt|Upper Hutt city]]
|48,300
|356
|2,233
|2,589
|737
|4,623
|5,360
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Lower Hutt|Lower Hutt city]]
|114,000
|882
|7,736
|8,618
|774
|6,786
|7,560
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Wellington|Wellington city]]
|216,200
|1,731
|10,270
|12,001
|801
|4,750
|5,551
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Masterton|Masterton district]]
|29,100
|257
|1,384
|1,641
|883
|4,756
|5,639
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Carterton, New Zealand|Carterton district]]
|10,250
|28
|184
|212
|273
|1,795
|2,068
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[South Wairarapa District|South Wairarapa district]]
|11,900
|55
|308
|363
|462
|2,588
|3,050
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| '''North Island'''
|'''3,997,300'''
|'''31,029'''
|'''226,720'''
|'''257,749'''
|'''776'''
|'''5,672'''
|'''6,448'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Tasman District|Tasman district]]
|59,400
|262
|1,400
|1,662
|441
|2,357
|2,798
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson city]]
|55,600
|501
|2,178
|2,679
|901
|3,917
|4,818
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Marlborough District|Marlborough district]]
|52,200
|276
|1,551
|1,827
|529
|2,971
|3,500
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Kaikōura District|Kaikoura district]]
|4,230
|30
|157
|187
|709
|3,712
|4,421
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Buller District|Buller district]]
|9,670
|52
|274
|326
|538
|2,834
|3,371
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Grey District|Grey district]]
|14,250
|116
|389
|505
|814
|2,730
|3,544
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Westland District|Westland district]]
|8,940
|50
|162
|212
|559
|1,812
|2,371
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Hurunui District|Hurunui district]]
|18,900
|136
|307
|443
|720
|1,624
|2,344
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Waimakariri District|Waimakariri district]]
|69,000
|231
|1,888
|2,119
|335
|2,736
|3,071
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Christchurch|Christchurch city]]
|396,200
|3,112
|33,260
|36,372
|785
|8,395
|9,180
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Selwyn District|Selwyn district]]
|81,300
|293
|1,534
|1,827
|360
|1,877
|2,247
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Ashburton District|Ashburton district]]
|36,800
|143
|779
|922
|389
|2,117
|2,505
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Timaru District|Timaru district]]
|48,900
|202
|1,196
|1,398
|413
|2,446
|2,859
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Mackenzie District|Mackenzie district]]
|5,690
|17
|77
|94
|299
|1,353
|1,652
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Waimate District|Waimate district]]
|8,400
|24
|178
|202
|286
|2,119
|2,405
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Waitaki District|Waitaki district]]
|24,300
|85
|412
|497
|350
|1,695
|2,045
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Central Otago District|Central Otago district]]
|26,000
|103
|265
|368
|396
|1,019
|1,415
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Queenstown-Lakes District|Queenstown-Lakes district]]
|52,800
|351
|1,227
|1,578
|665
|2324
|2,989
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Dunedin|Dunedin city]]
|134,600
|840
|3,718
|4,558
|624
|2,762
|3,386
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Clutha District|Clutha district]]
|18,900
|136
|307
|443
|720
|1,624
|2,344
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Southland District|Southland district]]
|33,000
|86
|491
|577
|261
|1,488
|1,748
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Gore District, New Zealand|Gore district]]
|13,050
|102
|332
|434
|782
|2,544
|3,326
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Invercargill|Invercargill city]]
|57,900
|499
|2,709
|3,208
|862
|4,679
|5,541
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| '''South Island'''
|'''1,225,000'''
|'''7,555'''
|'''54,768'''
|'''62,323'''
|'''617'''
|'''4,471'''
|'''5,088'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Chatham Islands|Chatham Islands territory]]
|730
|1
|10
|11
|137
|1,370
|1,507
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| '''New Zealand'''
|'''5,223,100'''
|'''38,584'''
|'''281,488'''
|'''320,072'''
|'''739'''
|'''5,389'''
|'''6,128'''
|}
The territorial authorities with the highest crime rates overall are [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton city]], [[Rotorua Lakes District|Rotorua district]], and [[Christchurch|Christchurch city]], while the [[Mackenzie District|Mackenzie district]], [[Chatham Islands|Chatham Islands territory]], and [[Central Otago District|Central Otago district]] have the lowest crime rates. The [[Ōpōtiki District|Opotiki district]] has the highest rate of violent crimes (assault, sexual assault, abduction, and robbery), while Hamilton city has the highest rate of property crimes (burglary and theft).<ref name=":1" />

== Types of crimes committed ==
The New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey (NZCASS) estimated that in 2014, the four major classes of crime incidents((efn|According to the NZCASS survey: "An incident is a situation that happened at a specific place and time, where 1 or more offences were committed. In the NZCASS, we can code up to 2 offences within a single incident of crime")) were assault (27.3%), threat of force (21.4%), burglary (10.8%) and sexual offences (9.9%). Most of these incidents (52.9%) were experienced by a victim that experienced five or more incidents of crime.<ref name="NZCASS 2014">((cite report |author=Ministry of Justice|date=2015 |title=2014 New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey Main Findings|url=https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/NZCASS-201602-Main-Findings-Report-Updated.pdf |pages=37, 43, 46, 47, 57 |access-date=22 September 2020))</ref>

According to the NZCASS survey, 10.4% of adults were the victim of interpersonal((efn|According to the NZCASS, interpersonal crime includes: "1. assault 2. abduction/kidnapping 3. robbery 4. sexual offences 5. threats (threatening to kill, assault, threatening behaviour, threatening to damage property) 6. damage to personal or household property where the victim had contact with the offender or found out who the offender was and knew them well")) crime and 5.7% of adults were the victim of physical crimes while 2.1% of adults were the victims of sexual crime.<ref name="NZCASS 2014"/>

=== Homicide ===
The statistics for homicide for the years 2007 to 2020 can be found in the Homicide Victims Report 2021.<ref name="HVR 2023">((cite report |author=Ministry of Justice |date=2021 |title=Police Statistics on Homicide Victims in New Zealand 2007-2020 |url=https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/homicide-victims-report-2021.pdf |access-date=31 October 2023))</ref> Over this time period New Zealand had an average of 72 homicides per year, with an noteworthy outlier of 131 homicides in 2019 due to the events of the [[Christchurch mosque shootings]]. See figure 1 of the report. Murder statistics are available for the years 1926 to 2021 in [https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/historic-new-zealand-murder-offences-1926-2021.pdf this] report. Both reports are available from the New Zealand Police website [https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/homicide-victims-report-2021-and-historic-nz-murder-rate-report-1926-2021 here].

=== Intimate partner violence ===
In 2014, 3% of adults were estimated to have been a victim of physical violence by an intimate partner while 1.2% were the victim of a sexual crime by an intimate partner.((efn|Intimate partner crime statistics include ex partners))<ref name="NZCASS 2014"/>

=== Ram-raiding ===
In 2022, a surge in [[ram-raiding]] attracted significant media and public attention. In April 2022, Police Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers estimated that 88% of offenders involved in ram raids were below the age of 20 and that the majority were under 17 years old. One ram raiding case in [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] involved four children between the ages of 7 and 12 years.<ref>((cite news |last1=Hyde |first1=Chris |title=The carnage of youth: Are ram raids a fad, or are we entering the age of the bollard? |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300580899/the-carnage-of-youth-are-ram-raids-a-fad-or-are-we-entering-the-age-of-the-bollard |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=6 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624000727/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300580899/the-carnage-of-youth-are-ram-raids-a-fad-or-are-we-entering-the-age-of-the-bollard|archive-date=24 June 2022|url-status=live))</ref> In July 2022, [[Radio New Zealand]] (RNZ) reported a 400% increase in ram raids over the past five years with 76% of those arrested being under the age of 18 years. 14% of these had connections to organised crime. According to youth worker Israel Meredith, youths involved in ram raids were influenced by [[social media]], dysfunctional family backgrounds, lack of role models, and poverty. Another contributing factor is the relative ease of stealing vehicles; the country has a large number of used ex-Japan car models such as the [[Mazda Demio]], [[Mazda Atenza]], [[Nissan Tiida]] and [[Toyota Aqua]] which, due to Japan's low crime rate, often lack anti-theft measures such as [[Immobiliser|immobilisers]].<ref>((Cite web |last=Franke-Bowell |first=Jonah |date=2022-10-20 |title=One of ramraiders' favourite cars is being hunted to extinction on Hamilton streets |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300716958/one-of-ramraiders-favourite-cars-is-being-hunted-to-extinction-on-hamilton-streets |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Stuff |language=en))</ref> According to a police report cited by RNZ, goods were stolen in 81% of the ram raids with common items being cash, retail goods and cigarettes. 37% of the ram raids had resulted in Police enforcement action; with 61% being prosecuted and 39% being referred to youth agencies.<ref>((cite news |last1=Todd |first1=Katie |title=400% increase in ram raids, few prosecutions - police data |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/471379/400-percent-increase-in-ram-raids-few-prosecutions-police-data |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=21 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220917002704/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/471379/400-percent-increase-in-ram-raids-few-prosecutions-police-data|archive-date=17 September 2022|url-status=live))</ref> Businesses targeted by ram raids have included high-end luxury chains such as [[Louis Vuitton]] and [[Gucci]], jewellery stores, liquor stores, vape shops, dairies and restaurants.<ref name="NZH 129 ram raids">((cite news |last1=Maher |first1=Rachel |title=129 ram raids since May, 'almost of all of them' committed by people under 18, Police Minister Chris Hipkins reveals |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/129-ram-raids-since-may-almost-of-all-of-them-committed-by-people-under-18-police-minister-chris-hipkins-reveals/G5DMLFGUS3NMLAPTH3VSULKMYQ/ |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=26 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906094623/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/129-ram-raids-since-may-almost-of-all-of-them-committed-by-people-under-18-police-minister-chris-hipkins-reveals/G5DMLFGUS3NMLAPTH3VSULKMYQ/|archive-date=6 September 2022|url-status=live))</ref>

Police Commissioner [[Andrew Coster]] expressed concern about Police having difficulty prosecuting young offenders due to their age. While [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister]] [[Jacinda Ardern]] recognised the large number of offences committed by young ram raiders, she emphasised that the government preferred solutions that did not involve incarceration in order to reduce reoffending. The [[ACT New Zealand|ACT Party]]'s police spokesperson [[Chris Baillie (politician)|Chris Baillie]] advocated more intervention in the lives of troubled youths in order to reduce youth crime.<ref name="NZH 129 ram raids" /> On 30 August 2022, the Police secured NZ$6 million for the Small Retailer Crime Prevention Fund aimed at helping small businesses protect their stores from ram raids. The fund is intended to allow stores to procure protective equipment such as shatterproof glass, bollards, fog cannons, and roller doors.<ref>((cite news |last1=Maher |first1=Rachel |title=Ram raids: $6 million secured by police for new plan to stop the crime wave |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ram-raids-6-million-secured-by-police-for-new-plan-to-stop-the-crime-wave/WRUAW4SZFKL7EAE6L3PTNMWYWQ/ |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=30 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902093549/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ram-raids-6-million-secured-by-police-for-new-plan-to-stop-the-crime-wave/WRUAW4SZFKL7EAE6L3PTNMWYWQ/|archive-date=2 September 2022|url-status=live))</ref>

== Public perceptions of crime ==

A Ministry of Justice study in 2003 found that 83% of New Zealanders held inaccurate and negative views about crime levels in society and 'wrongly believed' that crime was increasing.<ref>Attitudes to Crime and Punishment: A New Zealand Study, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, 2003, pp. 4 & 66</ref> A more recent study in 2009 by Dr Michael Rowe, also from Victoria University, found "an overwhelming public belief that crime has got worse" despite New Zealand's murder rate dropping by almost half in the past 20 years.<ref>((cite news|last=Collins|first=Simon|title=NZ murder rate halved in past 20 years|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10565563|access-date=9 June 2013|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=7 April 2009))</ref> Reflecting the depth of these misperceptions, between 2006 and 2009, only 57% of New Zealanders reported feeling 'safe'.<ref>Human Development Report 2010 – 20th Anniversary Edition, United Nations, p 180.</ref>

In mid 2014, the Ministry of Justice and [[Colmar Brunton]] conducted a survey of 2,051 New Zealanders about their perceptions of crime and the criminal justice sector. They concluded:<ref>((cite web |title= Public perceptions of crime and the criminal justice system survey – 2014 results |url= http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/p/public-perceptions-of-crime-2014/index |publisher= Ministry of Justice |date= December 2014 |access-date= 6 August 2015))</ref>
*Television, newspapers and online news sites were the most common sources of information about crime; they were also viewed as the most reliable sources.
*There was a low level of perceived knowledge about the criminal justice system; knowledge was higher among agencies at the front end of the system (e.g. Police) and lower among those agencies at the back end (e.g. Parole Board).
*Most respondents didn't think there was a crime problem in their neighbourhood or that local crime was increasing.
*The majority of respondents thought that national crime was increasing, especially females aged 50–69, those with no qualifications or only high school qualifications, and those living outside the main cities.
*Respondents identified a range of crime causes, with drugs/alcohol, poor parenting, unemployment, family breakdown, poverty and poor education being the most common.
*Most respondents still had an inaccurate view of why most people are in prison; only 29 percent of respondents correctly identified violent and sexual crimes as the main reason for imprisonment, while 28 percent identified drug-related crimes.
*The Police were viewed the most positively of all agencies in the criminal justice system.
*The criminal courts tended to be viewed negatively.
*The majority of respondents agreed than prisons kept the public safe by containing offenders, but other aspects of prisons, community sentences and the parole system tended to be viewed negatively
*Under one-third of respondents were confident with the effectiveness of the criminal justice sector.
*Respondents didn't identify one single course of action that would increase their confidence in the criminal justice system; suggestions included a mixture of preventative, process-orientated, rehabilitative, and to a lesser extent, more punitive responses.
*Around one-fifth of respondents were consistently negative about the criminal justice system and crime levels. Those who were consistently negative were more likely to be Māori or Asian, a female aged 25–49, have a household income under $70,000 per year, and have only high school or no formal qualifications. In contrast, those who were consistently positive were more likely to be male, European, hold a university degree, have a household income over $100,000 per year, and live in the Wellington metro area.

New Zealanders' perceptions of safety differ from those perceived internationally. In 2010 and 2011, New Zealand topped the Global Peace Index issued by the Institute for Economics and Peace – out of 149 countries.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2010/06/08/peace-index008.html 'Peace index ranks Canada 14th in world'], The Canadian Press, 8 June 2010.</ref> The index is based on 23 indicators including corruption, violence, crime rates, military spending and access to primary education.  According to the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International, [[Corruption in New Zealand|New Zealand is the least corrupt nation]] in the world.<ref>((cite web | url = http://www.havocscope.com/somalia-most-corrupt-in-world/| title=Somalia most corrupt in world))</ref> New Zealand's approach to deterrence and remedy of white-collar crime, brought to widespread public attention after 1992 with the [[Renshaw Edwards]] and the Equiticorp cases. As financial crime can be complex (e.g. blue-collar, white-collar, fraud, tax evasion),<ref>((cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10659738|title=White-collar crime cases explode|first=Beck |last=Vass|date=18 July 2010|access-date=23 April 2018|newspaper=New Zealand Herald))</ref> lawyers were involved in shady deals of the cases, and New Zealand set a precedent by levying a fee of ten thousand dollars on all senior lawyers of the NZ Law Society, raising NZD$28,000,000, which served both the victims of white-collar crime and public awareness.<ref>((cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/nz-crime-timeline|title=New Zealand crime timeline – Crime timeline – NZHistory, New Zealand history online|website=nzhistory.govt.nz|access-date=23 April 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31191/white-collar-crime-victims|title=White-collar-crime victims|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|last=Taonga|website=teara.govt.nz|access-date=23 April 2018))</ref>

== Characteristics of victims ==
A victim survey undertaken in 1996 found that 67% of the population were not aware of being subject to any criminal activity, 14% suffered from two or more criminal offences, and 4% had been the victim of five or more criminal activities.<ref>[http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/138BAADC-2B3C-4B0B-B417-9F85F266B618/432/007Crime1.pdf Crime in New Zealand: a statistical profile] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324153031/http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/138BAADC-2B3C-4B0B-B417-9F85F266B618/432/007Crime1.pdf |date=24 March 2012 )), Parliamentary library</ref>

===Ethnicity===
The New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey conducted in 2006 showed that Māori have a much higher risk of victimisation than other groups. The figures showed that each year around 47% of Māori were victims of crime and Māori were also more likely to be victimised multiple times (4.3 incidents per victim compared with 2.7 for European victims). The risk of victimisation for Māori was particularly high for serious offences, including sexual violence and violence by partners.  For example, 8% of Māori women experienced sexual victimisation – twice as high as the national rate for women (4%).<ref>[http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/a/a-focus-on-victims-of-crime-a-review-of-victims-rights/background A profile of victimisation in New Zealand], Ministry of Justice website</ref>

Analysis of the 2006 New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey showed that a number of factors contribute to the high rate of victimisation of certain groups of Māori over other Māori. These included being young, being on a benefit, being single, living in a sole-parent household, living in neighbourhoods with high social disorder and being female. The survey also showed that offences involving violence by strangers and damage to property were less likely to be reported and that four in ten Māori were unable to name any community service that was available for victims.<ref>[http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/n/nz-crime-survey-2006-maori-analysis/analysis-of-the-maori-experience-findings-from-the-new-zealand-crime-and-safety-survey-2006 New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey 2006 – Analysis of the Māori experience], Ministry of Justice website</ref>

The 2019 Crime and Victims Survey found that the higher victimisation rates for Māori, when controlled for both age and the level of deprivation, were not statistically significant. This suggests that the higher victimisation rates are partly a result of the high proportions of young Māori and the overrepresentation of Māori in high deprivation areas.<ref>((cite report |author=Ministry of Justice |date=2020 |title=Key findings Cycle 2(October 2018–September 2019) Descriptive statistics |url=https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/NZCVS-Y2-core-report-for-release-.pdf |page=39 |access-date=21 September 2020 |archive-date=18 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118010652/https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/NZCVS-Y2-core-report-for-release-.pdf ))</ref>

== Characteristics of offenders ==

===Gender===
The 2014 the large majority of crime in New Zealand that was prosecuted was committed by males. In 2014, just under 33,000 females were apprehended by police compared to 122,800 males, a ratio of one female to 3.72 males.<ref>((cite web |title= NZ.Stat – Annual Apprehensions for the latest Calendar Years (ANZSOC) |url= http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TABLECODE7407 |publisher= Statistics New Zealand |access-date= 4 August 2015))</ref>((Better source needed|reason=NZ.Stat table has been archived and is no longer being updated. The statistical collection has been retired.|date=February 2019))

===Ethnicity===
New Zealand's crime statistics are compounded by the over-representation of [[Māori people|Māori]]. Despite Māori making up only 16% of the general population, figures show 42% of all criminal apprehensions involve a person identifying as Māori, as do 51% of those in prison.<ref>((Cite web|date=2018-08-23|title='Restoring mana' can cut Māori prison numbers - Little|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/364743/restoring-mana-can-cut-maori-prison-numbers-little|access-date=2020-09-12|website=RNZ|language=en-nz))</ref> In November 2019 the police launched a campaign to reduce Māori re-offending, as 51% of those in prison were Māori.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/402709/police-launch-strategy-to-reduce-maori-re-offending-by-25-percent|title=Police launch strategy to reduce Māori re-offending by 25 percent|work=Radio New Zealand|date=7 November 2019|first=Te Aniwa|last=Hurihanganui))</ref> For Māori women, the picture is even more acute: they comprise around 60% of the female prison population.<ref name="rethinking" /> A report by the Corrections Department says: "The figures lend themselves to extremist interpretations: at one end, some accuse the criminal justice system of being brutally racist, as either intentionally or unintentionally destructive to the interests and well-being of Māori as a people. At the other, there are those who dismiss the entire Māori race as constitutionally 'criminally inclined'."<ref name="rethinking">((cite web|url=https://www.corrections.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/672574/Over-representation-of-Maori-in-the-criminal-justice-system.pdf|title=Over-representation of Maori in the criminal justice system|publisher=Policy, Strategy and Research Group, Department of Corrections|date=September 2007|page=6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114062627/http://www.corrections.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/672574/Over-representation-of-Maori-in-the-criminal-justice-system.pdf|archive-date=14 November 2014))</ref> The justice sector's 2014 Briefing to the Incoming Government named the over-representation of Māori as one of the sector's main challenges.<ref name ="BIM2014">((cite news |title= 2014 Justice Sector Briefing to the Incoming Government |url= http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/b/bim-2014/documents/justice-sector-big |publisher= Ministry of Juctice |date= October 2014 |access-date= 6 August 2014))</ref>

== The drivers of crime ==
A forum held at Parliament in 2009 on the Drivers of Crime in New Zealand identified mainly socio-economic factors contributing to crime such as: "Family dysfunction; child maltreatment; poor educational achievement; harmful drinking and drug use; poor mental health; severe behavioural problems among children and young people; and the intergenerational transmission of criminal behaviour."<ref>[http://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector/drivers-of-crime/documents/Addressing%20the%20Drivers%20of%20Crime%20Cabinet%20paper.pdf Addressing the Drivers of Crime], Ministry of Justice, 17 December 2009, 2009 p 3, para 14</ref> The forum noted that "Many of these issues are concentrated within socially and economically disadvantaged families and communities." In New Zealand, it seems these life circumstances are more likely to affect Māori families than non-Māori– which contributes to the comparatively high rates of offending by Māori.<ref name="rethinking" /> 
In 2010 the Law Commission released a report on the social destruction caused by alcohol in New Zealand and quoted district court judges who said that 80% of all offending in New Zealand occurred under the influence of alcohol and drugs.<ref>[http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/project/review-regulatory-framework-sale-and-supply-liquor/publication/report/2010/alcohol-our-lives Alcohol In Our Lives: Curbing the Harm, New Zealand Law Commission] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208224247/http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/project/review-regulatory-framework-sale-and-supply-liquor/publication/report/2010/alcohol-our-lives |date=8 February 2013 )), April 2010</ref>

=== Addressing the drivers of crime ===
In 2009, following the [http://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector/drivers-of-crime Drivers of Crime]((Better source needed|reason=Website has been restructured and link no longer points to the original content. May be better as a formal document citation|date=February 2019)) forum, the National led Government established four priority areas to reduce crime in New Zealand.((Additional citation needed|date=February 2019 |reason=Press release or government statement, etc. from the time as the Ministry of Justice website has been reorganised. )) This included improving support for maternity services and early parenting, addressing conduct and behavioural problems in childhood, reducing the social destruction caused by alcohol (and increasing treatment options for problem drinkers), and improving the management of low-level repeat offenders.<ref>[http://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector/drivers-of-crime/drivers-of-crime-priority-areas/drivers-of-crime-priority-areas Drivers of crime priority areas], Ministry of Justice.</ref>((Better source needed|reason=Website has been restructured and link no longer points to the original content. May be better as a formal document citation|date=February 2019))

Improving support for maternity services and early parenting is considered important because conduct and behavioural problems in childhood are an important predictor of later chronic antisocial behaviour, including crime. Interventions the National led Government has adopted in this area include increasing the number of intensive case workers to support vulnerable teenage parents and attempts to improve participation in early childhood education.<ref>[http://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector/drivers-of-crime/drivers-of-crime-priority-areas/progress-to-date-improve-maternity-and-early-parenting-support Improving maternity and early parenting support.]</ref>((Better source needed|reason=Website has been restructured and url link no longer points to the original content. May be better as a formal document citation|date=February 2019))

Addressing conduct and behavioural problems in young children is also important. The Justice Department says if early intervention with the five to ten per cent of children with the most severe conduct and behavioural problems is effective, this has the potential to reduce subsequent adult criminal activity by 50 to 70 per cent. A key government proposal in this area is the establishment of programmes to strengthen positive behaviour and reduce bullying at school.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector/drivers-of-crime/drivers-of-crime-priority-areas/addressing-conduct-and-behavioural-problems-in-childhood|title=Justice sector & policy – New Zealand Ministry of Justice|website=www.justice.govt.nz|access-date=23 April 2018))</ref>((Better source needed|reason=Website has been restructured and url link no longer points to the original content. May be better as a citation|date=February 2019)) In 2008 three-quarters of primary school children reported being bullied, ranking New Zealand second worst out of 35 countries in a major international study.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/761221/NZ-schools-lead-world-in-bullying NZ schools lead world in bullying] Dominion Post 14 December 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10804026 What needs to be done to reduce bullying at school?] NZ Herald 7 May 2012</ref>

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To address the harm caused by alcohol, the Government asked the Law Commission to conduct a comprehensive investigation into New Zealand's liquor legislation. The Commission received thousands of submissions and their investigation took over two years leading to the release of a 500-page in-depth report: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130209171437/http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/sites/default/files/press-releases/2010/04/Publication_154_465_Press%20Release%20Alcohol%20in%20our%20Lives%20R114.pdf Alcohol in Our Lives: Curbing the Harm].((Better source needed|reason=Archived URL. May be better as a citation|date=February 2019))  The Government incorporated many of the less important recommendations made by the Commission into the Alcohol Reform Bill. However, the Bill was widely criticised by health professionals for failing to address six key evidenced-based recommendations put forward by the Commission.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.adanz.org.nz/ADANZ/Subnav/Submissions/Alcohol+Action+New+Zealand|title=www.adanz.org.nz|website=www.adanz.org.nz|access-date=23 April 2018))</ref> The six included raising the price, making the extra revenue available for the treatment of problem drinkers, banning television and radio advertising of alcohol, reducing trading hours of bars and clubs, reducing the number of outlets allowed to sell alcohol and raising the purchase age back to 20 years.<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10669411 Alcohol reforms too diluted for public taste], NZ Herald 28 August 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10748026 Alcohol bill diluted to an insipid brew], NZ Herald, 29 August 2011</ref> A NZ Herald on-line survey showed 80% of respondents thought the Government's reforms were a 'token gesture' or 'could be stricter'.<ref>((cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10853482|title=Alcohol reforms 'watered down'|author=Isaac Davison |date=11 December 2012|access-date=23 April 2018|newspaper=New Zealand Herald))</ref>

When the issue of the purchase age reached the floor of parliament in August 2012, MPs voted to keep the purchase age at 18.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/7579040/No-age-rise-for-alcohol-sales No age rise for alcohol sales], DomPost 30 August 2012</ref> Around the same time, Justice Minister Judith Collins also revealed she had dumped a ban on ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages over six percent alcohol content.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/7532048/6-alcohol-limit-for-RTDs-dumped 6% alcohol limit for RTDs dumped], Dominion Post 23 August 2112</ref> After meeting with liquor industry representatives, Collins agreed to allow the liquor industry to make its own regulations on RTD's instead.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/7994823/Liquor-lobbyists-press-Collins Liquor lobbyists press Collins], Dominion Post 25 November 2012</ref>

== Rates of imprisonment ==

The number of sentenced prisoners has varied over recent years, reaching a high of 9,333 in 2006 and falling to 7,662 in 2014. Over half of those sentenced to prison in 2014 were sentenced to terms of less than 12 months.<ref name="Sentenced Prisoner Throughput 2016">((cite web|title=Annual Sentenced Prisoner Throughput for the latest Calendar Years|url=http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TABLECODE7324|website=NZ.Stat|publisher=Statistics New Zealand|access-date=26 July 2016))</ref> As of 2016, New Zealand's prison population rate was 202 per 100,000 people which was the 69th highest in the world.<ref name="ICPR Prison Population Rate 2016">((cite web|title=Highest to Lowest – Prison Population Rate|url=http://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison_population_rate?field_region_taxonomy_tid=All|publisher=Institute for Criminal Policy Research|access-date=26 July 2016))</ref>

Prison sentencing rates have increased over the years. In 1984, 4.7 percent of offenders sentenced and convicted were given imprisonment; this rose to 7.1 percent in 1994 and 9.7 percent in 2002, when the current sentencing legislation (the Sentencing Act 2002) was enacted. From 2002, prison sentence rates rose to a high of 11.5 percent in 2005 then fell to 8.5 percent in 2008, before increasing again to 13.3 percent in 2015.<ref>((cite web |url= http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TABLECODE7353 |title= NZ.Stat – Adults convicted in court by sentence type, most serious offence calendar year |publisher= Statistics New Zealand |access-date= 26 July 2016))</ref>

=== Factors contributing to rates of imprisonment ===
In New Zealand, as in most western democracies, the rate at which people are sent to prison primarily depends on trends in penal policy and sentencing law, in particular laws affecting the availability of community-based sentence options for judges, the use of remand, and the maximum length of sentences for any given offence. Penal policy is inevitably affected by the prevailing political climate.<ref>[http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/9780199218103/easton_ch01.pdf New penology and new policies]((Dead link|date=September 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes )), On-line Resource Centre P 10</ref> Indeed, [http://www.victoria.ac.nz/sacs/about/staff/john-pratt Professor John Pratt] of Victoria University in Wellington says that while crime is driven primarily by socio-economic factors, the growing rate of imprisonment in Western countries has been driven by [[penal populism]] – a process whereby the major political parties compete with each to be "tough on crime" by proposing laws which create longer sentences and increase the use of remand prior to sentencing.<ref name="populism">((cite journal |last1=Pratt |first1=John |last2=Clark |first2=Marie |year=2005 |title=Penal populism in New Zealand |journal=[[Punishment and Society]] |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=303–322 |doi= 10.1177/1462474505053831 |s2cid=146142311 ))</ref> The news media contribute to penal populism by sensationalising violent crime.<ref>Judy McGregor, 'Crime News: The Cutting Edge' in ''What's news? Reclaiming Journalism in New Zealand'', Dunmore Press, 2002, p 88-91</ref>

In July 2009 Dame [[Sian Elias]], the [[Chief Justice of New Zealand|Chief Justice]], argued against what she described as the "punitive and knee-jerk" responses to crime because of its potential consequences for [[prison overcrowding]].<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10584828 Chief Justice suggests amnesty to clear jails], NZ Herald, 16 July 2009</ref> In a controversial speech to the Wellington District Law Society, she called for a more rational approach to penal policy and said the focus on victims had made courtrooms "very angry places"<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz-government/news/article.cfm?c_id=144&objectid=10668836 Editorial: Populist pitch on justice just posturing], NZ Herald 26 August 2010</ref> and had put at risk the impartial system of deciding criminal blame.  She also said that if action to address the growing prison population was not taken, Government might be pushed into the use of executive amnesties to reduce the growing prison population.<ref name="speech">((cite news |url=http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/document/pdf/Chief%20Justice%27s%20jails%20speech.pdf |title=Blameless Babes – Address to the Wellington District Law Society |author=Dame Sian Elias |date=9 July 2009 |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=23 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103623/http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/document/pdf/Chief%20Justice%27s%20jails%20speech.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2015 ))</ref> In response, Minister of Justice [[Simon Power (politician)|Simon Power]] said "The Government is elected to set sentencing policy. Judges are appointed to apply it."<ref>((cite news|last=Espiner|first=Colin|title=Minister tells judge to butt out|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/2601444/Minister-tells-judge-to-butt-out|access-date=19 October 2012|newspaper=The Press|date=17 July 2009))</ref>

==Capital punishment==
((main|Capital punishment in New Zealand))

Capital punishment was practiced in New Zealand from 1840 until its abolition in 1989, although the last execution took place in 1957. The country executed 85 people, all by [[hanging]]. All but one person were executed for murder, and all but one person executed were male.<ref>((cite web |title= Capital punishment in New Zealand |url= http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/the-death-penalty |publisher= Ministry for Culture and Heritage |date= 5 August 2014 |access-date= 1 August 2015))</ref>

==See also==
*[[Corruption in New Zealand]]
*[[Gangs in New Zealand]]
*[[List of countries by incarceration rate]]
*[[Terrorism in New Zealand]]
*[[Violence against women in New Zealand]]
*[[Cannabis in New Zealand]]
*[[Speed limits in New Zealand]]
*[[Abortion in New Zealand]] 
*[[Gun laws in New Zealand]]
*[[Legal aid in New Zealand]]
*[[Female genital mutilation in New Zealand]]
*[[Forced marriage in New Zealand]]
*[[Prostitution in New Zealand]]
*[[Prisoners' rights in New Zealand]]
*[[Unreasonable search and seizure in New Zealand]]
*[[Capital punishment in New Zealand]]
*[[Child abuse in New Zealand]]
*[[Blasphemy law in New Zealand]]
*[[Presumption of supply in New Zealand]]
*[[Litter in New Zealand]]
*[[Alcohol in New Zealand]]
*[[Censorship in New Zealand]]

;Organisations
*[[Howard League for Penal Reform Canterbury]]
*[[Neighbourhood Support]]
*[[Sensible Sentencing Trust]]

==Notes==
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==References==
((Reflist))

==Further reading==
*((cite book|last=Newbold|first=Greg|title=Crime in New Zealand|publisher=Dunmore Press|location=New Plymouth NZ|year=2000|isbn=0-86469-348-6))

;Criminal legislation
*((cite web |title= Crimes Act 1961 No. 43 |url= http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1961/0043/latest/whole.html |publisher= Parliamentary Counsel Office |date= 3 July 2015 |access-date= 2 August 2015))
*((cite web |title= Criminal Procedure Act 2011 No. 81 |url= http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2011/0081/latest/whole.html |publisher= Parliamentary Counsel Office |date= 1 July 2015 |access-date= 2 August 2015))
*((cite web |title= Sentencing Act 2002 No. 9 |url= http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0009/latest/whole.html |publisher= Parliamentary Counsel Office |date= 1 July 2015 |access-date= 2 August 2015))
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==External links==
*[http://police.govt.nz/ New Zealand Police]
*[http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/people_and_communities/crime_and_justice.aspx Statistics New Zealand] – Crime and justice page
*[http://www.havocscope.com/regions-main/asia/new-zealand/ New Zealand Criminal Markets] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405055244/http://www.havocscope.com/regions-main/asia/new-zealand/ |date=5 April 2010 ))
*[http://www.rethinking.org.nz/ Rethinking Crime and Punishment] organisation

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