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12 December 2007

Conviction and sentencing statistics released

The Ministry of Justice has released the latest annual compilation of criminal conviction and sentencing statistics, covering the 1997-2006 calendar years.

This is the most comprehensive compilation of statistics on criminal court proceedings and convictions, providing useful data on long-term trends for government agencies and the general public.

The data include:

  • prosecutions and convictions
  • sentencing
  • custodial sentences and remands
  • community-based sentences
  • monetary penalties.

The data is available on the Statistics New Zealand website (www.statistics.govt.nz) and a summary is available on the Ministry of Justice website (www.justice.govt.nz).

ENDS

For more information contact Tomas Kriha on (021) 636 416.

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