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The Ministry of Justice has published its most recent official statistics on criminal convictions and sentencing for the calendar year ended December 2023.
The tables are published every six months. Official statistics help the Government, researchers, and members of the public obtain a full picture of the justice system.
The statistics contain details on people have gone through the courts or accessing justice services.
The statistics include:
General justice (including the number of finalised charges and people with finalised charges)
Children and young people (in Youth Court, in all courts)
Specific offence types (such as serious, violent, family violence and firearm-related offences)
Specific justice processes (such as discharged without conviction, outcomes for mentally impaired persons and name suppression)
Family Court (including all Family Court applications, Protection Order applications and adoption)
Justice services (including collections, legal aid and family violence programmes).
You can view the latest statistics and a summary here: