Crime has decreased over the past 10 years. While there is no one definitive source for measuring crime, a number of sources show that crime has decreased since 2008 and has been stable since 2015.
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Factsheet: Trends in crime [PDF, 124 KB] -
Factsheet: Percentage of sentences served [PDF, 174 KB] The proportion of time served in prison before release is increasing. Since the Parole Act 2002 came into force, the average proportion of prison sentences served before release on parole has increased from 55% to 78%. This has been one of the key drivers of the increase in the number of people in prison.
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Factsheet: Three strikes offending [PDF, 171 KB] Convictions for offences covered by the three strikes legislation have risen. Since the introduction of the Three Strikes legislation in 2010, the number of convictions for the offences involved has risen 5%, while the number of charges has fallen 9%.
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Factsheet: The Criminal Justice System [PDF, 302 KB] The criminal justice system is made up of the proceeding, prosecution, court and sentencing stages. People ‘flow’ through the criminal justice system, taking different paths at each stage. Māori are disproportionately represented at all stages, and this rate of disproportion increases the further through the criminal justice system they go. This factsheet is supported by a visual representation of the system.
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