We produce a range of information and statistics across a wide variety of activity within the justice sector.
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Justice statistics
Justice statistics: factsheets, data tables and analysis on justice related topics. -
Find a publication
Use the publication finder to search for a wide range of documents.
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Court workload statistics(external link)
Statistics on annual court and tribunal workloads (new business, disposals and active cases), and waiting times to trial/defended hearing.
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Justice sector projections
Projections relating to various justice sector issues, including prison population, community sentencing, Crown prosecutions/appeals and legal aid expenditure.
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New Zealand Crime & Victims Survey (NZCVS)
Captures the underlying level of crime in New Zealand, delivers core crime and victimisation measures, and provides regular and timely crime and victimisation information for New Zealanders.
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What works to reduce crime
We want to invest where it will make the biggest difference, so we need to know what works to reduce crime. Evidence Briefs summarise the evidence about how well an investment reduces crime, how much is spent on it, and whether there is scope to increase the level of investment.
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Family violence and sexual violence research
Our research programme is improving the evidence-base on family violence and sexual violence so we understand the experience of court participants and what works to improve outcomes.
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Young Adult List Court Initiative
The Young Adult List (YAL) is a judicially-led initiative being piloted in the Porirua District Court.
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Justice research
Research produced or commissioned by the Ministry of Justice using NZCVS data is published here.
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Juror Satisfaction Survey
The JSS is an annual survey conducted across New Zealand’s high courts and district courts that run jury trials.
Other sources of justice sector information
- Department of Corrections research and statistics(external link)
- New Zealand Police statistics and New Zealand Police research(external link)
- Statistics New Zealand tool(external link) - web tool that allows the creation of tables from a wide range of datasets, including data from the Ministry of Justice, NZ Police and Department of Corrections.
Contact us
If you have any queries about the information or statistics produced feel free to contact us at one of the following email addresses:
General inquiries: SectorInsights@justice.govt.nz
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