The Ministry of Justice publish justice data tables every six months. In March, we release the calendar year tables (year ending 31 December). In September, we release the financial year tables (year ending 30 June).
Note that the data in these tables differs to the Stats NZ tables. The data tables published here are the best source of information on specific offences or charge outcomes.
Click on the links below to see the tables published under the following topics:
Summary of key trends about people with finalised charges, and also children and young people (including Youth Court) with finalised charges, over the last 5 years.
View or download trends for people with finalised charges in court [PDF, 745 KB]
The number of finalised charges and convicted charges, broken down by offence type, charge outcome and sentence type.
View or download the charge and conviction data tables [XLSX, 278 KB]
The number of people with finalised charges and convicted charges, broken down by offence type, charge outcome, sentence type and demographics.
View or download the people charged and convicted data tables [XLSX, 270 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of children and young people with finalised charges in any court (including the Youth, District and High Court).
View or download the children and young people in court data tables [XLSX, 340 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of children and young people with finalised charges in the Youth Court.
View or download the children and young people in Youth Court data tables [XLSX, 325 KB]
This flow chart below shows pathways through the youth justice process in New Zealand (from July 2019 onwards). This includes pathways for children and young people dealt with by Police in the community, referred to a Family Group Conference, or appearing in the Youth Court. This is a simplified representation of the process, so some pathways have been excluded.
View or download the pathways through the youth justice system flowchart [PDF, 59 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of homicide offences, including murder, attempted murder, manslaughter and driving causing death.
View or download the homicide offences data tables [XLSX, 116 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of sexual offences by sexual offence type (e.g. rape) and victim type.
View or download the sexual offences data tables [XLSX, 389 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of family violence offences. This is the most comprehensive family violence offences data published by the Ministry.
View or download the family violence offences data tables [XLSX, 140 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of offences related to family violence including Breach of protection order, Common assault (domestic), Male assaults female, Assault on a family member, and Strangulation/suffocation.
View or download the offences related to family violence data tables [XLSX, 614 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Also includes number of people with orders for alcohol interlock devices.
View or download the driving under the influence data tables [XLSX, 244 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of all drug offences.
View or download the drug offences data tables [XLSX, 268 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of cannabis offences.
View or download the cannabis offences data tables [XLSX, 218 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of methamphetamine offences.
View or download the methamphetamine offences data tables [XLSX, 206 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of Harmful Digital Communications Act offences.
View or download the harmful digital communications data tables [XLSX, 186 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of violent offences.
View or download the violent offences data tables [XLSX, 195 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of serious offences.
View or download the serious offences data tables [XLSX, 186 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of firearm-related offences.
View or download the firearm-related offences data tables [XLSX, 316 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of Gangs Act 2024 offences, including displaying gang insignia. By charge outcome, most serious sentence, age, gender and ethnicity.
View or download the Gangs Act offences data tables [XLSX, 71 KB]
The number of people discharged without conviction.
View or download the discharge without conviction data tables [XLSX, 88 KB]
The number of finalised charges and number of people found unfit to stand trial, not guilty by reason of insanity or proven but not responsible on account of insanity.
View or download the outcomes for mentally impaired persons data tables [XLSX, 103 KB]
The number of people with finalised charges remanded on bail (including electronically monitored bail) and in custody, and the number of offences committed while on bail.
View or download the remand and offending on bail data tables [XLSX, 104 KB]
The number of finalised charges and people where name suppression was granted.
View or download the name suppression data tables [XLSX, 135 KB]
The number of substantive Family Court applications filed by case type. This includes more detailed information on Care of Children Act (excluding Hague) cases, such as parenting order applications filed without notice, and family violence cases.
View or download the family court applications data tables [XLSX, 181 KB]
Information includes total number of applications, applications involving children and the age, gender and ethnicity of applicants and respondents.
View or download the protection order applications data tables [XLSX, 295 KB]
The flow chart below shows how Protection Order applications that are filed progress through the court process.
View or download the Protection Order Applications flow chart [PDF, 170 KB]
Children adopted
Information includes the number of applications filed and granted, court locations, and the age and gender of children adopted.
View or download the children adopted data tables [XLSX, 83 KB]
The amount of fines and reparations imposed and paid.
View or download the collections data tables [XLSX, 50 KB]
The number of legal aid grants and amount of legal aid expenditure.
View or download the legal aid data tables [XLSX, 75 KB]
Includes information on the number of referrals, assessments and completions of non-violence programmes for people who have used violence, as well as safety programmes, and the strengthening safety service for people who have experienced or witnessed violence.
View or download the family violence programmes data tables [XLSX, 68 KB]
We provide data to Stats NZ about adults and also about children and young people with finalised charges in court.
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