The tables are in Excel workbooks. Data is from the financial years 2012/2013 to 2021/2022. Financial years run from 1 July to 30 June.
Note that the data in these tables differs to that published by Stats NZ in the NZ.Stat tool. The data tables published here are the best source of information on specific offences or charge outcomes.
Notes and trends in the justice data tables.
View or download the data tables summary [PDF, 243 KB].
Click on the links below to see the tables published under the following topics
The number of charges and convicted charges, broken down by offence type, charge outcome and sentence type.
View or download the charge and conviction data tables [XLSX, 274 KB]
The number of people charged and convicted, broken down by offence type, charge outcome, sentence type and demographics.
View or download the people charged and convicted data tables [XLSX, 274 KB]
The number of charges and number of children and young people with charges finalised in the Youth Court.
View or download the children and young people in Youth Court data tables [XLSX, 324 KB]
The number of charges and number of children and young people with charges finalised in any court (including the Youth, District and High Court).
View or download the children and young people in court data tables [XLSX, 348 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 charges and number of people charged and convicted of homicide offences, including murder, attempted murder, manslaughter and driving causing death.
View or download the homicide offences data tables [XLSX, 115 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged and convicted of sexual offences by sexual offence type (e.g. rape) and victim type.
View or download the sexual offences data tables [XLSX, 395 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged 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, 132 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged 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, 599 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged 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, 250 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged and convicted of all drug offences.
View or download the drug offences data tables [XLSX, 275 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged and convicted of cannabis offences.
View or download the cannabis offences data tables [XLSX, 225 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged and convicted of methamphetamine offences.
View or download the methamphetamine offences data tables [XLSX, 211 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged and convicted of psychoactive substances (“synthetic drug”) offences.
View or download the pyschoactive substances data tables [XLSX, 96 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged and convicted of Harmful Digital Communications Act offences.
View or download the harmful digital communications data tables [XLSX, 172 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged and convicted of violent offences.
View or download the violent offences data tables [XLSX, 202 KB]
The number of charges and number of people charged and convicted of serious offences.
View or download the serious offences data tables [XLSX, 190 KB].
The number of people discharged without conviction.
View or download the discharge without conviction data tables [XLSX, 88 KB]
The number of charges and number of people found unfit to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity.
The number of people remanded on bail (including electronically monitored bail) or at large, and the number of offences committed while on bail or at large.
View or download the remand and offending on bail or at large data tables [XLSX, 278 KB]
The number of charges and people where name suppression was granted.
View or download the name suppression data tables [XLSX, 135 KB]
The number of people convicted of “three strikes” offences. These are serious violent offences which are subject to warnings or maximum sentences under the Sentencing Act 2002. This legislation was repealed on 15 August 2022.
View or download the three strikes data tables [XLSX, 114 KB]
The flow charts below show the Protection Order application process for Protection Order applications resolved in 2021.
1) The Applications flow chart shows the process for all Protection Order application types moving through the system.
View or download the Protection Order Applications flow chart [PDF, 564 KB]
2) The People flow chart shows how people experiencing family violence (applicants) obtain a Final Protection Order, and the differences in outcomes between those who need urgent protection (a Without notice application) and those who don’t need urgent protection (an On notice application).
View or download the Protection Order People flow chart [PDF, 133 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, 49 KB]
The number of legal aid grants and amount of legal aid expenditure.
View or download the legal aid data tables [XLSX, 84 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, 66 KB]
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