Trends in child and youth prosecutions in New Zealand 2002 to 2011 [pdf, 289 KB]
...percent of charges faced over time by young people. The number of offences committed by children or young people decreased across most offence categories across 2009, 2010 and 2011. In particular, the number of youth charged with ‘Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons’, and ‘Traffic and vehicle regulatory offences’ declined by 41 percent each between 2009 and 2011. 12 Records where ethnicit...