Crime in New Zealand – Unique Offenders by Ethnicity and Crime Type – 12 Months to February 2025

The ethnic group distribution of New Zealand as per the 2023 Census.

This allows us to calculate the “per-capita” rate of offending for each group, by dividing the total offense number by the number of people in each group. We then multiply that by 100,000 – showing the rate of offending per 100,000 people. This helps give a better picture than simple raw totals when group sizes differ.

The following information is sourced from the policedata section of the NZ Police site, it is a public Tableau database that is updated monthly. For this report I used the “Unique Offenders” Tableau.

https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publications-statistics/data-and-statistics/policedatanz/unique-offenders-demographics

Overall Offences by Ethnicity of Unique Offenders

This graph shows all Offences where an Offender was identified and proceedings were brought:

Abduction Offences by Ethnicity of Unique Offenders

This graph shows all Abduction Offences where an Offender was identified and proceedings were brought:

Homicide and Related Offences by Ethnicity of Unique Offenders

This graph shows all Homicide and Related Offences where an Offender was identified and proceedings were brought:

Murder Proceedings by Ethnicity of Unique Offenders

This graph shows all Murder Offences where an Offender was identified and proceedings were brought:

Acts Intended to Cause Injury Proceedings by Ethnicity of Unique Offenders

This graph shows all Acts Intended to Cause Injury Offences where an Offender was identified and proceedings were brought:

Theft and Related Offences by Ethnicity of Unique Offenders

This graph shows all Theft and Related Offences where an Offender was identified and proceedings were brought:

Robbery Offences by Ethnicity of Unique Offenders

This graph shows all Robbery Offences where an Offender was identified and proceedings were brought:

Illicit Drug Offences by Ethnicity of Unique Offenders

This graph shows all Illicit Drug Offences where an Offender was identified and proceedings were brought:

Sexual Assault Offences by Ethnicity of Unique Offenders

This graph shows all Sexual Assault Offences where an Offender was identified and proceedings were brought:

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