An analysis of New Zealand’s sexual offense charges from 2015–2024 reveals significant patterns in offender gender and ethnicity, highlighting persistent gender disparities and crime profiles.
Currently, New Zealand does not publish comprehensive official statistics specifically detailing offending rates among transgender individuals. However, some information has been obtained through Official Information Act (OIA) requests and community-led research.
Explore 2024 conviction demographics, highlighting Māori overrepresentation, gender differences, and ethnicity trends with key insights on crime and ethnicity data.
Explore the evolving gender breakdown of individuals with finalised charges from 1980 to 2024, highlighting key trends and shifts over four decades.
Māori are disproportionately overrepresented in murder charges in New Zealand, consistently facing higher rates than their population share over the past decade.
Despite social changes, New Zealand’s criminal courts remain predominantly male, with men consistently making up over 79% of convictions across four decades.
Over four decades, Māori convictions in New Zealand courts have surged to 44%, now surpassing Europeans, highlighting growing ethnic disparities and systemic issues.
Latest 2024 data reveals Māori remain overrepresented in New Zealand’s justice system.
New Zealand’s prison population surpasses 10,000 for the first time in four years, highlighting ongoing disparities with Māori overrepresentation and gender imbalance.
Explore New Zealand’s 2023 census on ethnic makeup and its link to offending rates, with total and per-capita stats from NZ Police data on offender-victim relationships.
Explore detailed graphs on family violence crimes in New Zealand over 12 months, highlighting offences by family members across various categories by ethnicity.
Discover the 2023 New Zealand Census ethnicity data and per-capita offending rates for March 2024 – February 2025, offering insights into crime patterns across different groups.