Crime rate per capita in New Zealand Total Crimes

Police statistics show which regions have the highest number of crimes per 100,000 residents, in 2011.
Click on the circles to see the total data for the selected region. Zoom in for a region's breakdown.

Source: New Zealand Police

Crime Types

Homicide: Homicide and related offences not further defined - Murder - Attempted murder - Manslaughter and driving causing death.

Assault: Acts intended to cause injury - Assault - Other acts intended to cause injury.

Sex Crime: Sexual assault - Non-assaultive sexual offences.

Dangerous Acts: Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons.

Abduction / Harrassement: Abduction and kidnapping - Deprivation of liberty/false imprisonment - Harassment and threatening behaviour.

Robbery / Extortion: Robbery - Blackmail and extortion.

Theft: Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter - Theft and related offences not further defined - Receive or handle proceeds of crime - Illegal use of property (except motor vehicles).

Vehicle Crime: Motor vehicle theft and related offences.

Fraud: Obtain benefit by deception - Forgery and counterfeiting - Deceptive business/government practices - Other fraud and deception offences.

Drugs / Alcohol: Import or export illicit drugs - Deal or traffic in illicit drugs - Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs - Possess and/or use illicit drugs - Other illicit drug offences.

Property / Environmental: Property damage and environmental pollution.

Public Disorder: Public order offences - Disorderly conduct - Regulated public order offences - Offensive conduct.

Other Crime: Prohibited and regulated weapons and explosives offences - Offences against justice procedures, government security and government operations - Breach of custodial order offences, community-based order or violence and non-violence restraining orders - Offences against government operations, government security and justice procedures - Miscellaneous offences - Defamation, libel and privacy offences - Public health and safety offences - Commercial/industry/financial regulation - Other miscellaneous offences.


The circles' size for each category are indicative of amount of crime and not statistically proportional. They are calculated based on the current map level, a base number and the maximum value for the data.