Media Releases

Friday 16 June 2006

Ministry releases official justice statistics

The Ministry of Justice has released the latest report in an annual series of official justice statistics.

Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zealand: 1995 to 2004 shows trends in prosecutions, convictions, and sentencing over the ten-year period.

The report is the latest in an annual series and is now established as the primary source of information on the criminal justice sector. It contains the most comprehensive range of statistics available on New Zealand criminal court proceedings and sentencing.

For instance, the report shows that traffic offences make up the largest group of offences for 2004 at 32 per cent, while property offences comprise the second largest group of offences at 27 per cent.

The report Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zealand: 1995 to 2004 is available on the website www.justice.govt.nz

For more information contact:

Heather Church
Senior Communications Advisor (Media)
04 913 2381 or 021 636 416