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Table A1 American definition of violent crime and the equivalent New Zealand offences
Table A2 Australian definition of violent crime and the equivalent New Zealand offences
Table A3 England and Wales definition of violent crime and the equivalent New Zealand offences
Table A4 Canadian definition of violent crime and the equivalent New Zealand offences
Table A1 American definition of violent crime and the equivalent New Zealand offences
| AMERICAN DEFINITION | EQUIVALENT NEW ZEALAND OFFENCES |
| MURDER AND NON-NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER Murder and non-negligent manslaughter, as defined in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, is the wilful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another. The classification of this offence, as for all other Crime Index offences, is based solely on police investigation as opposed to the determination of a court, medical examiner, coroner, jury, or other judicial body. Not included in the count for this offence classification are deaths caused by negligence, suicide, or accident; justifiable homicides; and attempts to murder or assaults to murder, which are scored as aggravated assaults. |
1110 Murder 1130 Manslaughter 1140 Infanticide |
| ROBBERY Robbery is the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. |
1310 Aggravated robbery 1320 Non aggravated robbery 1330 Assaults with intent to rob |
| FORCIBLE RAPE Forcible rape, as defined in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Assaults or attempts to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included; however, statutory rape (without force) and other sex offences are excluded> |
Part of 2650 Series - Sexual violation offences: 265(1-4) – Rape Part of 2660 Series - Attempt to commit sexual violation 266(1-4)- Attempted rape Part of 2670 Series - Assault with attempt to commit sexual violation 267(1-4) Assault with intent to rape |
| AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Aggravated assault is an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Attempts are included since it is not necessary that an injury result when a gun, knife, or other weapon is used which could and probably would result in serious personal injury if the crime were successfully completed. |
1120 Attempted murder 1410 1420 1430 1460 1470 1480 1490 |
Table A2 Australian definition of violent crime and the equivalent New Zealand offences
| AUSTRALIAN DEFINITION | EQUIVALENT NEW ZEALAND OFFENCES |
| HOMICIDE The definition of homicide used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the unlawful killing of another person. Homicide statistics include the following categories of offences: murder - the wilful killing of a person either intentionally or with reckless indifference to life; and manslaughter - the unlawful killing of a person caused: without intent to kill, usually as a result of a careless, reckless or negligent act; or intentionally but due to extreme provocation; or when in a state of mind that impairs the capacity to understand or control one's actions. |
1110 Murder 1130 Manslaughter 1140 Infanticide 1150 Abortion 1160 Aiding suicide and pact |
| ASSAULT Direct infliction of force, injury or violence upon a person, including attempts or threats, providing the attempts/threats are in the form of face-to-face direct confrontation and there is reason to believe that the attempts/threats can be immediately enacted. |
1400 Grievous assaults 1500 Serious assaults 1600 Minor assaults Parts of 1700 series - Intimidation/Threats - 1710 Threats to
kill/do gbh |
| SEXUAL ASSAULT Is a physical assault of a sexual nature, directed toward another person where that person: - does not give consent; or Sexual assault includes: rape, sexual assault, sodomy, buggery, oral sex, incest, carnal knowledge, unlawful sexual intercourse, indecent assault, and assault with intent to rape. |
2600 Sexual attacks 2710 Incest 2800 Immoral behaviour |
| ROBBERY Offences that involved the unlawful taking of property, with intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property, from the immediate possession of a person, or an organisation, or control, custody or care of a person, accompanied by the use, and/or threatened use of immediate force or violence. Robbery victims can therefore be persons or organisations. |
1300 Robbery |
Table A3 England and Wales definition of violent crime and the equivalent New Zealand offences
| ENGLAND AND WALES DEFINITION | EQUIVALENT NEW ZEALAND OFFENCES |
| VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PERSON 1. Murder 2. Attempted Murder 3. Threat or conspiracy to murder 4.1 Manslaughter 4.2 Infanticide 4.3 Child destruction 4.4 Causing death by dangerous driving 4.5 Causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs 5. Wounding or other act endangering life 6. Endangering railway passenger 7. Endangering life at sea 8A. Other wounding 8B. Possession of weapons 8C. Harassment - causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress 8D. Racially-aggravated other wounding (see 8A) - Allowing persons under 16 to take part in performances
endangering life or limb 12. Abandoning a child under the age of two years - Vagrant violently resisting a constable 105A. Common assault - Common assault and battery 105B. Racially aggravated common assault (see 105A) |
1110 Murder 1120 Attempted murder 1130 Manslaughter 1140 Infanticide 1150 Abortion 1221 Abducts child under 16 1400 Grievous assaults 1500 Serious assaults 1600 Minor assaults 1710 Threatens to kill/do GBH 1721 Threatens person - firearm 1722 Threatens person - other weapon 1723 Threatens person - manually 1724 Threatens person - verbally 1730 Threatening behaviour/language 1740 Demand intent to steal/extortion 1770 Fail to provide necessities of life 1780 Miscellaneous intimidation/threats 1791 Threaten person (stabbing/cutting weapon) 1793 Unlawful intimidation/threats (stabbing/cutting weapon) 1840 Harassment Act 1997 3510 Obstructing/hindering/resisting 6860 Offences re use of firearm A105 Causing death under influence of drink A106 Causing death under influence of a drug A108 Excess breath alcohol causing death A111 Causing death under influence drink/drug A112 Aggravated careless (under influence) causing death/injury A304 Cause death driving excess blood alcohol B169 Assault with a weapon B176 Manslaughter if driver had caused death B177 Assault with intent to injure B179 Aggravated assault-Police officer/other B181 Possession of knife in public place no excuse B182 Cause injury - if death occurred guilty manslaughter D102 Recklessly caused death or injury D103 Recklessly driving causing death D202 Drove dangerously cause death or injury D203 Driving in dangerously cause death D303 Driving at dangerous speed causing death D503 Careless/inconsiderate causing death or injury D504 Careless driving causing death D505 Aggravated careless driving cause death or injury D506 Careless driving-excessive speed cause death D508 Careless riving alcohol involved causing death D510 Careless driving reg breach causing death D516 Careless driving-alcohol involved-causing death D517 Careless driving-drug involved-causing death D518 Careless driving-drink/drug involved-causing death |
| SEXUAL OFFENCES 16. Buggery [1] 17. Indecent assault on a male 18 Gross indecency between males 19A. Rape of a female 19B. Rape of a male 20. Indecent assault on a female 21. Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 22. Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 23. Incest 24. Procuration 25. Abduction 26. Bigamy 27. Soliciting or importuning by a man - kerb-crawling 73. Abuse of position of trust |
2600 Sexual attacks 2710 Incest 2810 Unlawful sexual intercourse 2910 Brothels and prostitution |
| ROBBERY 34A. Robbery of business property 34B. Robbery of personal property |
1300 Robbery |
Table A4 Canadian definition of violent crime and the equivalent New Zealand offences
| CANADIAN DEFINITION | EQUIVALENT NEW ZEALAND OFFENCES |
| HOMICIDE First and second degree murder Manslaughter Infanticide. |
1110 Murder 1130 Manslaughter 1140 Infanticide |
| ATTEMPTED MURDER | 1120 Attempted murder |
| ASSAULTS – TOTAL (levels 1, 2, & 3) Assault (applying intentional force; attempts or threatens to apply force with belief has present ability to effect; accosts or impedes a person or begs while openly wearing or carrying a weapon) Assault with weapon or causing bodily harm Aggravated assault (wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of the complainant) |
1410 Wounding with intent 1420 Injuring with intent 1430 Aggravated wounding/injury 1450 Dangerous acts with intent 1480 Use firearm against Law Enforcement officer 1490 Assault with weapon 1510 Aggravated assaults 1520 Assault with intent to injure 1530 Assault on child (under 14 years) 1540 Assault by male on female 1580 Common assault 1590 Miscellaneous common assault |
| OTHER ASSAULTS Unlawfully causing bodily harm Discharge firearm with intent Assault peace officer - Police Assault peace officer - other Other assaults (administering noxious thing; overcoming resistance to commission of offence (choke, suffocate or strangle); trap cause harm/permit trap; torture by or authorized by official; assault person with intent to resist arrest or prevent seizure) |
1440 disabling/stupefying 1460 Injure – if death ensued 1470 Miscellaneous grievous assaults (throws acid, poisons, infects) 1550 Assaults police 1560 Assault person assist police 1570 assaults person lawful ex process |
| SEXUAL ASSAULT – TOTAL (levels 1, 2, & 3) Sexual assault Sexual assault with weapon, or threats to a third party or causing bodily harm Aggravated sexual assault (wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of the complainant) |
2630 Indecent assaults 2650 Sexual violation 2660 Attempt to commit sexual violation 2670 Assault intent commit sexual violation |
| OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES Sexual interference Invitation to sexual touching Sexual exploitation Incest Anal intercourse Bestiality |
2640 Inducing sexual connection by coercion 2680 Sexual intercourse with child under care 2690 Sexual offences against male victim 2700 Abnormal sex 2800 Immoral behaviour |
| ABDUCTION Abduction of person < 14 Abduction of person < 16 Abduct contravening custody order Abduction no custody order |
1221 Abducts child under 16 |
| ROBBERY Robbery with firearms With other offensive weapons Other robbery |
1300 Robbery |
1. The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 introduced a specific offence of rape of a male. From 1995, male victims of forced buggery are classified as male rape.