Criminal Conviction and Sentencing Statistics

Since 2006, the Ministry has released conviction and sentencing data sets to Statistics New Zealand.

The conviction and sentencing statistics for the period 1997 - 2006 can now be accessed through the Table Builder function on the Statistics New Zealand web site (www.stats.govt.nz).

The data can be accessed in the same way as Police-recorded crime statistics. It is intended that the online conviction and sentencing statistics will be updated annually.

Two reports based on the conviction and sentencing data for 1997 to 2006 have been produced: a full report and a summary report.

The full report is titled, Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zealand: 1997 to 2006. It provides a detailed breakdown of the data available on Table Builder, and includes additional information about the sentenced and remand prisoner populations, and offence seriousness.

The summary report is titled, Statistical Bulletin: An Overview of Conviction and Sentencing Statistics in New Zealand 1997 – 2006. It includes a high level summary of decade trends and key findings for 2006.

(An Overview of Conviction and Sentencing Statistics in New Zealand 1997 to 2006 Adobe Acrobat PDF v4 274KB)

Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zealand: 1997 to 2006 (Full Report) HTML Version

Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zealand: 1997 to 2006 (Full Report) PDF Version