Crime Statistics for calendar year ending 31 December 2009

Released April 1, 2010

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Introduction
Statistics reported in this document are derived from the Police National Intelligence Application (N.I.A) These Official Crime Statistics present a snapshot of data in N.I.A. relating to offences within a given year, as at the date 14 days following the end of that year.

An incident that is reported to or detected by Police where Police believe an offence is likely to have been committed is counted as a Recorded Offence.

A Recorded Offence is considered to be a Resolved Offence by Police when an offender is identified and dealt with (warned, cautioned, prosecuted, etc).

Resolution Rate is the percentage of Recorded Offences that are resolved.

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Police Statistics on Culpable Deaths [PDF 131 KB]
This report is released coincidentally with calendar year Official Statistics for recorded crime in New Zealand. April 2010 is the first time this report has been produced. It is intended that it be produced annually.

This report presents statistical information about the victims of murder, manslaughter and infanticide.