Crime drops 7.4% in 2012/2013 financial year

Criminal offences dropped by 7.4 % in the last financial year according to figures released today by Statistics New Zealand.

In real terms this means that there were far fewer victims of crime in New Zealand with 365,185 recorded offences in the 2012/13 financial year compared to 394,522 in the 2011/12 financial year.

The 7.4% drop is even more significant given that the population grew by 0.5%. This means per head of population offending dropped by 7.9% in 2012/13.

For more information on national and individual Police districts' crime statistics see:

Crime Statistics for fiscal year ending 30 June 2013.

For detailed crime information over time visit the Statistics New Zealand website:

New Zealand Recorded Crime Tables.