How we’re tracking

How we’re tracking

Bringing our data together

Police is committed to being accessible and available. This includes being transparent and providing as much information as possible, in the most accessible way possible.

How we’re tracking brings together some user-friendly graphics that provide an overview of key Police data from the 2019/20 year.

A more detailed breakdown of our performance is available in Police’s Annual Report, with monthly updates available on policedata.nz.

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Our Targets

We have set ourselves targets in the five areas that are causing the greatest ongoing harm. Targeting these areas will have the biggest impact towards reducing harm and making New Zealand the safest country:

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5% reduction in road deaths each and every year

Working alongside our road safety partners at all levels, we will maintain our focus on the behaviours we know cause the most harm to people on our roads.

Dashboard

A snapshot of our performance over the 2019/20 year.

All data is from the NZ Police’s 2019/20 Annual Report, which covers the period between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020.

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Total police staff

14,172

Constabulary
71.2%
10,092
Non–Constabulary
27.9%
3,955
Recruits
0.88%
125
Female
35.5%
5,026
Male
64.5%
9,146
Other
1.0%
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European
16.6%
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Asian
5.7%
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Pacific peoples
6.6%
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Māori
12.0%
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New Zealand European / Pākehā
68.2%
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65+
2.2%
318
55 - 64
15.7%
2,220
45 – 54
27.2%
3,855
35 – 44
22.1%
3,128
25 – 34
26.8%
3,795
Below 24
6%
856

Insights

How we are tracking, Organisation Insights (3 items)

Reflecting the communities we serve remains a key component of who we are

While we still have a long way to go, we are more diverse than we have ever been: 23 percent of our officers are women; 13 percent are Māori; 6 percent are Pasifika; and 5 percent are Asian.

We have approximately 14,000 personnel

During the 2019/20 year the total Police Full Time Equivalent (FTE) numbers (including constabulary and other Police employees) increased by 910 (6.9%).

We have applied our Prevention First approach to our people's health, safety and wellbeing

Our health and safety strategy Safer People: Our Wellness and Safety 2020 - 2023, focuses on preventing harm to our people through a holistic approach to wellbeing.

Policedata.nz

Want to dig deeper? Go to policedata.nz to access Police crime data through a number of interactive reports that are updated monthly.

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