Opportunist thieves and career criminals, who've become adept at finding the hot locations to target vehicles with valuables in them, accounted for 1, 300 of the 4,220 more offences in Auckland City...
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Police in Whanganui are investigating the death of a woman which is believed to be drug-related. Sanchia Wilson (33) who had recently moved to Whanganui from Hamilton, was taken to hospital by...
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At a total of 15,211 recorded offences in the Northland District for the 2011calendar year, the district's crime rate is down on the 2010 figure of nearly 1,800 offences. Percentage wise, recorded...
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Latest crime statistics show recorded crime in Tasman District continued to drop in 2011, with a 3.6 percent decrease. Tasman Police District includes Marlborough, Nelson Bays and the West Coast as...
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Total recorded crime in Otago Rural (the local authority areas of Queenstown Lakes, Central Otago and Waitaki) continued its downward trend in 2011. Otago Rural again recorded further reductions in...
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The Southland Policing Area has continued to achieve positive results with an impressive 10.4% crime reduction for the 2011 calendar year and a 58.6% resolution rate. The number of recorded offences...
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Reported crime in Dunedin Clutha Policing Area has decreased by 13% in 2011. Dunedin Clutha Area Commander Inspector Greg Sparrow said that this meant over 1500 fewer offences than in 2010, which...
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While Hamilton City saw a reduction in overall crime including drops in residential burglaries, robberies and acts intended to cause injury the Waikato as a whole has seen an increase in crime over...
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Total recorded crime fell 5.6 per cent in the Bay of Plenty Police District for the 2011 calendar year. Figures released today show that a total of 36,534 offences were recorded, a decrease of 5.6 per...
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Recorded crime in Central District is now at its lowest level per head of population for at least 15 years and the District continues to see a rise in the number of offences resolved. Crime statistics...
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