Violence convictions in New Zealand

New Zealand data on violent cases, number of offences resulting in conviction, 1993 and 1996 -

By ethnicity:

   

1993

    

1996

  

% change

% change
 

M

F

Unknown

M

F

Unknown

M

F

European

3741

260

0

4080

372

1

9.06

43.08

Maori

3581

364

1

4305

512

1

20.22

40.66

Pacific Island

1120

53

0

1429

113

0

27.59

113.21

Other

116

4

0

212

8

0

82.76

100.00

Unknown

48

13

2

75

8

2

56.25

-38.46

Total

8606

694

3

10101

1013

4

17.37

45.97

By age:

   

1993

    

1996

  

% change

% change
 

M

F

Unknown

M

F

Unknown

M

F

14-19

1171

142

0

1373

182

0

17.25

28.17

20-24

2246

187

0

2278

240

0

1.42

28.34

25-29

1751

152

0

2034

202

1

16.16

32.89

30-39

2241

158

2

2888

286

2

28.87

81.01

40+

1191

55

1

1521

103

1

27.71

87.27

Unknown

6

0

0

7

0

0

16.67

n.a.

1993 data from Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zealand: 1984 to 1993, Department of Justice, New Zealand, November 1994, page 38.

1996 data from Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zealand: 1987 to 1996, Department of Justice, New Zealand, November 1997, page 45.

Note:

  1. There will have been an increase in male convictions as a result of the police campaign against domestic violence (see here) and possibly the Domestic Violence Act 1995.
  2. While female convictions are far fewer than male, they increased more rapidly over the period.

Stuart Birks, 15 April 1998