Adults charged with acts intended to cause injury in New Zealand

By outcome, 1980–2023, number of charges

The following information applies to all values in the table. Court: Total Regions, Offence: O02, Measure: Charges prosecuted against adults
Calendar Year	Outcome	Number of charges
1980	Convicted	4,850
1981	Convicted	5,001
1982	Convicted	5,367
1983	Convicted	5,507
1984	Convicted	6,076
1985	Convicted	6,264
1986	Convicted	6,227
1987	Convicted	6,890
1988	Convicted	7,681
1989	Convicted	7,542
1990	Convicted	6,868
1991	Convicted	7,304
1992	Convicted	7,924
1993	Convicted	9,920
1995	Convicted	13,140
1994	Convicted	12,533
1996	Convicted	12,647
1997	Convicted	12,206
1998	Convicted	12,439
1999	Convicted	11,859
2001	Convicted	11,691
2000	Convicted	11,670
1998	Total	20,529
1999	Total	19,507
2000	Total	19,536
2001	Total	20,035
1983	Total	7,405
1982	Total	7,190
1980	Total	6,625
1981	Total	6,896
1984	Total	8,181
1985	Total	8,536
1986	Total	8,715
1987	Total	9,860
1989	Total	11,516
1990	Total	10,837
1988	Total	11,101
1991	Total	11,753
1992	Total	12,697
1993	Total	15,212
1995	Total	21,856
1994	Total	19,680
1996	Total	20,736
1997	Total	19,774
2002	Convicted	11,272
2003	Convicted	11,730
2004	Convicted	12,402
2005	Convicted	13,297
2006	Convicted	13,506
2007	Convicted	15,289
2008	Convicted	18,072
2009	Convicted	19,492
2010	Convicted	18,756
2011	Convicted	17,804
2012	Convicted	16,977
2013	Convicted	15,362
2017	Convicted	15,604
2014	Convicted	13,877
2015	Convicted	14,265
2016	Convicted	15,135
2018	Convicted	14,744
2019	Convicted	14,160
2020	Convicted	14,733
2021	Convicted	12,696
2022	Convicted	12,754
2023	Convicted	13,401
2016	Total	23,395
2014	Total	21,398
2015	Total	22,099
2012	Total	27,095
2017	Total	24,497
2013	Total	24,340
2010	Total	30,785
2011	Total	28,464
2008	Total	30,700
2009	Total	33,132
2006	Total	24,542
2007	Total	27,181
2004	Total	22,571
2005	Total	23,751
2002	Total	20,311
2003	Total	20,920
2019	Total	22,853
2018	Total	23,295
2022	Total	21,368
2023	Total	22,830
2020	Total	24,150
2021	Total	20,669

Definitions

Outcome: refers to the final disposition of charges finalised in the High Court and District Court.
Total outcomes: Convicted + Not proved + Other proved + Other.
Convicted: only charges finalised in the District or High Court can result in the offender being convicted.
Other proved: Discharge without conviction + diversion. These charges are not recorded as convictions.
Not proved: Dismissed + Discharged + Withdrawn + Acquitted + Other not proved.

For more information

http://datainfoplus.stats.govt.nz/Item/nz.govt.stats/7bc31b5b-5afe-42d8-a476-e4daba5cd496#/nz.govt.stats/7bc31b5b-5afe-42d8-a476-e4daba5cd496/17

Limitations of the data

Changes to legislation can have a significant effect on the time series.

Changes to data collection/processing

The variation in the number of Discharge, Dismissal and Acquittal charge outcomes in 2016 is the result of changes made to the available charge outcome options in the Court Case Management System. This change occurred as part of the implementation of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 for charges initiated since July 2013.
Until 1 July 2019, the definition of adults included 17-year-olds. The age threshold is currently 18.

Data provided by

Stats NZ

Dataset name

Criminal Conviction and Sentencing Statistics: Charges prosecuted against adults by offence type 2023 calendar year

Webpage:

https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?tm=Charges%20adults&pg=0&snb=4&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=JUS_CAL_003&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=T.00.14%2B200%2B300%2B01%2BT.&ly[rw]=YEAR_JUS_CAL_003&ly[cl]=OUTCOME_JUS_CAL_003&to[TIME]=false

How to find the data

Data is displayed at URL provided. To replicate the dataset used here, go to Customise -> Selection -> select (Court -> Regions) only for regions and then select all variables. In Offence, deselect one of the two duplicate checkboxes for 'Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter'.
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Import & extraction details

File as imported: Criminal Conviction and Sentencing Statistics: Charges prosecuted against adults by offence type 2023 calendar year

From the dataset Criminal Conviction and Sentencing Statistics: Charges prosecuted against adults by offence type 2023 calendar year, this data was extracted:

Rows: 2-366,295
Column: 5
Provided: 30,560 data points

This data forms the table Crime - Charges prosecuted against adults by offence type 1980–2023.

Dataset originally released on:

March 19, 2024

About this dataset

Charge statistics measure the volume and type of offences processed by courts. The statistics provide information on the numbers of offences prosecuted each year.

Method of collection/Data provider

The data was sourced from the courts' operational data systems. The Law Enforcement System (formerly known as the Wanganui Computer and used by justice agencies from the late 1970s until 2005) was used as the source of these data up to 2003. From 2004, the source of these data was the Case Management System (CMS) of the Ministry of Justice. From 29 April 2016, Stats NZ sources courts data from the new Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW), rather than the justice sector data warehouse (ISIS) used over recent years. Changes in data processing may cause small differences if you compare current output with similar results produced before 29 April.

Adults charged with acts intended to cause injury in New Zealand

By outcome, 1980–2023, number of charges

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