Adults charged with non-aggravated sexual assault in New Zealand

By outcome, 1980–2023, number of charges

The following information applies to all values in the table. Court: Total Regions, Offence: O0312, Measure: Charges prosecuted against adults
Calendar Year	Outcome	Number of charges
2007	Convicted	192
2006	Convicted	213
2005	Convicted	195
2008	Convicted	221
1989	Convicted	127
1988	Convicted	134
1991	Convicted	184
1990	Convicted	108
1992	Convicted	133
1994	Convicted	181
1993	Convicted	159
1996	Convicted	211
1995	Convicted	223
1997	Convicted	166
1998	Convicted	184
2000	Convicted	215
1999	Convicted	181
2001	Convicted	197
2002	Convicted	225
2003	Convicted	170
2004	Convicted	182
1980	Convicted	169
1982	Convicted	155
1981	Convicted	141
1983	Convicted	146
1985	Convicted	149
1984	Convicted	171
1987	Convicted	157
1986	Convicted	196
2009	Convicted	243
2010	Convicted	229
2011	Convicted	186
2012	Convicted	223
2014	Convicted	252
2013	Convicted	268
2016	Convicted	290
2017	Convicted	339
2015	Convicted	331
2018	Convicted	298
2019	Convicted	292
2020	Convicted	206
2021	Convicted	282
2022	Convicted	283
2023	Convicted	349
1984	Total	279
1987	Total	274
1985	Total	239
1983	Total	255
1982	Total	229
1981	Total	198
1980	Total	252
2004	Total	390
1986	Total	290
2003	Total	397
2002	Total	482
2001	Total	401
1998	Total	416
1997	Total	384
2000	Total	406
1999	Total	365
1992	Total	247
1990	Total	234
1994	Total	362
1993	Total	304
1996	Total	418
1995	Total	447
1989	Total	243
1988	Total	226
1991	Total	322
2008	Total	522
2005	Total	446
2006	Total	512
2007	Total	445
2015	Total	619
2016	Total	572
2017	Total	652
2014	Total	528
2013	Total	551
2012	Total	540
2010	Total	556
2011	Total	488
2009	Total	539
2022	Total	698
2021	Total	715
2023	Total	837
2020	Total	554
2018	Total	661
2019	Total	616

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Not proved: Dismissed + Discharged + Withdrawn + Acquitted + Other not proved.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'.
To download select 'Export' and choose desired download format.

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 non-aggravated sexual assault in New Zealand

By outcome, 1980–2023, number of charges

About this data

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