Justice - People convicted of family violence offences, by demographics 2015–2024

A person is counted once per offence type per calendar year.
Offence totals should not be added together as this may over count the number of people convicted of these offences.

In the Family Violence Act 2018, family violence offences include any offence involving family violence (as defined in section 9 of the Act: physical, sexual or psychological abuse by a person who is or has been in a family relationship) or any offence against the Family Violence Act (such as breaching a protection order or failing to attend a non-violence programme).

This dataset includes information on finalised charges flagged as family violence in the Ministry of Justice Case Management System OR involving these specific offence types:
- assault on a family member (section 194A Crimes Act 1961)
- common assault (domestic) (section 9 Summary Offences Act 1981 or section 196 Crimes Act 1961)
- sexual offences against a spouse (section 128(4)/128B or section 129 Crimes Act 1961)
- incest (section 130 or section 131 Crimes Act 1961)
- coercion to marry (section 207A Crimes Act 1961)
- all offences included in the Domestic Violence Act 1995 (such as breach of protection order)
- all offences included the in the Family Violence Act 2018 (such as breach of protection order).

Breach of protection order: contravening a protection order under s49(1)a Domestic Violence Act 1995. A Protection Order protects a person (and any children who regularly live with them) from a violent person who they are, or have been, in a relationship with.
Common assault (domestic): offences under s196 Crimes Act 1961 and s9 Summary Offences Act 1981. This is an assault against a person with whom the person is in a domestic relationship.
Male assaults female: offences under s194 Crimes Act 1961. This is an assault by a male on a female (and is usually used for people in a domestic relationship).

This is the most comprehensive family violence offences data published by the Ministry of Justice as it includes all finalised charges flagged as family violence, regardless of the offence type (for example, finalised charges for wilful damage and homicide that are flagged as family violence are included). This differs to data published elsewhere as 'family violence-related' offences.

This dataset provides information on finalised charges for family violence offences each year (such as those that have been convicted and sentenced, withdrawn or with a not guilty outcome). Charges that are still active in court are not included.
These statistics do not include family violence offending which is charged under different offence types, including more serious offences such as homicide.

From 3 December 2018, three additional offences have been introduced: 'assault on a family member', 'coercion into marriage/civil union', and 'strangulation/suffocation'.
From 29 April 2016, the Ministry of Justice 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 compared current output with similar results produced before 29 April 2016.

At URL provided, under the heading Justice Services, download 'View or download the family violence offences data tables' file.

The number of finalised charges and number of people with finalised charges and convicted of family violence offences. This is the most comprehensive family violence offences data published by the Ministry of Justice.

Gender, ethnicity and age information originates from the New Zealand Police.