Community sentences and orders statistics - December 2015
This page shows statistical information on the:
- Number of sentences and orders being served around the country
- Total number of sentences and orders being served
- The percentage of different types of sentences and orders
- Breakdown of the offender population by:
Number of sentences and orders by area
| Location | Sentences | Orders | Total |
| Auckland | 2,499 | 611 | 3,110 |
| Manukau | 4,211 | 862 | 5,073 |
| Taitokerau | 1,739 | 549 | 2,288 |
| Waitemata | 2,605 | 481 | 3,086 |
| Bay of Plenty | 1,623 | 464 | 2,087 |
| Taupo/Rotorua | 1,383 | 400 | 1,783 |
| Waikato | 2,397 | 737 | 3,134 |
| East Coast | 1,664 | 513 | 2,177 |
| Wairarapa/Manawatu | 1,579 | 401 | 1,980 |
| Wellington | 1,751 | 469 | 2,220 |
| Whanganui/Taranaki | 1,266 | 315 | 1,581 |
| Canterbury | 2,831 | 764 | 3,595 |
| Nelson/West Coast | 1,083 | 197 | 1,280 |
| Otago | 1,077 | 340 | 1,417 |
| Southland/Cental Otago | 800 | 236 | 1,036 |
| Other | 4 | 437 | 441 |
| Total | 28,512 | 7,776 | 36,288 |
* Refers to the total number of sentences and orders being served. An individual offender can be serving more than one sentence and/or order at any time.
Total number of sentences and orders* (monthly snapshot)

* Refers to the total number of sentences and orders being served. An individual offender can be serving more than one sentence and/or order at any time.
Proportion of different sentences and orders*

* Refers to the total number of sentences and orders being served. An individual offender can be serving more than one sentence and/or order at any time.
Percentage of offenders serving community sentences and orders in different age groups

* This graph relates to the number of individual offenders serving sentences or orders in the community. An offender can be serving more than one sentence and/or order at any time.
Percentage of offenders serving community sentences and orders according to most serious* offence type

* Offenders may be convicted of offences across multiple categories. This information is based on the most serious offence a prisoner is convicted of.
Gender of offenders serving community sentences and orders

* This graph relates to the number of individual offenders serving sentences or orders in the community. An offender can be serving more than one sentence and/or order at any time.
Ethnicity of offenders serving community sentences and orders

* This graph relates to the number of individual offenders serving sentences or orders in the community. An offender can be serving more than one sentence and/or order at any time.