Community sentences and orders statistics - March 2016
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 | 2,392 | 616 | 3,008 | 
| Manukau | 4,159 | 896 | 5,055 | 
| Taitokerau | 1,753 | 572 | 2,325 | 
| Waitemata | 2,601 | 509 | 3,110 | 
| Bay of Plenty | 1,639 | 436 | 2,075 | 
| Taupo/Rotorua | 1,458 | 402 | 1,860 | 
| Waikato | 2,550 | 745 | 3,295 | 
| East Coast | 1,655 | 513 | 2,168 | 
| Wairarapa/Manawatu | 1,489 | 415 | 1,904 | 
| Wellington | 1,747 | 500 | 2,247 | 
| Whanganui/Taranaki | 1,228 | 312 | 1,540 | 
| Canterbury | 2,833 | 836 | 3,669 | 
| Nelson/West Coast | 1,070 | 206 | 1,276 | 
| Otago | 1,017 | 346 | 1,363 | 
| Southland/Cental Otago | 763 | 229 | 992 | 
| Other | 6 | 454 | 460 | 
| Total | 28,360 | 7,987 | 36,347 | 
* 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.
 
                                      