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.