Community sentences and orders statistics - December 2014

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Number of sentences and orders by area

Sentences and orders by area* (as at 31 December 2014)
Location Sentences Orders Total
Auckland 2,789 644 3,433
Manukau 4,318 773 5,091
Taitokerau 1,790 512 2,302
Waitemata 2,952 524 3,476
Bay of Plenty 1,834 374 2,208
Taupo/Rotorua 1,442 391 1,833
Waikato 2,533 656 3,189
East Coast 1,752 509 2,261
Wairarapa/Manawatu 1,472 423 1,895
Wellington 1,694 489 2,183
Whanganui/Taranaki 1,121 325 1,446
Canterbury 2,762 772 3,534
Nelson/West Coast 1,116 207 1,323
Otago 1,012 338 1,350
Southland/Cental Otago 691 229 920
 Other 4 3 7
Total 29,282 7,169 36,451

* 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)

Number of community 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.

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Proportion of different sentences and orders*

Proportion of different sentences and orders as at 31 Dec 2014: 4.7% were Community Detention; 43.6% were Community Work; 4.7% were Home Detention Sentence; 7.2% were Intensive Supervision; 20.2% were Supervision; 0.6% were Extended Supervision; 6.7% were Parole; 3.3% were Post Detention Conditions; 9.0% were Released on Conditions.

* 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

Percentage of offenders by age as at 31 Dec 2014: 0.0% were 10 - 14 years; 6.4% were 15 - 19; 21.0% were 20 - 24; 19.9% were 25 - 29; 14.8% were 30 - 34; 10.6% were 35 - 39; 9.5% were 40 - 44; 7.5% were 45 - 49; 5.0% were 50 - 54; 2.7% were 55 - 59; 1.3% were 60 - 64; 0.7% were 65 - 69; 0.2% were 70 - 74; 0.1% were 75 - 79; 0.1% were 80 - 84; 0.0% were 85 - 89; 0.0% were 90 - 94; 0.2% were Unknown.

* 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 by most serious offence type as at 31 Dec 2014: 2.3% were Administrative offences; 22.2% were Dishonesty; 9.8% were Drugs and Anti-Social offences; 9.4% were Justice (Misc.); 1.8% were Property Abuses; 1.6% were Property Damage; 3.1% were Sexual Offences; 25.6% were Traffic; 23.3% were Violence; 0.1% were Unknown; 0.7% were No MSO*.

* 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

Gender of offenders as at 31 Dec 2014: 20.1% were Female; 0.1% were Indeterminate; 79.7% were Male; 0.1% were Unknown.

* 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

Ethnicity of offenders as at 31 Dec 2014: 2.1% were Asian; 33.2% were European; 43.4% were Maori; 1.0% were Other; 9.8% were Pacific Peoples; 10.5% were Unknown.

 

* 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.