Community sentences and orders statistics - March 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 | 2,654 | 644 | 3,298 |
| Manukau | 4,079 | 804 | 4,883 |
| Taitokerau | 1,841 | 531 | 2,372 |
| Waitemata | 2,751 | 545 | 3,396 |
| Bay of Plenty | 1,721 | 392 | 2,113 |
| Taupo/Rotorua | 1,423 | 366 | 1,789 |
| Waikato | 2,486 | 661 | 3,147 |
| East Coast | 1,728 | 532 | 2,260 |
| Wairarapa/Manawatu | 1,471 | 411 | 1,882 |
| Wellington | 1,688 | 504 | 2,192 |
| Whanganui/Taranaki | 1,166 | 318 | 1,484 |
| Canterbury | 2,728 | 776 | 3,504 |
| Nelson/West Coast | 1,081 | 201 | 1,282 |
| Otago | 1,009 | 316 | 1,325 |
| Southland/Cental Otago | 666 | 232 | 898 |
| Other | 4 | 363 | 367 |
| Total | 28,496 | 7,596 | 36,092 |
* 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.