Community sentences and orders statistics - September 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 | 2,518 | 586 | 3,104 |
| Manukau | 4,321 | 836 | 5,157 |
| Taitokerau | 1,803 | 547 | 2,350 |
| Waitemata | 2,643 | 490 | 3,133 |
| Bay of Plenty | 1,631 | 447 | 2,078 |
| Taupo/Rotorua | 1,474 | 383 | 1,857 |
| Waikato | 2,369 | 723 | 3,092 |
| East Coast | 1,708 | 498 | 2,206 |
| Wairarapa/Manawatu | 1,642 | 386 | 2,028 |
| Wellington | 1,795 | 460 | 2,255 |
| Whanganui/Taranaki | 1,224 | 305 | 1,529 |
| Canterbury | 2,798 | 736 | 3,534 |
| Nelson/West Coast | 1,149 | 194 | 1,343 |
| Otago | 1,119 | 336 | 1,455 |
| Southland/Cental Otago | 760 | 235 | 995 |
| Other | 4 | 404 | 408 |
| Total | 28,958 | 7,566 | 36,524 |
* 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.