Community sentences and orders statistics - June 2010

This page shows statistical information on the:

Sentences and orders by area* (as at 30 June 2010)
 SentencesOrdersTotal
Auckland32065803786
Christchurch33847674151
Dunedin/Invercargill28685533421
Hamilton34847604244
Hawke's Bay/Gisborne22055292734
Manukau52097175926
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast17662301996
Taitokerau32934213714
Taranaki, Whanganui & Tararua26386543292
Waiariki39297104639
Waitemata33153903705
Wellington35414924033
Other11617
Total38839681945658

* 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* (weekly snapshot)

A graph showing the total number of community sentences and orders since July 2007. View a larger version of the total community sentences and orders graph

* 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*
(as at June 2010)

A graph showing the percentage of offenders serving different types of sentences and orders in the community.

* 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
(as at June 2010)

A graph showing the ages of offenders serving sentences and orders in the community.

* 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
(as at June 2010)

A graph showing the percentage of offenders serving sentences and orders in the community by 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
(as at June 2010)

A graph showing the breakdown of the gender of offenders serving sentences and orders in the community.

* 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
(as at June 2010)

A graph showing the breakdown of the ethnicity of offenders serving sentences and orders in the community.

* 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.


Other facts and figures

  • The average number of offenders on community sentences and orders being managed on any given day was 44,893 at the end of March 2010.
  • The average cost per offender on a community-based sentence or order was $9.92 per day or $3621 per year in the 2008/09 financial year.
  • Offenders serving Community Work sentences completed 3,285,373 hours of work in the 2008/09 financial year.
  • Corrections provided 44,596 pre-sentence reports to the judiciary in the 2008/09 financial year.
  • 46 per cent of those who serve a community-based sentence or order are not convicted of another crime within four years.
  • 36 per cent are convicted of a crime and receive another community sentence within four years.
  • 18 per cent are convicted of a crime and sent to prison within four years.

* The reconviction rates above are from a 2008 report: Reconviction patterns of offenders managed in the community