Community-based sentence and order facts and statistics - March 2017

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Number of sentences and orders by area

Sentences and orders by area* (as at 31 March 2017)

AreaSentencesOrdersTotal
Auckland 2,108 617 2,725
Bay of Plenty1,6234562,079
Canterbury 3,0178573,874
East Coast1,6085062,114
Manukau3,6719294,600
Nelson/ West Coast  1,0512031,254 
Otago 1,0693261,395 
Southland/ Central Otago854 247 1,101 
Taitokerau 1,884568 2,452 
Taupo/ Rotorua 1,437428 1,865 
Waikato 2,641749 3,390 
Wairarapa/ Manawatu1,423 457 1,880 
Waitemata 2,4224492,871 
Wellington1,778 457 2,235 
Whanganui/ Taranaki1,315  3451,660 
Other 3 4

* Refers to the total number of community-based 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* being served in the community

* Refers to the total number of community-based 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-based sentences and orders* by 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.


Ethnicity of offenders serving community-based sentences and orders*

* This graph relates to the number of individual offenders serving sentences or orders in the community.


Gender of offenders serving community-based sentences and orders*

* This graph relates to the number of individual offenders serving sentences or orders in the community.


Percentage of offenders serving community-based 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 community-based offender is convicted of.


Allocation of Community-based sentences and orders* by type

* Refers to the total number of community-based sentences and orders being served. An individual offender can be serving more than one sentence and/or order at any time.

Number of sentences and orders by area

Sentences and orders by area* (as at 31 March 2016)

Number of sentences and orders by area

Sentences and orders by area* (as at 31 March 2016)