Topical report : offences by New Zealand adults against family members. Cycle 1 (2018) Ministry of Justice
Contributor(s): New Zealand. Ministry of Justice
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BookSeries: Topical report.Publisher: Wellington, New Zealand : Ministry of Justice, 2020Description: electronic document (34 pages) ; PDF file.Subject(s): NEW ZEALAND CRIME AND VICTIMS SURVEY (NZCVS) | CRIME | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | FAMILY VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE | MĀORI | PHYSICAL ABUSE | PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | STATISTICS | VICTIMS OF CRIMES | YOUNG PEOPLE | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Click here to access online | Media release | Resources and results | About NZCVS
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Topical report, NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018)Summary: This report details who experiences offences by family members, what types of offences occur, and what services victims interact with. The offences include physical assault, sexual assault, psychological violence by intimate partners, harassment and threatening behaviour, property damage and robbery.
Figures from the report show:
• Māori adults (4 percent) were found to be more at-risk of experiencing family member violence than European adults (2 percent).
• Adult females (2.8 percent) were more than twice as likely to report offences by family members than adult males (1.2 percent).
• Young people between 15 – 29 years of age were 1.7 times as likely to report offences by family members (3.4 percent) than New Zealand average. (From the media release).
These findings come from the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey, March - September 2018 (Cycle 1). Follow the links for information about this survey and other publications. See also the Key findings report (#6274). Record #6535
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Topical report, NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018)
This report details who experiences offences by family members, what types of offences occur, and what services victims interact with. The offences include physical assault, sexual assault, psychological violence by intimate partners, harassment and threatening behaviour, property damage and robbery.
Figures from the report show:
• Māori adults (4 percent) were found to be more at-risk of experiencing family member violence than European adults (2 percent).
• Adult females (2.8 percent) were more than twice as likely to report offences by family members than adult males (1.2 percent).
• Young people between 15 – 29 years of age were 1.7 times as likely to report offences by family members (3.4 percent) than New Zealand average. (From the media release).
These findings come from the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey, March - September 2018 (Cycle 1). Follow the links for information about this survey and other publications. See also the Key findings report (#6274). Record #6535
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