Police statistics on homicide victims in New Zealand 2007 - 2020 : a summary of statistics about victims of murder, manslaughter, and infanticide New Zealand Police
Contributor(s): New Zealand Police | Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa
.
Material type: 
BookSeries: NZ Police homicide report.Publisher: [Wellington, New Zealand : Police National Headquarters, New Zealand Police, 2023Description: electronic document (21 pages) ; PDF file.ISSN: 1179-6650 (Online).Subject(s): CRIME | HOMICIDE | CHILD HOMICIDE | INFANTICIDE | NZ Police homicide reports | OFFENDERS | VICTIMS OF CRIMES | STATISTICS | VIOLENT CRIMES | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Download report, PDF | Access the website Summary:
Between 2007 – 2020 there were 1,005 people killed by homicide (i.e., murder and manslaughter offences).
Māori account for approximately a third of homicide victims.
Males represented 65 percent of all victims.
The lowest annual homicide figure of 46 was in 2017.
Around 7 out of 10 homicides were murders.
Of all family-linked homicide victims, 44% were male and 56% were female.
Around 16% of homicides were committed by a current or ex-partner – 74% of these victims were female.
Children under the age of five made up 10 percent of homicide victims.
For family violence statistics see: https://nzfvc.org.nz/family-violence-statistics/
Record #8407
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Access online
|
Family Violence library | Online | Available | ON23110015 |
Includes provisional data for 2021 (Appendix B). Released June 2022
Between 2007 – 2020 there were 1,005 people killed by homicide (i.e., murder and manslaughter offences).
Māori account for approximately a third of homicide victims.
Males represented 65 percent of all victims.
The lowest annual homicide figure of 46 was in 2017.
Around 7 out of 10 homicides were murders.
Of all family-linked homicide victims, 44% were male and 56% were female.
Around 16% of homicides were committed by a current or ex-partner – 74% of these victims were female.
Children under the age of five made up 10 percent of homicide victims.
For family violence statistics see: https://nzfvc.org.nz/family-violence-statistics/
Record #8407
Click on an image to view it in the image viewer
