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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): Material type: TextTextSeries: NZ Police homicide reportPublication details: [Wellington, New Zealand : Police National Headquarters, New Zealand Police, 2023Description: electronic document (21 pages) ; PDF fileISSN:
  • 1179-6650 (Online)
Subject(s): Online resources: 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
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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

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