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Police statistics on homicide victims in New Zealand 2007 - 2021 : 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, 2024Description: electronic document (20 pages) ; PDF fileISSN:
  • 1179-6650 (Online)
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Report at a glance: Between 2007 – 2021 there were 1,076 people killed by homicide (i.e., murder and manslaughter offences). Māori account for approximately a third of homicide victims. Males represented 66 percent of all victims. The lowest annual homicide figure of 46 was in 2017. About a third of all homicides were murders. Of all family-linked homicide victims, 44% were male and 56% were female. Around 15% of homicides were committed by a current or ex-partner – 74% of these victims were female. Children under the age of five made up 11 percent of homicide victims. Provisionally, 93 homicide victimisations are reported for 2022. Note: Driving causing death offences are currently not included in this report. (From the website). For more family violence statistics data, see: https://nzfvc.org.nz/family-violence-statistics/ Record #8847
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Includes provisional data for 2022 (Appendix B). Released June 2024

Report at a glance:

Between 2007 – 2021 there were 1,076 people killed by homicide (i.e., murder and manslaughter offences).

Māori account for approximately a third of homicide victims.

Males represented 66 percent of all victims.

The lowest annual homicide figure of 46 was in 2017.

About a third of all homicides were murders.

Of all family-linked homicide victims, 44% were male and 56% were female.

Around 15% of homicides were committed by a current or ex-partner – 74% of these victims were female.

Children under the age of five made up 11 percent of homicide victims.

Provisionally, 93 homicide victimisations are reported for 2022.

Note: Driving causing death offences are currently not included in this report. (From the website).

For more family violence statistics data, see: https://nzfvc.org.nz/family-violence-statistics/
Record #8847

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