Official statistics for June 2016 have been released by Statistics New Zealand today, completing the first two years’ of comparable data under the new method of reporting crime statistics.
In July 2014 Police introduced the Recorded Crime Victimisation and Recorded Crime Offender (RCVS and RCOS) statistics.
The new method provides for more open and transparent data and brings New Zealand’s data in line with other countries, including the United Kingdom and Australia.