Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

In the year ended June 2023, theft and related offences accounted for the majority of victim-reported crime in New Zealand at over 203 thousand incidences. The number of victim-reported crimes has trended slightly upwards the past few years, with the Auckland City, Canterbury, and Counties/Manukau regions reporting the highest number of offences across the country.

In the year ended June 2023, the number of victim-reported crimes in New Zealand recorded in the Canterbury police district totaled over 51 thousand. The number of victim-reported crimes in the country has trended slightly upwards over the past few years, with the majority of offences related to theft.

In the year ended June 2019, Maori offenders accounted for 45.8 percent of the offenders of assault crime in New Zealand. The number of victim-reported crimes has trended slightly upwards the past few years, with the Canterbury and Counties/Manukau regions reporting the highest number of offences across the country.

Recorded Crime Victims and Offenders Statistics (RCVS and RCOS)

In the year ended June 2023, female victims reported 81.6 percent of the sexual assault crime in New Zealand. The number of victim-reported crimes has trended slightly upwards over the past few years, with females in the 15 to 19 age category reporting the highest number of sexual assault offenses.

This dataset presents descriptive information about victims of crime in New Zealand. It also gives an overview of crime trends. These are victimisations reported during a relevant period.

New Zealand NZ: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 0.900 Ratio in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.000 Ratio for 2014. New Zealand NZ: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 1.189 Ratio from Mar 1996 (Median) to 2015, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.599 Ratio in 1998 and a record low of 0.900 Ratio in 2015. New Zealand NZ: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; Weighted average;

In the year ended June 2023, Maori victims accounted for 33.1 percent of victim-reported assault crime in New Zealand. The number of victim-reported crimes has trended slightly upwards the past few years, with the Canterbury and Counties/Manukau regions reporting the highest number of offences across the country.

This StoryMap is designed to help teachers guide students through applying spatial analysis to prepare a report for the City of Chicago Mayor that: shows and explains the changing patterns, both spatial and temporal (over time), of the homicide rate in Chicago provides an analysis of whether the location of police stations and police beats appear to be having an effect on homicide rates recommends solutions related to urban development which could address the problem. Students have their own assessment materials to work through, you should not give them access to this Story Map. Click the link below to open the student assessment materials.Student Materials

In the year ended June 2023, male victims reported 69.8 percent of the robbery, extortion, and related crime in New Zealand. The number of victim-reported crimes has trended slightly upwards the past few years, with the Canterbury and Counties/Manukau regions reporting the highest number of offences across the country.

This assessment activity can be used along side the Geostuff CSI Chicago Urban Patterns lesson.The task involved requires a student to prepare a presentation for the City of Chicago Mayor that - shows and explains the changing patterns, both spatial and temporal (over time), of the homicide rate in Chicago provides an analysis of whether the location of police stations and police beats appear to be having an effect on homicide ratesrecommends solutions related to urban development which could address the problemAchievement Standard 91247.

Shapefile of the Chicago Police Beats downloaded from the City of Chicago data portal May 2014. For use with the Urban Patterns - Crime resource. Achievement Standard 91247

In the year ended June 2023, European victims accounted for 26.8 percent of victim-reported theft crime in New Zealand. The number of victim-reported crimes has trended slightly upwards the past few years, with males in the 25 to 29 age category reporting the highest number of theft offenses.

CSV file of Homicide Crimes in Chicago for the year 2017.For use with the Chicago Crime NCEA Level 2 Geography assessment.Downloaded from the City of Chicago data portal July 2023.

This dataset presents descriptive information about offenders in New Zealand. It also gives an overview of trends in proceedings against offenders. These are proceedings reported during a relevant period.

This dataset presents descriptive information about victims of crime in New Zealand. It also gives an overview of crime trends. These are victimisations reported during a relevant period.

This dataset presents descriptive information about offenders in New Zealand. It also gives an overview of trends in proceedings against offenders.

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Violent crime has provided a major focus for the study of inter-personal relationships and a range of related research areas in the fields of history, criminology and sociology. However, somewhat surprisingly, the extent, character and 'meanings' of violence in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries have been relatively ignored. Yet during the period 1880 to 1920 prosecuted violent offences in magistrates' courts fell by over 75 per cent to their lowest ever level. Such statistics immediately provoke questions for social scientists. Can we accept that there was a seismic shift in behavioural norms across society? Alternatively, did governmental administrative/economic expediencies produce a 'mirage' of declining violence? Both theories have been advanced for the decline in homicide rates since the 18th century.

This project uses a range of sources/methods to examine changes in real incidence and prosecutorial strategies, and, through study of cities in Australia and New Zealand, steps beyond English socio-cultural contexts to complete a truly comparative project which fully explores violent crime in the fin de siecle period.
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The data collection comprises details of violent offences from selected petty sessions jurisdictions in England, Australia and New Zealand. The offences include: common assault; threats and threatening behaviour; assaulting a peace officer; abusive, insulting and violent language; indecent assault; rape; manslaughter; malicious wounding; actual and grievous bodily harm; attempted murder; and murder.

For each prosecution details are recorded on: the date of the proceeding; the offence; the sex of the accused and victim; related cases; relationship between accused and victim; whether it is a police or private prosecution; whether there was a summons or warrant of arrest; whether the offence was alcohol related; the age of the accused and the victim; whether a separation order was granted or not; the result of the proceedings; the penalty imposed if any; and the original plea if indicated.

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

In the year ended June 2019, Maori offenders accounted for 49.8 percent of the offenders of theft crime in New Zealand. The number of victim-reported crimes has trended slightly upwards the past few years, with the Canterbury and Counties/Manukau regions reporting the highest number of offences across the country.