NZNew Zealand
New Zealand: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 1.5 homicides per 100,000 people (2022)
- +57% in 10 years (since 2012)
- 2nd lowest rate of 2 in Australia and New Zealand
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2022.
Safety 7 out of 10 compared with the world
Places in New Zealand
- Ashburton District 9/10
- Auckland 4/10
- Buller District 6/10
- Carterton District 10/10
- Central Hawke's Bay District 9/10
- Central Otago District 10/10
- Chatham Islands Territory 10/10
- Christchurch City 1/10
- Clutha District 6/10
- Dunedin City 5/10
- Far North District 3/10
- Gisborne District 1/10
- Gore District 7/10
- Grey District 6/10
- Hamilton City 1/10
- Hastings District 3/10
- Hauraki District 5/10
- Horowhenua District 3/10
- Hurunui District 9/10
- Invercargill City 4/10
- Kaikoura District 8/10
- Kaipara District 8/10
- Kapiti Coast District 6/10
- Kawerau District 2/10
- Lower Hutt City 2/10
- Mackenzie District 10/10
- Manawatu District 5/10
- Marlborough District 7/10
- Masterton District 5/10
- Matamata-Piako District 8/10
- Napier City 1/10
- Nelson City 5/10
- New Plymouth District 6/10
- New Zealand area units
- Ōpōtiki District 2/10
- Ōtorohanga District 4/10
- Palmerston North City 1/10
- Porirua City 4/10
- Queenstown-Lakes District 6/10
- Rangitikei District 7/10
- Rotorua District 1/10
- Ruapehu District 5/10
- Selwyn District 10/10
- South Taranaki District 7/10
- South Waikato District 2/10
- South Wairarapa District 8/10
- Southland District 10/10
- Stratford District 9/10
- Tararua District 6/10
- Tasman District 9/10
- Taupo District 3/10
- Tauranga City 3/10
- Thames-Coromandel District 4/10
- Timaru District 8/10
- Upper Hutt City 4/10
- Waikato District 7/10
- Waimakariri District 8/10
- Waimate District 10/10
- Waipa District 7/10
- Wairoa District 3/10
- Waitaki District 9/10
- Waitomo District 5/10
- Wellington City 3/10
- Western Bay of Plenty District 8/10
- Westland District 9/10
- Whakatane District 2/10
- Whanganui District 2/10
- Whangarei District 2/10
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 1.2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | 1.2 |
| 2007 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 1.5 |
| 2001 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | 1.3 |
