If you are in immediate danger, dial 111.
If you need support, call the Victims of Crime Information Line on freephone 0800 650 654 or visit www.victimsinfo.govt.nz(external link).
A number of resources to help access the results from the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS), interpret findings, and understand the research.
This report provides detailed insights and analysis of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS) Cycle 3 results. The report contains mostly descriptive statistics. It does not include analysis of relationships between variables.
NZCVS Cycle 3 (2019-20) Core Report [PDF, 3.7 MB]
NZCVS Cycle 3 (2019-20) Key Findings
This document summarises key findings of the NZCVS Cycle 3 (2019-20).
NZCVS Cycle 3 (2019-20) Key Findings [PDF, 1.5 MB]
NZCVS Cycle 3 (2019-20) Data Tables
These documents summarise data collected by NZCVS Cycle 3 (2019-20) in Microsoft Excel (xlsx) format and provide information about data accuracy.
NZCVS Cycle 3 Section 3 How much crime is there in New Zealand [XLSX, 115 KB]
NZCVS Cycle 3 Section 4 Who is experiencing crime [XLSX, 658 KB]
NZCVS Cycle 3 Section 5 Sexual violence and offences by family members [XLSX, 396 KB]
NZCVS Cycle 3 Section 6 Reporting to the Police [XLSX, 161 KB]
NZCVS Cycle 3 Section 7 Distribution of crime [XLSX, 186 KB]
NZCVS Cycle 3 Section 8 Crime scene and consequences [XLSX, 103 KB]
NZCVS Cycle 3 Section 9 Perceptions of safety [XLSX, 121 KB]
NZCVS Cycle 3 (2019-20) Methodology Report
The Methodology Report describes in detail the design and methods used in the NZCVS. This Report includes, but is not limited to, detailed information on NZCVS research objectives, sampling, questionnaire development and testing, fieldwork processes and statistics, offence coding, data processing, weighting, imputation and producing analyses.
NZCVS Cycle 3 (2019-20) Methodology Report [PDF, 4.6 MB]
Other Resources
NZCVS Cycle 3 (2019-20) Core Report – Frequently Asked Questions [PDF, 252 KB]
NZCVS Cycle 3 (2019-20) Core Report – Media release
This report provides detailed insights and analysis of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS) Cycle 2 results. The report contains mostly descriptive statistics. It does not include analysis of relationships between variables.
NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018-19) Core Report [PDF, 1.7 MB]
This document summarises key findings of the NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018-19).
NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018-19) Key Findings [PDF, 1.5 MB]
These reports are based on the NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018-19) data and focused on specific prioritised themes.
Social wellbeing and perceptions of the criminal justice system. This report draws results from the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey 2019 – released in May this year – which interviewed 8,000 people about their experiences and perceptions of crime. The report reveals mixed feelings among different groups of people, such as their feelings of safety and their experience of the criminal justice system in general. The report shows areas of the criminal justice system that could be improved and it provides baseline data for the Government to examine the effectiveness of new justice initiatives.
NZCVS topical report - Social wellbeing and perceptions of the criminal justice system [PDF, 1.1 MB]
NZCVS report tables - Social wellbeing and perceptions of the criminal justice system [XLSX, 589 KB]
Māori victimisation in Aotearoa New Zealand. This report takes an in-depth look into Māori victimisation in Aotearoa New Zealand to help inform the discussions and initiatives around the ongoing reform of the justice system. Specifically, we look at victimisation within the Māori population during the first two cycles of the NZCVS (2018/19) to examine the extent and nature of crime experienced, who within Māori are more likely to be victimised, and what factors protect against victimisation.
NZCVS topical report – Māori victimisation in Aotearoa New Zealand [PDF, 1.4 MB]
NZCVS report tables - Māori victimisation in Aotearoa New Zealand [XLSX, 197 KB]
Frequently asked questions - Māori victimisation in Aotearoa New Zealand [PDF, 185 KB]
Victims’ trust and confidence in the criminal justice system. This report looks at the trust and confidence that victims of different types of crime have in the criminal justice system. This report also analyses some of the types of contact victims have had with the criminal justice system and their perceptions of the service they received. The findings shed light on where there is the greatest need to strengthen trust and confidence in the criminal justice system. They also provide a baseline for improvement.
NZCVS topical report - Victims' trust and confidence in the criminal justice system [PDF, 640 KB]
Key findings - Victims' trust and confidence in the criminal justice system [PDF, 196 KB]
These infographics summarise the most important findings of the NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018-19) on one page.
NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018-19) Infographic [PDF, 523 KB]
Experience of crime by sexual orientation (2018-2019) Infographic [PDF, 138 KB]
Victimisation of young adults (2018-2019) Infographic [PDF, 205 KB]
Victimisation of adults with psychological distress (2018-2019) Infographic [PDF, 214 KB]
These documents summarise data collected by NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018-19) in Microsoft Excel (xlsx) format and provide information about data accuracy.
NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018-19) Data Tables [XLSX, 597 KB]
Experience of crime by sexual orientation (2018-2019) Data Tables [XLSX, 69 KB]
Victimisation of young adults (2018-2019) Data Tables [XLSX, 66 KB]
Victimisation of adults with psychological distress (2018-2019) Data Tables [XLSX, 82 KB]
The Methodology Report describes in detail the design and methods used in the NZCVS. This Report includes, but is not limited to, detailed information on NZCVS research objectives, sampling, questionnaire development and testing, fieldwork processes and statistics, offence coding, data processing, weighting, imputation and producing analyses.
NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018-19) Methodology Report [PDF, 5.7 MB]
NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018-19) Core Report – Frequently Asked Questions [PDF, 109 KB]
This report provides detailed insights and analysis of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS) results. It extends the topline report released in December 2018. The report contains mostly descriptive statistics. It does not include analysis of relationships between variables.
NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018) Core Report [PDF, 4 MB]
This document summarises key findings of the NZCVS 2018. The two versions of the key findings report:
List of NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018) Key Findings (without infographics) [PDF, 430 KB]
NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018) Key Findings (with infographics) [PDF, 3.9 MB]
These reports are based on the NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018) data and focused on specific prioritised themes.
An overview of important findings. This report present in a concise format (22 pages) the most important NZCVS Cycle (2018) results already presented in the core report. The findings are explained in plain English and supported by charts and infographics.
NZCVS topical report - Important findings (Cycle 1 - 2018) [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Highly victimised people. This report provides a statistical picture of the most highly victimised four percent of New Zealand adults who experience 47% of all crime incidents. We define highly victimised people as those who experienced four or more criminal incidents within a 12-month period. In this report highly victimised people are compared with other victims to assess how this population differs and what are the key factors contributing in high victimisation. The findings are supported by charts and infographics.
NZCVS topical report - Highly Victimised people [PDF, 666 KB]
NZCVS topical report - Highly Victimised people (infographic) [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Offences against New Zealand adults by family members. The New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (Cycle 1) reported that 79,000 New Zealand adults had experienced offences committed by family members over the previous 12 months. These offences include both those reported to Police and those not reported. This report provides more information on who experiences offences by family members, what types of offences are experienced, and what services victims interact with. The findings are supported by statistical tables and charts.
NZCVS topical report - Offences against New Zealand adults by family members [PDF, 526 KB]
This infographic summarises the most important findings of the NZCVS 2018 on one page.
NZCVS 2018 Topline Infographic [PDF, 283 KB]
Who experiences crime in New Zealand? [PDF, 212 KB]
Sexual violence in New Zealand [PDF, 151 KB]
Psychological violence in New Zealand [PDF, 153 KB]
Lifetime experience of intimate partner violence and sexual violence [PDF, 165 KB]
Property crime in New Zealand [PDF, 163 KB]
Drivers of crime in New Zealand [PDF, 166 KB]
What crime is reported to the police? [PDF, 165 KB]
Support of family violence victims [PDF, 154 KB]
This document summarises data collected by NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018) and provides information about data accuracy. The document available in the PDF and XLS format.
NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018) Data Tables [XLSX, 369 KB]
NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018) Data Tables [PDF, 2 MB]
This Report summarises the initial findings of the NZCVS 2018. The Report provides a brief overview of the following research areas:
This is a high-level insights and analysis report which does not present all the information collected in NZCVS. This Report does not discuss the technical details of the research. This information can be found in the NZCVS Methodology Report.
NZCVS 2018 Topline Report [PDF, 746 KB]
The Methodology Report describes in detail the design and methods used in the NZCVS. This Report includes, but is not limited to, detailed information on NZCVS research objectives, sampling, questionnaire development and testing, fieldwork processes and statistics, offence coding, data processing, weighting, imputation and producing analyses.
NZCVS 2018 Methodology Report [PDF, 5.3 MB]
Media release: New crime survey tells 8,000 New Zealanders' experience of crime
NZCVS 2018 Core Report – Frequently Asked Questions [PDF, 378 KB]
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