Crime in New Zealand

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Crime rates in New Zealand

Level of crime	51.42	Moderate
Crime increasing in the past 3 years	70.78	High
Worries home broken and things stolen	47.39	Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed	39.52	Low
Worries car stolen	45.55	Moderate
Worries things from car stolen	51.67	Moderate
Worries attacked	42.75	Moderate
Worries being insulted	46.06	Moderate
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion	33.22	Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs	59.53	Moderate
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft	56.90	Moderate
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery	46.28	Moderate
Problem corruption and bribery	30.45	Low

Safety walking alone during daylight		70.01	High
Safety walking alone during night		41.16	Moderate

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Last update: April 2024

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 3 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

City	Crime Index	Safety Index
Auckland	49.7	50.3
Christchurch	45.2	54.8
Wellington	33.0	67.0

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Index
Crime Index:	47.84
Safety Index:	52.16