Increasing family violence with fewer resolutions
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New data shows police are dealing with more family violence, but where an
offence is reported, fewer cases are being resolved.
The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse (NZFVC) based at the University
of Auckland’s data summaries released today report statistics from government
and non-government agencies. New Zealand Police data shows:
- Police conducted 101,981 family violence investigations in 2014. In only 37 percent of investigations was an offence recorded. This is down from 47 percent in 2008.
- There were 7163 recorded male assaults female offences in 2014 and 82 percent were resolved (e.g. where one or more offenders were apprehended). This is down from 93 percent being resolved in 2008.
- There were 6103 recorded offences for breaching a protection order in 2014 (an average 17 per day). 83 percent were resolved. This is down from 90 percent being resolved in 2008.
- Of the almost 2000 sexual violence offences against adults in 2014, 41 percent were resolved. This is down from 65 percent being resolved in 2008.
NZFVC Research Fellow Pauline Gulliver says “The Police and the government are encouraging people to report family violence. Once an offence is reported, it is vital that the response is adequate and effective.”
“We are aware the Police have embarked on a significant programme of change in how they respond to family violence. The data suggests that adequate resourcing including investing in staff training, support and culture change will be required for this to be effective.”
Agencies also need to share information so all parts of the response system can work effectively together.
This is consistent with the Coroner’s report in the Livingstone case and the recommendations of the Family Violence Death Review Committee.
The 2015 data summaries are online at: https://nzfvc.org.nz/data-summaries
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For more information please contact direct;
Researcher Pauline Gulliver on 021 0244 9616
Notes for Editors
The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse
The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse is your national centre for research and information on family and whānau violence in Aotearoa New Zealand. We provide information and resources for people working towards the elimination of family violence. The Clearinghouse is based at the School of Population Health, University of Auckland.
The data summaries
Five data summaries are produced by the Clearinghouse each year. They are a collation of publicly accessible data gathered from population surveys, government agencies and non-government organisations. The data summaries are concerned with Family Violence Deaths, Violence Against Women, Children and Youth affected by Family Violence, Child Sexual Abuse, and Adult Sexual Violence.
In general, annual counts from each data source are presented from 2005 until the most recently available year (2014 in most cases, 2012 for the Ministry of Health Mortality Collection). For the period 2005 to 2008 police reported crime resolution rates for the offences contained in the summaries were consistent. Since 2008 there has been a consistent trend of reducing resolution rates for those offences