Youth offending - cases proved in court and convictions

Regional differences

Data on the location of Youth Court cases and convictions is collected by the court in which the case is heard, not by the offender’s place of residence.  The data below is therefore approximate only, and presented by Court Region.

As a youth population denominator is not available by Court Region, this data is presented as raw numbers and not as a rate. It is therefore not meaningful to make direct comparisons between regions.

Hearing location of cases proved in the Youth Court, and cases ending in conviction in court for ages 17 to 24, by Court region, 2006
Court region Number of non-traffic cases proved in the Youth Court Number of non-traffic cases ending in conviction for ages 17 to 24
Whangarei 79 1,426
North Shore 35 889
Waitakere 67 1,132
Auckland 116 2,256
Manukau 230 2,880
Tauranga 132 2,692
Hamilton 132 2,080
Rotorua 103 1,592
New Plymouth 38 1,270
Palmerston North 46 1,826
Napier 116 1,543
Gisborne 20 847
Wellington 90 2,679
Nelson 52 964
Christchurch 280 2,695
Timaru 38 705
Dunedin 29 1,461
Invercargill 74 1,254
Total 1,677 30,191

Source: Ministry of Justice.