Adults in court: charges finalised and convictions: NZ data and downloads
Adults with finalised charges was 65,066 in 2025, down 1.1% on a year earlier.
Updated
Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 11 October 2026.
Adults in court: charges finalised and convictions
Adults with finalised chargesConvictedOther proved (e.g. discharge without conviction, diversion)Not proved
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| Period | Adults with finalised charges (number) | Convicted (number) | Other proved (e.g. discharge without conviction, diversion) (number) | Not proved (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65,066 | 50,476 | 5,875 | 8,426 |
| 2024 | 65,821 | 50,578 | 5,743 | 9,255 |
| 2023 | 63,094 | 49,240 | 5,011 | 8,586 |
| 2022 | 60,058 | 47,411 | 4,337 | 8,031 |
| 2021 | 57,409 | 45,762 | 3,911 | 7,468 |
| 2020 | 64,663 | 51,834 | 4,798 | 7,770 |
| 2019 | 70,876 | 56,957 | 5,519 | 8,212 |
| 2018 | 73,511 | 60,618 | 5,540 | 7,141 |
| 2017 | 77,696 | 64,350 | 6,050 | 7,060 |
| 2016 | 77,622 | 64,565 | 6,299 | 6,559 |
| 2015 | 76,598 | 63,680 | 6,392 | 6,363 |
| 2014 | 82,399 | 68,776 | 6,620 | 6,833 |
| 2013 | 90,382 | 74,717 | 7,248 | 8,218 |
| 2012 | 99,212 | 81,151 | 8,123 | 9,757 |
| 2011 | 106,678 | 87,140 | 9,338 | 10,006 |
| 2010 | 119,615 | 95,404 | 13,036 | 11,047 |
| 2009 | 127,150 | 99,766 | 15,033 | 12,235 |
| 2008 | 121,942 | 95,067 | 14,369 | 12,319 |
| 2007 | 113,513 | 88,401 | 13,472 | 11,539 |
| 2006 | 105,488 | 81,973 | 12,109 | 11,320 |
2025Adults with finalised charges 65,066Convicted 50,476Other proved (e.g. discharge without conviction, diversion) 5,875Not proved 8,426
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.
Adults in court: charges finalised and convictions: NZ data and downloads: definitions
Adults whose charges were finalised in court each calendar year since 1980, counted once by their most serious offence, and the outcome: convicted, other proved (e.g. discharged without conviction), or not proved.
Adults in court: charges finalised and convictions: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- Counts people per year by their most serious offence, not individual charges.
- Falls can reflect fewer prosecutions, police diversion, or changes in court processes as well as less offending.
- Excludes children and young people (Youth Court).
- 'Other proved' jumps from about 2,800 a year to 12,000–14,000 between 2002 and 2004; Stats NZ's table does not explain why, so treat it as a break and compare years on either side with care.
Adults in court: charges finalised and convictions: NZ data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | Adults with finalised charges | Convicted | Other proved (e.g. discharge without conviction, diversion) | Not proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65,066 | 50,476 | 5,875 | 8,426 |
| 2024 | 65,821 | 50,578 | 5,743 | 9,255 |
| 2023 | 63,094 | 49,240 | 5,011 | 8,586 |
| 2022 | 60,058 | 47,411 | 4,337 | 8,031 |
| 2021 | 57,409 | 45,762 | 3,911 | 7,468 |
| 2020 | 64,663 | 51,834 | 4,798 | 7,770 |
| 2019 | 70,876 | 56,957 | 5,519 | 8,212 |
| 2018 | 73,511 | 60,618 | 5,540 | 7,141 |
| 2017 | 77,696 | 64,350 | 6,050 | 7,060 |
| 2016 | 77,622 | 64,565 | 6,299 | 6,559 |
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The attached CSV is Adults in court: charges finalised and convictions (court-outcomes), from Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Adults with finalised charges in court, by outcome (calendar years). Describe how each measure has changed, naming its unit and period. Treat changes in basis and missing periods as breaks. Distinguish observation from explanation. Limitations: Counts people per year by their most serious offence, not individual charges. Falls can reflect fewer prosecutions, police diversion, or changes in court processes as well as less offending. Excludes children and young people (Youth Court). 'Other proved' jumps from about 2,800 a year to 12,000–14,000 between 2002 and 2004; Stats NZ's table does not explain why, so treat it as a break and compare years on either side with care.. Do not infer causation from changes during government terms.
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