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).
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The New Zealand Government has set a target of reducing victims of assault, robbery, and sexual assault by 20,000 by 2029. It is using the NZCVS to measure the number of victims of violent crime. Click here to read the latest release.
In July 2023, the Ministry of Justice commissioned Solasta Consulting Ltd to undertake an evaluation of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey. Click here to read the summary report.
2023 marked five years of data collection for the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey. Click here to see infographics summarising what we know after five years
The New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey collects information about New Zealanders’ experience of crime. This new survey will run every year from 2018 asking 8,000 New Zealanders from all walks of life about their experiences.
We will regularly publish the results of the Survey on this website. The findings for Cycle 1 to Cycle 6 are already available here:
Other Surveys:
Please note that the results of these surveys cannot be directly compared to the results from NZCVS.
This survey is the only reliable way for the Ministry of Justice to understand the full picture of victimisation in New Zealand as not all crimes are reported to the Police. Without the survey we would have little reliable information on New Zealanders’ experiences with crime. The results from the survey will help government agencies to create safer neighbourhoods and communities.
We will be asking if you have experienced any crimes and if so:
The survey is being carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Justice by Ipsos (formally CBG), which is a multinational market research and consulting firm.
One person from your household aged 15 years or over will be randomly selected to take part in the survey. Your contribution will help make our communities safer – and we greatly appreciate your participation – but you can refuse if you wish.
Even if you have not been the victim of a crime we would still like to hear from you. Your participation will help us to better understand which people are more likely to be at risk in the future.
An interviewer will visit your house and use a laptop to ask the questions. If there is anything you don’t want to talk about you can type it into the laptop yourself so that your answer is private.
This depends on if you have been a victim of crime. If you have not experienced any crime it will probably last 30 minutes. If you have been a victim it may take longer. The interview can be held at a date and time that suits you.
The information you provide to the interviewer is confidential and protected by the Privacy Act 2020. The interviewer cannot discuss your information with anyone else. Your individual responses will never be identified and only approved researchers can use the data. Your name and any identifying details will not be included in the published material.
If you’re a researcher interested in using NZCVS data, you can access most fields in the Integrated Data Infrastructure(external link)(IDI). Access to a panel of NZCVS respondents who have consented to contact for further research is also available for approved projects. Click here to learn more.