Trends in child and youth prosecutions in New Zealand 2002 to 2011 [pdf, 289 KB]
...people charged over the period 2007 to 2011. Around 45 percent of charges laid against children and young people in 2011 were for ‘Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter’, ‘Theft and related offences’ or ‘Property damage and environmental pollution’. These offence categories consistently make up around 40 percent of charges faced over time by young people. The number of offences committed by children or young people decreased across most offence categories acros...