International comparisons of recorded violent crime rates for 2000 [pdf, 288 KB]
...equivalent New Zealand offences AMERICAN DEFINITION EQUIVALENT NEW ZEALAND OFFENCES MURDER AND NON-NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER Murder and non-negligent manslaughter, as defined in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, is the wilful (non- negligent) killing of one human being by another. The classification of this offence, as for all other Crime Index offences, is based solely on police investigation as opposed to the determination of a court, medical examiner, coroner, jury, or other judicial body....