Nelson prosecuted charges show lowest decrease in NZ

Information released by Statistics New Zealand shows that 80.1% of all prosecuted charges in District Courts and the High Court in the Nelson cluster resulted in a conviction in 2011.

This was one of the highest rates for any court cluster, and above the national average of 74.5%.

The diversion rate for the Nelson cluster of 4.0% was below the national average of 4.7%, while 15.5% of charges prosecuted in Nelson were not proved - below the national average of 20.5%.

The information also shows that total prosecuted charges in the Nelson cluster dropped by 1.4% from 2010 to 2011. This was the smallest decrease in New Zealand. Nationally there was a fall of 11.1% in total prosecuted charges from 2010 to 2011.

Information on the Nelson court cluster is as follows:

Prosecuted Charges in 2011

Cluster	Convicted	%	Diversion	%	Not Proved	%	Other	%	Total	%
Nelson	7195	80.1	360	4.0	1396	15.5	27	0.3	8978	100
Rest of NZ	200038	74.4	12617	4.7	55594	20.7	793	0.3	269042	100
NZ TOTAL	207233	74.5	12977	4.7	56990	20.5	820	0.3	278020	100

 

Prosecuted Charges by Calendar Year

Cluster	2011 Total	2010 Total	Change
Nelson	8978	9103	(1.4%)
Rest of NZ	269042	303536	(11.4%)
NZ TOTAL	278020	312639	(11.1%)