Police attend a family violence situation every
5 ½ minutes, but estimate that only 20-25% of incidents are reported
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9492016/One-in-four-Kiwi-children-living-in-poverty
New Zealand domestic violence statistics
One in three women experience psychological or physical abuse from their partners in their lifetime1.
On average 14 women, six men and 10 children are killed by a member of their family every year.
Police are called to around 200 domestic violence situations a day – that’s one every seven minutes on average.
Police estimate only 18% of domestic violence incidents are reported.
At least 74,785 children and young people aged under 17 were present at domestic violence situations attended by police.
84% of those arrested for domestic violence are men; 16% are women.
The economic cost of domestic violence was estimated at $1.2 to $5.8 billion per year by economist Suzanne Snively in 19962. In today’s figures, that would be up to $8 billion.
In the 2009/10 year there were 3,867 domestic violence cases in the Family Court which each involved at least one child.
On average 14 women, six men and 10 children are killed by a member of their family every year.
Police are called to around 200 domestic violence situations a day – that’s one every seven minutes on average.
Police estimate only 18% of domestic violence incidents are reported.
At least 74,785 children and young people aged under 17 were present at domestic violence situations attended by police.
84% of those arrested for domestic violence are men; 16% are women.
The economic cost of domestic violence was estimated at $1.2 to $5.8 billion per year by economist Suzanne Snively in 19962. In today’s figures, that would be up to $8 billion.
In the 2009/10 year there were 3,867 domestic violence cases in the Family Court which each involved at least one child.
Women’s Refuge statistics
20,000 women and children needed the help of Women’s Refuge in 2013.
Women’s Refuge is New Zealand’s most significant family violence organization with a 40-year history of providing comprehensive services for women and children.
In 2012-13, our refuges provided 76,000 safe beds for women and children who did not feel safe to sleep in their own homes – this was an average of 209 women and children each night.
The average length of stay in a safe house in 2012-13 was 24 days for a woman and 29 days for a child. This is an increase from the previous year which was 20 and 26 days respectively.
On average, of the women who seek our help, 64% report psychological abuse; 49% report physical abuse; 23% report financial abuse; 21% report harassment and stalking; 12% report spiritual abuse; 12% report sexual abuse and 11% report that weapons were used. 24% of women reported that children witnessed or heard the abuse. (note most women experience multiple forms of abuse so these figures will not add up to 100%)
56% of Women’s Refuge clients are under 36 years of age.
35% of children are under the age of five and 86% of the children we deal with are under the age of 10.
Women’s Refuge receives an average of 82,000 calls to its Crisis/Support lines every year. This means we answer a crisis or information call every nine minutes of every day.
In 2013 we had 821 staff with 477 unpaid or volunteer staff. Half of our workers – paid or unpaid – identify as Māori.
Women’s Refuge responded to 1,500 Police Safety Orders in 2013 which is a huge increase on the previous year which had 880 PSO responses. We are not paid for this work.
Police refer more than 27,000 Family Violence Interagency Response referrals to Women’s Refuge each year. We are paid for only 2200 of these referrals.
Women’s Refuge is New Zealand’s most significant family violence organization with a 40-year history of providing comprehensive services for women and children.
In 2012-13, our refuges provided 76,000 safe beds for women and children who did not feel safe to sleep in their own homes – this was an average of 209 women and children each night.
The average length of stay in a safe house in 2012-13 was 24 days for a woman and 29 days for a child. This is an increase from the previous year which was 20 and 26 days respectively.
On average, of the women who seek our help, 64% report psychological abuse; 49% report physical abuse; 23% report financial abuse; 21% report harassment and stalking; 12% report spiritual abuse; 12% report sexual abuse and 11% report that weapons were used. 24% of women reported that children witnessed or heard the abuse. (note most women experience multiple forms of abuse so these figures will not add up to 100%)
56% of Women’s Refuge clients are under 36 years of age.
35% of children are under the age of five and 86% of the children we deal with are under the age of 10.
Women’s Refuge receives an average of 82,000 calls to its Crisis/Support lines every year. This means we answer a crisis or information call every nine minutes of every day.
In 2013 we had 821 staff with 477 unpaid or volunteer staff. Half of our workers – paid or unpaid – identify as Māori.
Women’s Refuge responded to 1,500 Police Safety Orders in 2013 which is a huge increase on the previous year which had 880 PSO responses. We are not paid for this work.
Police refer more than 27,000 Family Violence Interagency Response referrals to Women’s Refuge each year. We are paid for only 2200 of these referrals.
https://womensrefuge.org.nz/WR/Domestic-violence/Statistics.htm
The Government needs to immediately launch an inquiry into why New Zealand has such high domestic violence and maternal mortality rates compared with other Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD) countries, the head of United Nations Women New Zealand says.
A report by UN Women was released in Wellington today and canvassed 22 developed nations about subjects including domestic violence and maternal mortality.
New Zealand was ranked either at or near the bottom of the countries in the study in both areas and UN Women New Zealand national president Rae Julian called on the Government to ''actively investigate the causes of New Zealand's high level of maternal mortality and issues of partner violence against women''.
Initiatives needed to be implemented to address the issues highlighted by the report, she said.
The study found a third of the country's women had reported experiencing physical violence from a partner during the period 2000 to 2010.
That puts New Zealand as the worst affected of the 14 countries which responded to the question.
In the past year, New Zealand rated 11th out of the 12 countries that reported violence against women, with only Finland rating lower.
Sexual violence from partners showed a similar trend, with New Zealand coming out worst of the 12 countries that responded to the question.
The closest ranked to New Zealand's 14 per cent was Norway, at 9 per cent.
In the past year, 2 per cent of women reported experiencing sexual violence from a partner, ranking bottom of the list.
The report follows a Ministry of Social Development study released last month which found more than a quarter of the country's children had witnessed family violence.
The survey was published in the latest social policy journal and interviewed almost 2100 children nationwide, the Sunday News reported.
Of those surveyed, 27 per cent had seen physical violence against an adult and most of those incidents had been in the home.
When adults children loved were involved in the violence it had more impact on the child and also affected how they coped, and their decisions about telling anyone, with most too scared to speak out, the report found.
Meanwhile, the UN report also found New Zealand as among the world's leaders in providing skilled assistance at child delivery in 100 per cent of cases.
However, at 14 deaths per 100,000, New Zealand also we had one of the highest levels of maternal mortality within the OECD. It ranked 20th, with only the United States and Luxembourg lower.
New Zealand also fell short with paid parental leave, ranking 16th out of 22 with 14 weeks' paid leave while countries such as Norway, Denmark and Sweden offered 46, 52 and 68.4 weeks respectively.
Studies had shown that paid maternity leave increased employee retention, and reduced infant mortality and post-partum depression, the report said.
Other findings from the study included:
* The proportion of women in parliament ranked highly, at eighth equal with Spain, but 14th for the number of women in ministerial positions;
* New Zealand, Ireland and Spain were the only three countries which did not allow abortion for economic or social reasons. Six countries, including New Zealand, did not allow abortion on request; and
* the wage disparity between men and women was calculated at 19 per cent based on International Labour Organisation data.
- NZPA
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5332717/NZ-worst-for-domestic-violence-UN-report
tatistics
Police statistics
NOTE this page is being updated. In the meantime, for the 2014 statistics released 30 June 2015 go here
About half of all homicides in New Zealand are family violence.
More than half of all reported violent crime in New Zealand is family violence. In 2010/11 this was:
- 45% of abductions, kidnappings and threatening behaviour
- 75% of serious assaults
- 64% of all assaults
- 33% of sexual assaults.
On average 14 women, 7 men and 8 children are killed as a result of family violence every year.
Family violence homicides are more often committed by men. Death reviews show men commit 86% of partner homicides, 60% of child homicides, 73% of other family homicides.
84% of those arrested for family violence are men; 16% are women.
Between 2009 and 2012 there were 126 family violence homicides in New Zealand.
Police recorded 95,101 family violence investigations in 2013.
Children are present at 63% of family violence incidents attended by Police.
Police attend a family violence situation every 5 ½ minutes, but estimate that only 20-25% of incidents are reported.
Partner and sexual violence have the highest rates of repeat victimisation of any crime.
Children and young people
In 2011, 12 children and young people were killed by a family member.
Babies aged less than a year are most at risk of being killed by a family member (7 times more than the national average).
Child, Youth and Family received 152,800 reports of concern in the year 2011/12. Of these 40% required further action.
14% of young people report being physically harmed on purpose by an adult at home.
9% of boys and 20% of girls in New Zealand report unwanted sexual touching or being forced to do sexual things.
Partner abuse
1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence from a partner in their lifetime.
78% of partner homicides in New Zealand are men killing their current or ex female partner.
9% are men killing their ex-partner’s new boyfriend.
2% are women killing their male partner.
29% of women and 9% of men experience unwanted and distressing sexual contact over their lifetime.
85% of sexual violence is committed by someone known to the victim.
Women’s Refuge received 85,794 crisis calls in 2011/12, and provided services to 11,203 women and 7005 children.
Court statistics
There were 3611 applications for protection orders in 2012.
91% of those who apply for protection orders are women.
Each day the courts deal about 20 prosecutions of assault on women by men.
Elder abuse
Overseas research shows up to 4% of elders are abused by their family members.
In cases of abuse seen by Age Concern NZ, 75% involved psychological abuse, over 50% involved financial abuse and 15-20% involved physical abuse.
Economic cost
The economic cost of family violence was estimated at $1.2 to $5.8 billion per year by economist Suzanne Snively in 1994. Adjusted for inflation, that is around $1.84 to $8.89 billion. (The 1994 figures have been adjusted using the General (CPI) category of the Reserve Bank’s Inflation Calculator.)
Child abuse and neglect is estimated to cost New Zealand up to $2 billion a year.
The average cost of a homicide in New Zealand is $4 million.
Attitudes to family violence
Research from the It’s not OK Campaign (2010) shows that change is happening in NZ:
- 96% of New Zealanders think everyone should try to help victims of violence and encourage violent people to change their behaviour
- 9 out of 10 people (88%) believe a life without family violence is possible
- 81% of people think it is possible to change people’s behaviour (up from 57% in 2008)
- 1 in 3 people have taken some action as a result of the It’s not OK Campaign (talked to their family, sought more information, asked for or offered help). This is up from I in 5 in 2008
- 95% of people surveyed were aware of the Campaign.
For more detailed statistics see the Family Violence Clearinghouse website.
Sources:
• New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse fact sheets
• Families Commission. (2009). Family violence statistics report.
• Statistics NZ
• NZ Police statistics
• Ministry of Justice statistics
• Age Concern NZ
• Martin, J. and Pritchard, R. (2010). Learning from tragedy: Homicide within families in New Zealand, 2002-2006. Ministry of Social Development.
• Every Child Counts. (2010). The economic cost of child abuse and neglect in New Zealand.
• Roper, T. and Thompson, A. (2006). Estimating the costs of crime in New Zealand in 2003/04. New Zealand Treasury
• Fanslow, J and Robinson, E. 2004. Violence against women in New Zealand: prevalence and health consequences. New Zealand Medical Journal,117(1206).
• Families Commission. (2009). Family violence statistics report.
• Statistics NZ
• NZ Police statistics
• Ministry of Justice statistics
• Age Concern NZ
• Martin, J. and Pritchard, R. (2010). Learning from tragedy: Homicide within families in New Zealand, 2002-2006. Ministry of Social Development.
• Every Child Counts. (2010). The economic cost of child abuse and neglect in New Zealand.
• Roper, T. and Thompson, A. (2006). Estimating the costs of crime in New Zealand in 2003/04. New Zealand Treasury
• Fanslow, J and Robinson, E. 2004. Violence against women in New Zealand: prevalence and health consequences. New Zealand Medical Journal,117(1206).
http://areyouok.org.nz/family-violence/statistics/
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