New Zealand Human Rights Commission Submission to the CAT in relation to NZ’s 6th periodic review 70. In 2013, there were 6749 recorded male assaults female offences and 5025 recorded offences for breaching a protection order. There were 1,848 reported sexual offences against an adult over 16 years. While these statistics are compelling, they do not reflect the full picture – only 1 in 10 sexual assaults are actually reported to Police and only 3 of them are prosecuted. 71. Twenty nine percent of New Zealand women reported having experienced sexual assault in their lifetime. 73% of these assaults were perpetrated by a partner, expartner or other family member.39 One in three (35.4%) ever-partnered New Zealand women report having experienced physical and/or sexual Intimate Partner Violence (“IPV”) in their lifetime. When psychological/emotional abuse is included, 55% report having experienced IPV in their lifetime. 72. In 2013, Women’s Refuges received 81,720 crisis calls. 7,642 women accessed advocacy services in the community and 2,940 women and children stayed in safe houses.40 73. The latest statistics collated for the New Zealand Families Commission is reproduced in tables 1 -6 below. 39 Mayhew, P., Reilly, J.L. (2009). ‘The New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey.’ In Family Violence Statistics Report. Wellington: Families Commission. August. Retrieved June 2013 from http://www.familiescommission.org.nz/sites/default/files/downloads/family-violence-statistics-report.pdf 40 National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges. (2013). Annual Report : July 2012 - June 2013. Wellington: NCIWR. Retrieved from https://womensrefuge.org.nz/users/Image/Downloads/PDFs/Annual%20Report%202012-2013.pdf 28