New Zealand Human Rights Commission Submission to the CAT in relation to NZ’s 6th periodic review Table 1: Male assaults Female and Breaches of Protection Order Offences and Apprehensions 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 TOTAL RECORDED MALE ASSAULTS FEMALE OFFENCES Number of resolved Male Assaults Female % of recorded offences 8049 8326 9593 9630 9583 8925 7896 7651 6749 7295 7655 8862 8962 8865 8185 7242 6749 5754 91% 92% 92% 93% 93% 92% 92% 88% 85% TOTAL RECORDED OFFENCES FOR BREACHING A PROTECTION ORDER Number of resolved breaches of Protection Order offences % of recorded offences 4297 4290 4874 4914 5278 5327 5217 4816 5025 3847 3858 4380 4413 4759 4689 4744 4185 4278 90% 90% 90% 90% 90% 88% 91% 87% 85% Source: New Zealand Police Table 2: Sexual Assault - Apprehensions for sexual offences against adult women (>16 years) TOTAL APPREHENSIONS 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 570 703 689 754 770 674 728 698 651 Apprehensions that were prosecuted % of total apprehensions 405 71% 562 80% 537 78% 594 79% 623 81% 528 78% 591 81% 543 78% 536 82% Apprehensions that were warned/cautioned % of total apprehensions 66 12% 64 9% 72 10% 55 7% 41 5% 57 8% 50 7% 54 8% 70 11% Apprehensions resulting in other outcome % of total apprehensions 99 17% 77 11% 80 12% 105 14% 106 14% 89 13% 87 12% 101 14% 45 7% Source: New Zealand Police 29