Kaiti South

Kaiti South recorded 259 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 80.8 per 1,000 residents across about 3,207 residents. These are offences recorded by New Zealand Police, which reflect what was reported and recorded rather than all crime that occurred.

The crime rate in Kaiti South is 80.8 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 259 recorded offences across about 3,207 residents. A rate counts offences against a suburb's resident population, so town centres and commercial areas can show high rates because offences there involve people who do not live there.

The most common offence category in Kaiti South is theft, with 120 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 46% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (97).

Recorded offences in Kaiti South have fallen 34.5% over the most recent three-month period compared with the previous three months. This is a three-month comparison, not a year-on-year one, and short windows move around a lot in small areas.

Kaiti South ranks 3 of 29 suburbs in Gisborne Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Kaiti South only with other suburbs in Gisborne Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Kaiti South, Gisborne District come from New Zealand Police recorded victimisation data, published through police.govt.nz, and are grouped to Stats NZ Statistical Area 2 (SA2) boundaries. They count offences recorded by Police, so they reflect reporting and recording practice as well as underlying offending.