Kaitangata-Matau

Kaitangata-Matau recorded 43 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 37.5 per 1,000 residents across about 1,146 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 Kaitangata-Matau is 37.5 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 43 recorded offences across about 1,146 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 Kaitangata-Matau is theft, with 24 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 56% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (16).

Recorded offences in Kaitangata-Matau have fallen 23.5% 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.

Kaitangata-Matau ranks 24 of 138 suburbs in Otago Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Kaitangata-Matau only with other suburbs in Otago Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Kaitangata-Matau, Clutha 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.