Ōtautau

Ōtautau recorded 44 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 15.8 per 1,000 residents across about 2,790 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 Ōtautau is 15.8 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 44 recorded offences across about 2,790 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 Ōtautau is burglary, with 21 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 48% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is theft (15).

Recorded offences in Ōtautau have risen 25.0% 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.

Ōtautau ranks 41 of 64 suburbs in Southland Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Ōtautau only with other suburbs in Southland Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Ōtautau, Southland 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.