Putāruru

Putāruru recorded 257 offences in the last 12 months, a rate of 58.0 per 1,000 residents across about 4,434 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 Putāruru is 58.0 offences per 1,000 residents over the last 12 months, from 257 recorded offences across about 4,434 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 Putāruru is theft, with 154 recorded offences in the last 12 months — about 60% of all offences recorded there. The next most common is burglary (63).

Recorded offences in Putāruru have fallen 41.2% 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.

Putāruru ranks 63 of 258 suburbs in Waikato Region by crime rate, where 1 is the highest rate. This is a ranking of recorded crime, not a safety rating, and it compares Putāruru only with other suburbs in Waikato Region — not with the rest of New Zealand.

Figures for Putāruru, South Waikato 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.