IR-01-23-27237
25 September 2023
James
[FYI request #23971 email]
Tēnā koe James
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 28 August 2023. You
requested:
Under the OIA can you please detail how many homicides have occurred on
a month-by-month basis in Auckland’s CBD from October 2020 through to
August 28th 2023.
Police does not produce homicide data for CBD level therefore this part of your request is
refused under s18(g) of the OIA, as the information isn’t held. Police can provide
homicide data that is categorised at Auckland City District level only.
The map below shows the area covered by the Auckland City Police District.
The table below shows the number of homicides by month from 2020 to 31 August 2023,
in the Auckland City District. Please note that data is drawn from a dynamic/provisional
database. This means that a case may be included as a homicide but following an
investigation, it may later be ruled out as a culpable homicide. Likewise, it may not initially
be included as a homicide but following investigation, subsequently established to be the
opposite. Therefore, the numbers can change as subsequent information becomes
available.
Auckland City District
No. of
Year
homicides
2020
January
1
March
1
May
1
June
1
2020 Total
4
2021
March
3
April
1
May
1
August
1
September
1
October
1
December
1
2021 Total
9
2022
January
1
February
1
April
2
May
1
June
1
July
1
September
1
October
1
November
1
2022 Total
10
2023
March
2
July
2
August
5
2023 Total
9
Grand
Total
32
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Zealand Police website.
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decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Detective Inspector Christopher Barry
District Manager Criminal Investigations – Auckland City
New Zealand Police