District Court Criminal Summary Workload Statistics - for the 12 months ending 30 June 2013

Criminal Summary Cases New Business Disposals Total Active
District Court 30 Jun 2013 30 Jun 2013 30 Jun 2013
Alexandra DC 434 422 51
Ashburton DC 665 675 108
Auckland DC 13,068 13,153 3,617
Balclutha DC 380 387 40
Blenheim DC 1,416 1,458 243
Chatham Islands DC 29 33 7
Christchurch DC 13,174 13,742 2,008
Dannevirke DC 290 302 45
Dargaville DC 503 488 104
Dunedin DC 3,356 3,384 541
Feilding DC 294 447 0
Gisborne DC 2,701 2,574 537
Gore DC 569 594 61
Greymouth DC 872 860 186
Hamilton DC 6,233 6,643 1,147
Hastings DC 3,228 3,197 501
Hawera DC 889 858 125
Huntly DC 820 857 181
Hutt Valley DC 1,545 848 673
Invercargill DC 2,911 2,981 340
Kaikohe DC 1,992 2,088 482
Kaikoura DC 128 135 35
Kaitaia DC 1,123 1,210 260
Levin DC 1,337 1,365 262
Lower Hutt DC 2,175 2,741 0
Manukau DC 13,839 15,388 2,927
Marton DC 293 361 47
Masterton DC 1,266 1,333 190
Morrinsville DC 793 778 172
Napier DC 2,650 2,653 299
Nelson DC 2,971 3,051 480
New Plymouth DC 2,531 2,594 277
North Shore DC 5,589 5,529 1,349
Oamaru DC 553 535 102
Opotiki DC 528 537 43
Palmerston North DC 3,606 3,464 620
Papakura DC 2,876 3,074 509
Porirua DC 3,328 3,540 456
Pukekohe DC 1,976 2,049 300
Queenstown DC 957 965 104
Rangiora DC 960 1,035 87
Rotorua DC 4,074 4,296 601
Ruatoria DC 198 190 47
Taihape DC 335 376 54
Taumarunui DC 387 437 74
Taupo DC 1,493 1,571 194
Tauranga DC 4,963 5,301 625
Te Awamutu DC 537 576 87
Te Kuiti DC 383 443 46
Thames DC 721 723 127
Timaru DC 1,173 1,114 319
Tokoroa DC 1,317 1,430 181
Upper Hutt DC 1,011 1,313 1
Waihi DC 567 616 55
Waipukurau DC 323 350 41
Wairoa DC 556 564 102
Waitakere DC 6,896 7,117 1,994
Wanganui DC 1,880 1,947 277
Warkworth DC 248 392 0
Wellington DC 3,776 4,106 670
Westport DC 255 274 46
Whakatane DC 1,970 1,962 243
Whangarei DC 3,761 3,918 654
Whataroa DC 27 42 0
National Total 138,314 144,005 25,954

 

Source: Ministry of Justice Case Management System Operational Data Warehouse Reports run on 2 July 2013

Note: National totals for new business and disposals exclude transfers between locations and will not equal the combined volumes of individual District Courts.

Definitions

DC Criminal Summary New Business

New business includes cases filed, cases where a rehearing has been directed, severed cases and the difference between cases transferred into and out of the court. It excludes cases reactivated in the court due to the execution or withdrawal of a warrant to arrest.

DC Criminal Summary Disposals

Disposals include cases when sentencing or final outcomes are established on all charges. Disposals are recorded in the categories of Withdrawn/Discharged without conviction, Other (Stays, mental health), Found Not Guilty, Convicted and Discharged, Convicted and Sentenced and Joined.

DC Criminal Summary Total Active

Active cases are those which are awaiting defended hearing or are awaiting sentencing or final outcome, and are not On Hold.