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Year	Recorded offences
1949	12
1950	12
1951	5
1952	10
1953	11
1954	6
1955	8
1956	9
1957	13
1958	16
1959	
1960	16
1961	14
1962	12
1963	10
1964	13
1965	17
1966	25
1967	14
1968	11
1969	18
1970	20
1971	16
1972	17
1973	25
1974	32
1975	20
1976	40
1977	27
1978	41
1979	43
1980	37
1981	49
1982	35
1983	48
1984	40
1985	66
1986	79
1987	64
1988	72
1989	63
1990	78
1991	75
1992	79
1993	65
1994	62
1995	40
1996	55
1997	66
1998	53
1999	50
2000	56
2001	53
2002	66
2003	46
2004	47
2005	61
2006	49
2007	51
2008	51
2009	68
2010	42
2011	37
2012	45
2013	48
2014	43
2015	48
2016	50
2017*	35

*Provisional data

Note: Counting rules for murder statistics have changed over time (i.e. cases vs offences vs
victimisations). Therefore, trend for homicide statistics over a long period (especially before 2007)
should be interpreted with caution.

Source: New Zealand Police, Historic NZ Murder Rate Report 1926-2017

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