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Victimisation rates by ethnicity, 2006

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This table shows the rate of victimisation per 100 adults by ethnicity in three categories of crime, according to a 2006 survey. Māori people were more likely than any other ethnic group to become victims of crime, and were at much greater risk of confrontational crime such as assault.

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Source: New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey 2006, Ministry of Justice

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Nancy Swarbrick, Victims of crime – The victim’s experience, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/26840/victimisation-rates-by-ethnicity-2006 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 22 March 2011.