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Story: Dishonesty crime

Recorded and resolved offences, 2014

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Burglary and theft are common property crimes yet they are also some of the hardest to solve. As there are often no witnesses to these crimes, they typically have low resolution rates.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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Carl Walrond, Dishonesty crime – What is dishonesty crime?, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/31172/recorded-and-resolved-offences-2014 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 6 April 2011, reviewed and revised 2 November 2018 with assistance from Greg Newbold.