A New Zealand newspaper has compiled a countrywide crime index, rating those regions with the highest recorded crime rates for murders, drugs, theft, domestic violence and rape; Rotorua on the North Island came out worst overall. Citizens and criminals, take note.
The Dominion Post took 2005 New Zealand Police statistics and calculated recorded crime rates per 10,000 people; stats usually only highlight raw figures as well as percentage increases and decreases. To the surprise of some observers, while South Auckland appeared in seven out of 10 categories, it didn’t top any of them.
The two drug categories were for Cannabis and Meth, with Far North topping the latter and coming second in the former. Here is the complete list, courtesy of the Post:
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