Dear

Acknowledging Receipt of your Official Information Act request of 21/11/2019 regarding drug related crimes and being electronically monitoring.

We have passed this on to the relevant business unit and you can expect a response on or before 19/12/19.

Kind regards,
Taylor

Official Correspondence
Ministry of Justice
[email address] |  04 466 2943
Justice Centre  |  19 Aitken Street  | DX Box SX 10088
Wellington  | New Zealand |  justice.govt.nz

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correspondence, official would like to recall the message, "Official Information request - Electronically monitored criminals".

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Dear Miles,

Acknowledging Receipt of your Official Information Act request of 21/11/2019 regarding drug related crimes and being electronically monitoring.

We have passed this on to the relevant business unit and you can expect a response on or before 19/12/19.

Kind regards,
Taylor

Official Correspondence
Ministry of Justice
[email address] |  04 466 2943 Justice Centre  |  19 Aitken Street  | DX Box SX 10088 Wellington  | New Zealand |  justice.govt.nz

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Good afternoon Myles,

Thank you for your Official Information Act request of 21st of November requesting information Electronically movitored criminals. Specifically, you requested the following:

The following infomration you requested is not held by the Minsitry of Justice.

2 - In an average month, how many people are subject to electronic monitoring in New Zealand?
3 - What percentage of all the people being electronically monitored are being monitored in relation to drug related crimes?
4 - What proportion of all the people being electronically monitored are being monitored for cannabis related crimes?
5 - What proportion of all the people being electronically monitored are being monitored for meth related crimes?
6 - What proportion of all the people being electronically monitored are being monitored for crimes related to the use of meth?
7 - What proportion of all the people being electronically monitored are being monitored for crimes related to the supply of meth?
8 - What proportion of all the people being electronically monitored are being monitored for crimes related to the manufacture of meth?
9 - What proportion of all the people being electronically monitored are being monitored for crimes committed in order to support a meth habit?

However, on 22/11/2019 I consulted the Department of Corrections and they advised they hold this information. I have therefore transferred this part of your request to the Department of Corrections under section 14 of the OIA. The Department of Corrections will respond to you regarding your request in due course. You have the right under section 28(3) of the OIA to complain to the Ombudsman about the decision to transfer your request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by writing to PO Box 10-152, Wellington.

Kind regards,
Taylor

Official Correspondence
Ministry of Justice
[email address] | 04 466 2943
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street | DX Box SX 10088
Wellington | New Zealand | justice.govt.nz

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Good Morning Myles,

Thank you for your Official Information Act request of 21st of November requesting information Electronically monitored criminals. Specifically, you requested the following:

1 - What percentage of crimes in New Zealand are meth related?

However, on 26/11/2019 I consulted with the New Zealand Police and they advised they hold this information. I have therefore transferred this part of your request to the New Zealand Police under section 14 of the OIA. The New Zealand Police will respond to you regarding your request in due course. You have the right under section 28(3) of the OIA to complain to the Ombudsman about the decision to transfer your request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by writing to PO Box 10-152, Wellington.

Kind regards,
Taylor

Official Correspondence
Ministry of Justice
[email address] | 04 466 2943
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street | DX Box SX 10088 Wellington | New Zealand | justice.govt.nz

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Kia ora Miles
I refer to question one of your request transferred to NZ Police on 26
November 2019 from the Ministry of Justice.
Your request is being actioned pursuant to the Official Information Act
1982. 
Kind regards
Ministerial Services
PNHQ

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Good morning,

 

Please find attached correspondence from Corrections.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Department of Corrections

a: Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington

 PO Box 1206, Wellington 6140

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Good afternoon

 

The Department of Corrections does not have an ‘official estimate’ of the
proportion of crimes which are committed in order to support drug habits.
Therefore, your request is declined under section 18(e) of the OIA, as the
information requested does not exist.

 

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Dear Miles,

I refer to your Official Information Act (OIA) request to the Ministry of
Justice dated 21 November in which the following part was transferred to
New Zealand Police:

What percentage of crimes in New Zealand are meth related?

The Police [1]National Recording Standard (NRS) does not require
recording of whether or not methamphetamine was a contributing factor in
criminal incidents. Consequently your request is refused because the
information requested is not collected and therefore statistics are not
held by Police. [Refer OIA section 18(g).]  

 

However, the table below shows the number of proceedings against offenders
for various methamphetamine/amphetamine related offences and the
percentage of total proceedings against offenders for
methamphetamine/amphetamine related offences.

 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  |Jul - |2015 |2016 |2017 |2018 |Jan - Nov|
| | | | | | |2019 |
| |Dec | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| |2014 | | | | | |
|---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+---------|
|Proceedings against |25 |33 |60 |32 |21 |26 |
|offenders for: | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
|Import or Export Illicit | | | | | | |
|Drugs | | | | | | |
|---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+---------|
|Proceedings against |341 |641 |841 |844 |895 |800 |
|offenders for: | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
|Deal or Traffic in Illicit | | | | | | |
|Drugs | | | | | | |
|---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+---------|
|Proceedings against |49 |50 |51 |53 |71 |28 |
|offenders for: | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
|Manufacture or Cultivate | | | | | | |
|Illicit Drugs | | | | | | |
|---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+---------|
|Proceedings against |506 |1049 |1430 |1481 |1712 |1908 |
|offenders for: | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
|Possess and/or Use Illicit | | | | | | |
|Drugs | | | | | | |
|---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+---------|
|Proceedings against |650 |1581 |2141 |2328 |2701 |2927 |
|offenders for: | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
|Other Illicit Drug Offences| | | | | | |
|---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+---------|
|Total Proceedings against |1571 |3354 |4523 |4738 |5400 |5689 |
|Methamphetamine/ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
|Amphetamine related | | | | | | |
|Offences | | | | | | |
|---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+---------|
|Total Proceedings against |106713|207897|214529|201153|194139|174229 |
|offenders | | | | | | |
|---------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+---------|
|Percentage of proceedings |1% |2% |2% |2% |3% |3% |
|against offenders for | | | | | | |
|Methamphetamine/ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
|Amphetamine related | | | | | | |
|offences | | | | | | |
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A proceeding counts each separate occasion when Police deal with an
alleged offender for one or more offences. The above table presents counts
of all proceedings involving at least one methamphetamine/amphetamine
related offence.

 

Proceedings for official statistics are usually classified according to
the most serious offence that the offender is dealt with on that occasion.
This offence might not be the methamphetamine/amphetamine related offence.
Please note therefore that these figures may differ to figures published
elsewhere.

 

If you have any questions, please [email address].

You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are
not satisfied with Police’s response to your request.

Regards,

 

Dr Sheree de Malmanche

Chief Data Scientist

Evidence Based Policing Centre

New Zealand Police

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