IR-01-23-20257
20 July 2023
Mark Jones
[FYI request #23310 email]
Dear Mark
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request dated 23 June 2023, in
which you requested:
I would like to know the actions/results of form submissions for the community
roadwatch form on the website. I understand almost al of these result in a letter
being sent. Can you let me know many times this has happened?
Could you please also let me know the most commonly complained about
(accusation) offence
Police cannot provide the number of complaints which has resulted in a letter being sent
to the registered owner without manual y reviewing each complaint received. Accordingly,
your request for how many submissions have resulted in a letter being sent is refused
under section 18(f) of the OIA, as the information cannot be made available without
substantial collation or research.
Police can only provide a breakdown of the most used categories for a rolling 12-month
period. Accordingly, Table One attached provides this breakdown based on the number
of Community Roadwatch submissions made online between 11 July 2023 and 10 July
2023. Please note the category is selected by the submitter, not determined by Police.
In total, Police received 60,914 submissions the through the Community Roadwatch
online form in this period. Note this does not include notices submitted in hard copy.
This reply contains provisional data which is drawn from a dynamic operational database
on 10 July 2023. This is subject to change as new information is recorded or recoded.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Superintendent Steve Greal y
Director: Road Policing
Police National Headquarters 180 Molesworth Street. PO Box 3017, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.
Telephone: 04 474 9499. Fax: 04 498 7400. www.police.govt.nz
Table One: Number of Community Roadwatch Reports submitted online to New
Zealand Police, by category. 11 July 2022 to 10 July 2023
‘What did you see?’ Category
Submissions
Other driving behaviour
19,604
Exceeding the speed limit
8,467
Driver using a mobile phone whilst operating a motor vehicle
5,887
Following too close
5,233
Failing to stop for a red light
4,627
Crossing the centre line
3,388
Overtaking in the face of oncoming traffic
2,446
Failing to obey lane markings
2,406
Failing to indicate
1,790
Holding up traffic
1,778
Overtaking on yel ow lines
1,438
Failing to obey a traffic sign
1,307
Failing to stop at a compulsory stop sign
1,098
Failing to yield to a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing
825
With unrestrained children
620
Total
60,914
