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Stolen Bicycle Statistics For Kapiti

Rhys made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

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From: Rhys

Dear New Zealand Police,

I'd like to request data on bicycles reported stolen within Kapiti Coast district from August 1st 2023 until current date of request - Approx last 12 months

Please include these fields in each line of data;

1. Date reported stolen to police
2. Location stolen from
3. Bicycle manufacturer
4. Bicycle model
5. Bicycle colour
6. If bicycle was ever recovered by police (yes/no)

Yours faithfully,
Rhys

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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police

Tēnā koe
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below, received by Police on 25 July 2024.

Your reference number is IR-01-24-26108.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 22 August 2024 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi
Lisa
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police

Tçnâ koe

 

Police does not record stolen bicycles information in structured fields
and therefore your request cannot be answered in the form you request as
per section 18(g) of the Official Information Act as the information is
not held. In the Official Police Statistics, this information is reported
in Recorded Crime Victims Statistics (RCVS). Police proactively releases
RCVS statistics. These are updated monthly and can be viewed and
downloaded from policedata.nz:
[1]https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publ...

Your questions about stolen bicycle victimisations can be answered using
the report located here:
[2]https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/stat...

The guide for using this report is available here:
[3]https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default...

Bicycle theft is recorded under Theft and Related Offences – Illegal Use
of Property – Bicycle. Kapiti Coast can be selected when switching from
Police Boundary to Local Boundary.

 

Ngâ mihi

Lisa

Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

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From: Rhys

Dear Ministerial Services,

Thanks for the reply;

If the police does not hold the data in structured fields, can an analyst run a report at local district police level, i.e. Kapiti Police Station, on the number of reported bicycle thefts over the last 12 months and the suburb the bicycle was reported stolen from, i.e. Paraparaumu, Raumati. If further detail can be provided such as a specific location, i.e. Paraparaumu train station this would be preferred.

If this data is not available please advise how police are actively tracking bicycles stolen in New Zealand. As per previous OIA reports for other thefts structured data is available, i.e. vehicles stolen within Kapiti Coast.

If a report is made to police today on a bicycle theft in Kapiti, how is this information stored in the police database. Please provide an example of what this data looks like.

Yours sincerely,

Rhys

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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police

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I have been advised to refer you to the National Recording Standard published here https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default...

As stated on page 62 of the NRS, a bicycle is not recorded as a vehicle but as an item (with the bicycle theft offence).

A bicycle is recorded as theft of a bicycle offence (this data is accessible on policedata.nz as previously provided). The local boundaries are also available on policedata.nz down to TLA, Area Unit, or Meshblock level (this is described in the guide).

Ngā mihi
Lisa
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters

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