For the 12 months ending 31 December 2018, New Zealand Police recorded 260,354 total victimisations, a decrease of 2.7% from the previous 12 months. Theft victimisations reduced by 0.8% compared with the previous 12 months. Burglary victimization decreased by 6.8%, and assault victimization decreased by 2%. Note that victimization under-counts the true number of offenses, as it does not count crimes where there is no identifiable victim (e.g. drug and public order offenses