Police officers per 1000 people in New Zealand

New Zealand: Police officers per 1000 people was 2.98 in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
2.98
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
78th
of 103 countries
All-time high
3.05
in 2009
All-time low
2.49
in 1975
Years of data
23
1973–2013

Police officers per 1000 people in New Zealand, 1973–2013

01231973199320131973: 2.81975: 2.51976: 2.61977: 2.61978: 2.71979: 2.71980: 2.81982: 2.61984: 2.61986: 2.61995: 2.91997: 2.82001: 2.82002: 2.82005: 2.82006: 2.92007: 32008: 32009: 3.12010: 32011: 32012: 32013: 3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 2.98 for police officers per 1000 people in 2013.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, police officers per 1000 people in New Zealand peaked at 3.05 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.49, in 1975.

That places New Zealand 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Police officers per 1000 people in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Police officers per 1000 people in New Zealand, 1973 to 2013.
Year Value Change
1973 2.75
1975 2.49 -9.3%
1976 2.57 +2.9%
1977 2.61 +1.7%
1978 2.71 +3.7%
1979 2.74 +1.2%
1980 2.8 +2.4%
1982 2.59 -7.8%
1984 2.58 -0.2%
1986 2.63 +2.1%
1995 2.86 +8.7%
1997 2.81 -2.0%
2001 2.82 +0.3%
2002 2.81 -0.1%
2005 2.82 +0.4%
2006 2.9 +2.6%
2007 2.97 +2.4%
2008 3.01 +1.5%
2009 3.05 +1.4%
2010 3.02 -1.2%
2011 3.04 +0.7%
2012 2.99 -1.5%
2013 2.98 -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.65 2.49 2.75 6
1980s 2.65 2.58 2.8 4
1990s 2.84 2.81 2.86 2
2000s 2.91 2.81 3.05 7
2010s 3.01 2.98 3.04 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 75 Republic of Korea 3.06 compare
  2. 76 Sweden 3.04 compare
  3. 77 Japan 3.02 compare
  4. 79 United States of America 2.98 compare
  5. 80 Iceland 2.96 compare
  6. 81 Guatemala 2.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is police officers per 1000 people in New Zealand?
Police officers per 1000 people in New Zealand was 2.98 in 2013, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest police officers per 1000 people recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 3.05 in 2009.
What is the lowest police officers per 1000 people recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2.49 in 1975.
How does New Zealand rank for police officers per 1000 people?
New Zealand ranks 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2013.
Is police officers per 1000 people rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Police officers per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Police officers per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
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