1. CRIME AND SAFETY SURVEY TOPLINE RESULTS MAY 2013

2. 2 An online survey was commissioned by Rural Women New Zealand, New Zealand Police and Crimestoppers to understand the views on crime and safety held by New Zealanders living in rural areas The survey respondents were members of Rural Women New Zealand A survey link was hosted on the Rural New Zealand website and various communications from Rural Women advised their members of the survey and encouraged them to take part 451 people took part in the 5 minute online survey and 337 people completed all the questions The survey specifically asked about: How safe or unsafe people felt at home or in their neighbourhood, during the day or after dark What makes them feel safe or unsafe People’s views on Police responsiveness to community needs, the level of Police involvement in community activities and if there are some crimes they would not report to Police Perceptions of how much of a problem various threats or acts of violence are in their community and if they have been affected by these personally Other concerns about crime or safety people have What could be done to make people feel safer People’s awareness of the ability to report a crime to both Police and anonymously to Crimestoppers Recall of the Crimestoppers phone number The full results, including all verbatim comments are available online via client logins Various respondent demographics were also captured and can be used to segment the results. However in doing so the sample sizes may become small, therefore all segmented results should be considered indicative only. The demographics captured were gender, age, ethnicity, postcode and reasons for having come into contact with Police in the past year A bit about the Survey and the Respondents...

3. Most rural people feel safe Most rural people feel safe in their homes and in their neighbourhoods both during the day and after dark Most rural people agree that Police are responsive to their needs and involved in activities in their community Rural people well informed about reporting options Awareness of Crimestoppers is high with 70% of people are aware that they can report a crime to both Police and the anonymous Crimestoppers line, but only 10% can recall the Crimestoppers phone number and a quarter of rural people said there are crimes they wouldn't report to Police Rural experiences of violent crime Despite few people experience serious or violent crime (11%) nearly a third of rural respondents felt violence or threats to women, men or children are a problem. Likewise, 44% of respondents feel violence or threats to animals are a problem while 20% of respondents reported that they were affected by cruelty to animals. Another third or respondents don’t know if this is problem in their community. The majority (nearly 70%) felt there were no other threats or violence in their community, however the remaining 30% listed a variety of threats, the most common being theft of property or stock, random acts of aggression (e.g. from poachers or trespassers) and property damage When asked if they had any other concerns about crime and safety the three main concerns were theft of property or stock, acts of aggression from poachers, trespassers or alcohol related aggression and road related safety concerns (speeding, dangerous driving, people disregarding road rules) Rural experiences of vehicle crime Over 80% of people said speeding was a problem in their community, 75% said drink driving and 70% said theft of fuel was a problem. Just over half said vehicle theft and theft from a vehicle were problems in their communities While the majority of people have not been affected by these crimes in the last two years, a third of people have been affected by speeding, nearly 20% by theft of fuel, 13% by drink driving and 7% affected by vehicle theft 3 Key Findings...

4. SUMMARY RESULTS 4

5. The majority of rural people feel safe in their homes and in their neighbourhoods both during the day and after dark, with only 6% feeling unsafe at home after dark and 9% feeling unsafe in their neighbourhood after dark 5 Safety in My Home or Neighbourhood Thinking about your overall sense of freedom from crime, how safe or unsafe do you feel in the following situations… N=451 Verbatim comments are available providing insight on what makes people feel safe or unsafe Unsafe; Very Unsafe; Don’t Know Very Safe Safe Neither safe nor unsafe 6.9% 6.4%

6. 60% of people agree the Police are responsive to their needs, and just under half agree the Police are involved in activities in their community, though a quarter said there are crimes they wouldn't report to Police 6 Police in My Community From your own personal experience or knowledge, please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the following statements... 4.5% 4.8% 4% 3% Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Don’t Know / NA n = 374 n = 372

7. Around a third of people feel violence or threats to women, men and children are a problem in their community, while 44% feel violence or threats to animals are a problem, however another third don’t know the degree to which these are a problem in their community 7 Violence or Threats in My Community How much of a problem are the following in your community? Not a problem at all Don’t Know A bit of a problem A serious problem A very serious problem 5.8%3% 3.8% 4.9%3.3% 5.5% n = 363 n = 365 n = 361

8. The majority (nearly 70%) felt there were no other threats or violence in their community, however the remaining 30% listed a variety of threats, the most common being theft of property or stock, random acts of aggression (e.g. from poachers or trespassers) and property damage 8 Other Threats or Violence in My Community If there are any other threats or violence in your community, please tell us a bit about this below N=376 121 people gave a comment with detail. The most commonly mentioned threats were: Theft of property, stock or stock rustling Random acts of aggression (from poachers, trespassers, alcohol related aggression) Property damage Drug growing or drug related threats Aggression from neighbours Speeding vehicles or dangerous driving Intimidating youth People trespassing and being abusive when asked to leave 121 people gave a comment with detail. The most commonly mentioned threats were: Theft of property, stock or stock rustling Random acts of aggression (from poachers, trespassers, alcohol related aggression) Property damage Drug growing or drug related threats Aggression from neighbours Speeding vehicles or dangerous driving Intimidating youth People trespassing and being abusive when asked to leave

9. People were asked if they had any other concerns about crime and safety and the three main concerns were theft of property or stock, road related concerns (speeding, dangerous driving etc), acts of aggression from poachers, trespassers or alcohol related aggression 9 Concerns About Crime and Safety That Were Considered Problems Do you have any other concerns about crime and safety? n = 158 people provided a concern they considered to be a problem Concerns (n=158 comments provided) % People who mentioned this was a problem for them % People who mentioned this was a problem for their community Theft of property, stock or stock rustling 31%32% Road-related (e.g. speeding, dangerous driving, breaking road rules) 25%27% Acts of aggression (e. g. aggressive poachers, trespassers, alcohol related incidents) 20%24% Police numbers and police station location 15% Poor police operations 13% Intimidating/suspicious behaviour 12%9% Slow police response times 12% Drug-related activities 11% Property damage 8%9% Other 6% Poor mobile phone coverage 4% Lack of punishment 3%4% Animal-related (e.g. cruelty, uncontrolled animals) 3% Lack of knowledge/awareness of community crime and activities 2%

10. In the last two years the majority of people have not been personally affected by violence or threats to themselves (11% were affected), however 22% have been affected by threats or violence to others, 20% by cruelty to animals and 9% by violence or threats to children 10 How People Are Personally Affected By Violence or Threats In the last two years have you been affected by… YesNo n = 360 n = 359 n = 356 n = 354 n = 105 30 people gave a comment. The responses were very varied

11. Over 80% of people said speeding was a problem in their community, 75% said drink driving and 70% said theft of fuel was a problem and just over half said vehicle theft and theft from a vehicle were problems 11 Theft, Drink Driving or Speeding in Your Community How much of a problem are the following in your community? YesNo n = 356 n = 355 n = 357 n = 359 Not a problem at all Don’t Know A bit of a problem A serious problem A very serious problem 6.5% 7.2% 3.7%

12. While the majority of people have not been affected by these crimes in the last two years, a third of people have been affected by speeding, nearly 20% by theft of fuel, 13% by drink driving and under 10% affected by vehicle theft or theft from a vehicle 12 How People Are Personally Affected by Theft, Drink Driving or Speeding In the last two years have you been affected by… YesNo n = 355 n = 354 n = 351 n = 352

13. People were asked for their suggestions on what can be done to make them feel safer and the most common suggestions were increasing the Police presence in their community, improved Police operations (namely faster response times), knowing their neighbours better and better neighbourhood watch, and improving or tightening of rules and regulations, particularly speed limits, road curfews and higher penalties 13 Suggestions of What Can Be Done to Make People Feel Safer What else could be done to make you feel safer? n = 237people provided a comment Common Suggestions% People who mentioned this Increased Police presence in the community; more police involvement within the community (getting to know the Police men and women) 27% Improved Police operations (e.g. faster response times) 17% Knowing your neighbour; Taking care of each other in the neighbourhood; Better neighbourhood watch 14% Improve/tighten rules and regulations (e.g. speed limits, street curfews, higher penalties) 14% Increased community awareness of issues/problems; greater community vigilance 7% Improved personal security (e.g. fences, alarms etc.) 7% Better public security resources (e.g. more street lights, surveillance cameras etc.) 6% Other (e.g. better cell phone coverage, better monitoring of mentally ill community members, improved cooperation from family violence support organisations, more enforcement of road rules to reduce speed, aggressive and intimidating driving on open roads etc) 7% Don’t Know 11%

14. 70% of people are aware that they can report a crime to both Police and the anonymous Crimestoppers line 14 Awareness that crimes can be reported to both Police and Crimestoppers Are you aware that you can report crime to both police and an anonymous call line called Crimestoppers? N=337

15. However only 10% can recall the Crimestoppers phone number 15 Recall of the Crimestoppers Phone Number Do you know the Crimestoppers phone number? N=329

16. 16 Feel Safe, Be Safe in rural communities The survey shows that most rural people do feel safe but that they worry about crime in their communities Crime on rural roads is an important issue When people were asked for their suggestions on what can be done to make them feel safer, the most common suggestions included: increasing the Police presence in their community, improved Police operations (namely faster response times), knowing their neighbours better and better neighbourhood watch and improving or tightening of rules and regulations, particularly speed limits, road curfews and higher penalties Where to from here? (the “big so what?” question - needs discussion with wider stakeholder group before releasing any results) How can these results be used by Police, Crimestoppers and Rural Women New Zealand to help rural people to feel safer and be safer?

17. SAMPLE DEMOGRAPHICS 17

18. Sample Demographics Gender N=342 N=341 Age Ethnicity N=339 Contact with Police in the Last Year N=335