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  •   Home > News > Education

    Theft, burglarly and robbery are part of a rise in youth crime

    Theft, burglarly and robbery are part of a rise in youth crime


    Justice Ministry statistics shows charges against youths went up 35 percent in 2023.

    Prison sentences also crept up - reaching 12 percent of the almost 50-thousand people convicted last year.

    Auckland University associate criminology professor, James Oleson , says Covid lockdowns may have factored into the youth figures.

    He says humans are social animals -- and having social, structured time is beneficial.

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