Perceptions of safety
The proportion of people who reported they felt "a bit unsafe" or "very unsafe" walking alone in their neighbourhood at night, as reported in the Quality of Life Survey 2008.
Perception of safety - in the local neighbourhood after dark, 2008 (%)
| Big city |
Very safe |
Fairly safe |
A bit unsafe |
Very unsafe |
| Rodney District |
29.2 |
38.0 |
19.1 |
8.5 |
| North Shore |
19.9 |
48.6 |
21.9 |
7.7 |
| Waitakere |
14.6 |
36.5 |
30.7 |
16.6 |
| Auckland |
17.4 |
41.1 |
27.5 |
12.2 |
| Manukau |
15.7 |
32.5 |
25.6 |
22.5 |
| Hamilton |
14.2 |
36.7 |
33.7 |
13.4 |
| Tauranga |
16.7 |
37.0 |
29.9 |
12.7 |
| Porirua |
24.7 |
38.5 |
21.5 |
12.1 |
| Hutt |
18.8 |
40.7 |
24.9 |
12.1 |
| Wellington |
29.4 |
48.4 |
17.0 |
4.5 |
| Christchurch |
18.2 |
39.6 |
27.3 |
13.2 |
| Dunedin |
27.2 |
43.5 |
22.1 |
5.2 |
Perception of safety - in the local neighbourhood after dark, by sex and age, 2008 (A bit unsafe and very unsafe(%))
| Big city |
Sex |
Age |
Total |
| Male |
Female |
15 - 24 |
25 - 49 |
50 - 64 |
65+ |
| Rodney District |
15.7 |
38.9 |
22.1 |
29.1 |
27.5 |
28.4 |
27.6 |
| North Shore |
17.5 |
40.7 |
23.6 |
31.6 |
26.8 |
35.4 |
29.6 |
| Waitakere |
31.3 |
62.0 |
49.6 |
44.2 |
48.3 |
55.4 |
47.3 |
| Auckland |
26.2 |
52.3 |
32.7 |
40.9 |
40.9 |
45.4 |
39.7 |
| Manukau |
34.9 |
60.2 |
47.4 |
49.4 |
41.0 |
55.8 |
48.1 |
| Hamilton |
27.6 |
64.5 |
50.1 |
44.3 |
47.8 |
50.2 |
47.1 |
| Tauranga |
25.6 |
57.5 |
40.0 |
37.9 |
49.6 |
46.4 |
42.6 |
| Porirua |
27.9 |
38.9 |
38.3 |
35.7 |
23.9 |
35.0 |
33.7 |
| Hutt |
21.3 |
51.5 |
30.3 |
35.1 |
39.7 |
48.0 |
37.0 |
| Wellington |
9.5 |
32.6 |
24.3 |
19.8 |
20.0 |
26.8 |
21.5 |
| Christchurch |
23.0 |
56.4 |
44.7 |
35.9 |
36.6 |
52.5 |
40.4 |
| Dunedin |
14.6 |
38.7 |
32.1 |
24.9 |
20.7 |
33.3 |
27.3 |
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