Monthly burglary statistics
Here are the latest statistics from New Zealand Police on burglaries: As you can see the numbers have gone slightly up year on year for the whole of Bay of Plenty, with a slight reduction in the Western Bay of Plenty area. From reading your daily newspaper, drug offenses are surely on everyones's mind, but there are now 7 times as many burglaries in the Bay of Plenty than drug offenses. Think about it: who do you know that has been burgled recently. We all know someone.