The number of crime victims has fallen in the past year, according to the latest figures published today. The most recent New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey showed that there were 49,000 fewer victims of violent crime in the year to October 2025 than in the two years prior. Prime Minister Chris Luxon, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell are set to discuss the drop in crime at a press conference in central Auckland. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the Government has been working to restore real consequences for crime and to put victims at the centre of the justice system. “We have reformed the sentencing regime so those who cause the most harm are imprisoned for longer,” Goldsmith said, “given Police effective tools to deal with gangs, stopped taxpayer funding for the proliferation of cultural reports, made stalking an illegal and jailable offence, given victims of sexual assault the power to determine if offenders are granted name suppression, restored Three Strikes, and much more.” Police Minister Mark Mitchell said greater police visibility in communities has helped deter crime.