Interactive map: NZ's violent hotspots revealed

  • 19/05/2016
Interactive map: NZ's violent hotspots revealed

An interactive map has been released charting New Zealand's most violent hot spots, based on a Newshub investigation.

With the help of Statistics New Zealand and using 2015 police crime data, Newshub mapped violent incidents in public places, showing the areas with the highest number of assaults, sex attacks and robberies.

The crimes include anything from rape to being beaten up or being robbed of your cellphone at knife-point.

Three of the five most violent city areas (precincts where there are more than 3000 residents) are in Auckland's CBD.

Using the map, it's possible to zoom in far enough to see what your own neighbourhood's like, street by street.

Newshub.