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Omarama Crime Statistics

Waitaki District · 41.49 km2 · 19reported victimisations · Feb 2022 – Jan 2026

The figures below are aggregates derived from public victimisation data and are comparative against the NZ Area-Unit average — not an official assessment of any place, business, or person. Counts below 6 are suppressed to protect privacy. Read our methodology & terms and privacy notice.

Vs national avg
Monthly avg
0.4
Total (4 yrs)
19

// Summary

Omarama is an Area Unit in Waitaki District covering 41.49 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 19 reported victimisations here — an average of 0.4 per month, which is 0× the national area-unit average.

The most common reported offence type in Omarama is theft (13 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 66.7% compared with the prior 12 months.

An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $216.1K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Omarama.

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