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.
// Summary
Ruatoria is an Area Unit in Gisborne District covering 21.59 km2. Across the most recent 53-month window, the published victimisation data lists 178 reported victimisations here — an average of 3.4 per month, which is 0.2× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Ruatoria is burglary (71 reports). Year-on-year reports rose 11.4% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $2.0M — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Ruatoria.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling N.F.D.25.4%
- Dwelling Land18.3%
- Educational14.1%
- Unspecified Location9.9%
- Dwelling Outbuilding7.0%