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
Motuoapa is an Area Unit in Taupo District covering 3.34 km2. Across the most recent 48-month window, the published victimisation data lists 81 reported victimisations here — an average of 1.7 per month, which is 0.1× the national area-unit average.
The most common reported offence type in Motuoapa is theft (47 reports). Year-on-year reports fell 63.2% compared with the prior 12 months.
An indicative national-average social-cost rollup applied to this area is $587.3K — derived by multiplying offence counts by NZ Treasury / NZIER per-offence average cost estimates. This is a comparison index, not an actual loss for Motuoapa.
// Where crime happens
- Dwelling Land22.2%
- Dwelling N.F.D.4.9%
- Unspecified Location2.5%
- Agricultural1.2%
- Dwelling Outbuilding1.2%