A Newshub investigation into assaults, sex attacks and robberies in public places has showed the most violent low-population city centres.
The crimes include anything from rape to being beaten up or being robbed of your cell phone at knife-point.
1. Cathedral Square, Christchurch
2. Manukau Central, South Auckland
3. Kuirau, Rotorua
4. Tauranga Central
5. Trafalgar, Nelson
6. Hastings Central
7. Paparua
8. High St-Stuart St, Dunedin
9. New Plymouth Central
10. Newton, Auckland
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